An Iranian woman who lives in Tehran said there was a heavy police and security presence.
"There is a massive, massive, massive police presence," she told the AP in Cairo by telephone, speaking on condition of anonymity because she was worried about government reprisals. "Their presence was really intimidating."
"What you see is nothing (compared) to what is really happening," said the woman. "People are very, very despondent. There is an air of sadness around."
At night, she added, cries of "Allahu akbar!" or "God is great!" echo through Tehran, saying that was "the only way that they are able to express themselves."
The government has intensified a crackdown on independent media — expelling a BBC correspondent, suspending the Dubai-based network Al-Arabiya and detaining at least two local journalists for U.S. magazines.
Britain, accused by Iran of fomenting post-election unrest, said Monday it was evacuating the families of diplomats and other officials based in Iran — the first country to do so.
link: The Associated Press: Riot police use tear gas to halt protest in Iran
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