Word: basijis
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Three guys jumped on a Basiji," one man described to his companions, "Everyone around was yelling, 'Film it! Film...
...Unlike trained, uniformed police who, though violent, act in predictable, measured ways, it is impossible to know what a Basiji is going to do next...
...held on for a few minutes more. They pushed and pulled, and a few were caught by the Basiji who began to beat them. They were rescued by their companions...
...Basiji swung his baton within inches of the face of a man in the front line. Fear spread through the crowd. The militia men then changed their tactics and many accepted the offer of a peaceful exit from the scene...
...defiantly took to the streets. Participants of the Qods Day protests told TIME that crowd sizes well equaled the large protests that took place in past months. Just as in previous demonstrations, old and young individuals from various social backgrounds attended the rallies, clashing with security forces and plainclothes Basiji militias and loudly voicing slogans during marches near the site of the President's speech at the University of Tehran's Friday prayers...