On July 9, the police's storming of a Tehran University...

On July 9, the police's storming of a Tehran University dormitory sparked mass protests, which highlighted the struggle between reformists and conservatives in the Government. Police attacked the dorm after students there, in June, objected to the banning of the liberal Salam newspaper. The raid left one person dead and others injured. After that, students and pro-reform civilians took to the streets by the thousands in Tehran and 8 other cities to protest the hard-liners, who control the judiciary and security forces. Three people were killed and 200 wounded in a week of unrest.