of Tehran University, only to be confronted by a large presence of anti-riot police and plain-clothed security officials, possibly including members of the notorious Basij militia, who used baton charges and tear gas to disperse them." After dark clashes continued, and rubbish was set ablaze. "The demonstrators made a moral point. They told the government in no uncertain terms they are still there and not going away," said an Iranian analyst who witnessed the mayhem. The Australian reported: "The millions of Iranians who no longer dare to demonstrate have not gone away either. They are channelling their anger into a campaign of civil disobedience. Apart from shouting 'God is great' from their rooftops every night, they have started writing Mr Mousavi's name on banknotes, boycotting government banks and goods advertised on state television and turning on all their electrical appliances at the same time to try to overload the electricity grid." See also Evin Prison Human rights in Iran Iranian reform movement Tabriz University's student movement, July 1999 Pupil Day (Iran) References and notes External links BBC News' Iran student protests: Five years on Interview from "Radio International" with Mansoor Hekmat, Iranian communist leader with the title of "Mass movement to overthrow the regime is starting" (in Persian) 1999 protests Student riots, 1999 Enforced disappearance Student riots History of civil rights and liberties in Iran Student protests in Iran Student riots Protests in Iran July 1999 events in Asia