Feb 16, 2011
8:25 pm – Security forces used long electric batons and tear gas that had a loud explosive sound. 8 pm – Bassij forces used violence to beat citizens and arrested many in Forsat Street. 7:45 pm – There are currently severe clashes in Imam Hossein Square in Tehran and security forces are using violence in that region. 6:24 pm – The arrests in Tehran are very concerning. All detainees are immediately blindfolded and taken to fenced trucks. 6 pm – Security forces and plainclothes agents violently arrested a person in Azadi Square in Tehran who was filming the scenes. (Committee of Human Rights Reporters – Feb. 14, 2011)