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Supporters of leading opposition presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi taunt members of the pro-government Basiji militia, seen in background, as the demonstration passes one of their bases, as hundreds of thousands of Mousavi supporters, who claim there was voting fraud in Friday's election, turn out to protest the result of the election at a mass rally in Azadi (Freedom) square in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 15, 2009.

Tehran dispatch: Basijis for Mousavi

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This photo, taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, shows an opposition demonstrator kicking a tear gas cansiter during a protest in front of the Tehran University, the place of Tehran Friday prayers, Iran, Friday, July 17, 2009.

Tehran dispatch: A different kind of Friday Prayers

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Demonstrators head towards Azadi (freedom) square during a rally in support of defeated presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi in western Tehran June 15, 2009.

And still our vote mattered

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