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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/08/AR2007100800464_pf.html
Student Protest Targets Iranian President
[AP/Washington Post] Ali Akbar Dareini - About 100 students staged a protest Monday against Iranian President Ahmadinejad, calling him a "dictator" as he gave a speech at Tehran University. Ahmadinejad ignored chants of "Death to the dictator" and gave his speech on the pitfalls of Western-style democracy. Hard-line students chanted "Thank you, president" and police looked on from outside the university without intervening. In recent months, hundreds of dissenters have been detained on accusations of threatening the Iranian system. Numerous pro-reform newspapers have been shut down and those that remain have muted their criticism.