Editing 1999 Iranian student protests (section)

== 2009 anniversary protests ==
[[File:A shot of the demonstration of 18-Tir.JPG|thumb|July 9, 2009, protest march in [[Tehran]].]]

On 9 July 2009, "18 Tir" anniversary protests were scheduled for many cities in Iran and other cities worldwide.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090706050324/http://yekiran.com/protests Iran Protest Schedule (Worldwide)]}}. YekIran.com. Below the map pick July 2009, and then click on the arrows and/or scroll within the agenda tab to get to July 9, 2009 to see the full list of cities holding events that day.</ref><ref>[http://www.emma.de/iran_demonstrations_9_july_18_tir_engl.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090712041849/http://www.emma.de/iran_demonstrations_9_july_18_tir_engl.html|date=July 12, 2009}}</ref><ref name=tehranbureau2009july5>{{cite news|url=http://tehranbureau.com/significance-18-tir/|title=The significance of 18 Tir|author=Jason Rezian|date=5 July 2009|publisher=[[Tehran Bureau]]|access-date=9 July 2009}}</ref><ref name=cbs2009july>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/07/08/world/worldwatch/entry5144355.shtml|title=Widespread Protests Anticipated in Iran|author=David S. Morgan|date=8 July 2009|work=[[CBS News]]|access-date=9 July 2009}}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' reported that thousands marched through the central districts of [[Tehran]] to commemorate the July 1999 student protests, and to protest the [[Iranian presidential election, 2009|June 2009 presidential election]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1909773,00.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090714001115/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1909773,00.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=July 14, 2009| title=On Scene: Tehran's Protests Surge&nbsp;— and the Basij Respond|date=9 July 2009|magazine=Time|access-date=9 July 2009}}</ref>

Early on during the protest, [[Amnesty International]] reported: "At least 200 demonstrators are reported to have gathered along Enghlab Avenue, around the gates of [[Tehran University]], only to be confronted by a large presence of anti-riot police and plain-clothed security officials, possibly including members of the notorious [[Basij militia]], who used [[Baton (law enforcement)|baton]] charges and [[tear gas]] to disperse them."<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2009/07/09-14| title=Amnesty International Charges That Iran Used Tear Gas Against Demonstrators Marking 18 Tir Anniversary.| date=9 July 2009| publisher=[[Amnesty International]]| access-date=9 July 2009}}</ref>

After dark, clashes continued and rubbish was set ablaze.<ref name=australian2009july11>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25762092-15084,00.html|title=Britain offers N-deal as Tehran burns|date=11 July 2009|work=[[The Australian]]|access-date=10 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715095832/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25762092-15084,00.html|archive-date=15 July 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

"The demonstrators made a moral point. They told the government in no uncertain terms they are still there and not going away," said an Iranian analyst who witnessed the mayhem.<ref name=australian2009july11 />

''[[The Australian]]'' reported: "The millions of Iranians who no longer dare to demonstrate have not gone away either. They are channelling their anger into a campaign of [[civil disobedience]]. Apart from shouting '[[Allahu Akbar|God is great]]' from their rooftops every night, they have started writing [[Mir-Hossein Mousavi|Mr Mousavi's]] name on banknotes, [[boycotting]] government banks and goods advertised on state television and turning on all their electrical appliances at the same time to try to overload the electricity grid."<ref name=australian2009july11 />