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Supporters of Mir Hossein Mousavi are being encouraged to wear black

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More mass protests are expected in the Iranian capital after presidential challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi urged followers to observe a day of mourning.

Mr Mousavi called on supporters to stage peaceful protests or gather in mosques in memory of eight people killed after a Tehran rally on Monday.

Think supporters around the world should wear Black or Green to show their support to the people in Iran. We now have an opportunity to help the Iranian people to maintain a better life then they have been able to the last 32 years.

In another show of defiance on Wednesday, six footballers playing for Iran's national team appeared in a World Cup qualifier in Seoul, South Korea, wearing armbands in the green associated with Mr Mousavi

Status Iran / Post Poll Crackdown

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POST-POLL CRACKDOWN
More than 100 opposition figures arrested, including the brother of ex-reformist President Khatami.
Local and international phone and text message services interrupted.
Social networking and newspaper websites blocked.
BBC says "heavy electronic jamming" from inside Iran disrupts its Persian TV service.
International journalists arrested and asked to leave.
Iranian newspapers do not carry reports of the violence.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8099952.stm

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