Iran eyewitness: protest videos

Thousands of opposition supporters took to the streets across Iran on Friday, defying government warnings against using the annual Quds (Jerusalem) Day rally to resume protests.

Many demonstrators sent their videos to the BBC or posted them on video sharing websites like YouTube. Here is a selection.

Reports say there were clashes between police and protesters as the march progressed, with some arrests. Stones were thrown, and police used tear gas.

This video appears to show a confrontation between opposition supporters and security forces in Enghelab Square, Tehran.

Tear gas is apparently thrown into the crowd.

This appears to show pro-government crowds and opposition supporters face-to-face separated by a line of security guards.

The crowds are chanting support for opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi.

Later they chant: "Liar, liar" - probably in reference to President Ahmadinejad's assertion that he won the disputed election, according to BBC Persian TV.

Opposition crowds appear to gather on Enghelab Square, in the central city of Isfahan.

They are chanting: "Not Gaza, not Lebanon, I will die for Iran."

This seems to be a reference to annual Quds Day rally - held in support of Palestinians and oppressed people across the world.

This video appears to show opposition crowds gathering in the south-western city of Shiraz.

They are also chanting: "Not Gaza, not Lebanon, I will die for Iran".

Again this appears to be a reference to Quds Day, according to BBC Persian TV.

The Iranian government organises Quds Day rallies nationwide every year on the last Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

This video appears to show opposition crowds gathering at Karim Khan bridge, in Tehran.

They are chanting: "Long live Mousavi, Karroubi be prosperous."

Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi were presidential contenders in the disputed June election. Both have become focal points for opposition protests.

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