http://www.life.com/images/logo.png LIFE - Iran's Newest Protests http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/30472/irans-newest-protests Streets On Fire http://www.life.com/image/88963362 An Iranian protester--one of thousands that flooded the streets in defiance of a ban--flashes the victory sign in Tehran on July 9, 2009. ]]> 88963362 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 EDT An Iranian protester--one of thousands that flooded the streets in defiance of a ban--flashes the victory sign in Tehran on July 9, 2009. ]]> - 2009 gettyImages.com Set it on Fire http://www.life.com/image/88962608 Iranian police fired tear-gas on demonstrators commemorating the anniversary of bloody student unrest in 1999.]]> 88962608 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 EDT Iranian police fired tear-gas on demonstrators commemorating the anniversary of bloody student unrest in 1999.]]> - 2009 gettyImages.com Amid Smoke and Tear Gas http://www.life.com/image/88962696 ]]> 88962696 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 EDT ]]> - 2009 gettyImages.com Protesters Walk Past Burning Rubbish Bin http://www.life.com/image/88956112 ]]> 88956112 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 EDT ]]> Getty Images 2009 gettyImages.com Demonstrator Stands Before an Overturned, Burning Bin http://www.life.com/image/88956117 ]]> 88956117 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 EDT ]]> Getty Images 2009 gettyImages.com No Looking Back for Protesters by a Ravaged Car http://www.life.com/image/88953586 ]]> 88953586 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 EDT ]]> Getty Images 2009 gettyImages.com Masked Protester Shows a Fiery Visage http://www.life.com/image/88953175 ]]> 88953175 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 EDT ]]> Getty Images 2009 gettyImages.com Protesters Flash Signs of Victory and Defiance http://www.life.com/image/88952629 ]]> 88952629 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 EDT ]]> Getty Images 2009 gettyImages.com Protester Raises His Arms on Streets of Fire http://www.life.com/image/88952322 ]]> 88952322 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 EDT ]]> Getty Images 2009 gettyImages.com A Crowd of Demonstrators Gathers Despite a Ban http://www.life.com/image/88953628 ]]> 88953628 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 EDT ]]> Getty Images 2009 gettyImages.com Demonstrators Raise Their Arms for Change http://www.life.com/image/88952464 ]]> 88952464 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 EDT ]]> Getty Images 2009 gettyImages.com Protesters Kick a Burning Trash Bin http://www.life.com/image/88956100 ]]> 88956100 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 EDT ]]> Getty Images 2009 gettyImages.com Masked Woman Shows Her Anger http://www.life.com/image/88952945 ]]> 88952945 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 EDT ]]> Getty Images 2009 gettyImages.com Woman Flashes a Victory Sign Before a Hellish Background http://www.life.com/image/88953113 ]]> 88953113 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 EDT ]]> Getty Images 2009 gettyImages.com Club-Wielding Iranian Authorities Move In http://www.life.com/image/88956156 Iranian Basij ride motorcyles while enforcing law on the demonstrations.]]> 88956156 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 EDT Iranian Basij ride motorcyles while enforcing law on the demonstrations.]]> Getty Images 2009 gettyImages.com Rafsanjani Calls for Release of Prisoners http://www.life.com/image/85322278 In mid-July, 2009, former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, one of Iran's most powerful clerics, calls on the Iranian government to release those people arrested during protests following the disputed election in which President Ahmadinejad was declared the winner. "There is no need to have these numbers of people in prison," he says.]]> 85322278 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:00:00 EDT In mid-July, 2009, former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, one of Iran's most powerful clerics, calls on the Iranian government to release those people arrested during protests following the disputed election in which President Ahmadinejad was declared the winner. "There is no need to have these numbers of people in prison," he says.]]> ATTA KENARE 2009 gettyImages.com