0630 GMT: A straightforward start today --- it is 25 Bahman in Iran, and groups and activists inside and outside the country have put out calls for people to show public opposition to the regime.
A year ago, tens of thousands did just that, but the regime was making its own moves, sweeping up hundreds and imposing strict house arrests on Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi. While there were smaller marches over the next month, 14 February 2011 was the last significant show of protest in the Islamic Republic.
I am not expecting a renewal today. EA sources in Iran have reported a mood of resignation, as people battle economic woes as well as the crackdown by the authorities. The decapitation of the opposition leadership --- through detentions, house arrests, and intimidation --- and the breaking of communications has made organisation difficult, if not impossible.
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