Epic turnout as Iran marks anniversary of Islamic revolution

The much awaited rallies marking the 31 anniversary of the Islamic revolution have begun, with the Green Movement showing a strong presence in today’s marches, despite eight months after the monumental fraud that saw Ahmadinejad “win” the 12 June presidential elections. 
From the early hours of today, Sadeghiyeh square in west Tehran has been the scene of clashes between anti-riot police and green protesters. Security forces have used gunfire and tear gas to disperse the crowd. Eye witnesses seen Chinese anti-riot vehicles positioned on Jamejam Street waiting to be used against innocent civilians during today’s marches. According to our reports from the north-western city of Tabriz, the city’s Freedom Square has been mainly occupied Green Movement protestors. 
From the moment the rallies had commenced, state TV has been careful not show any footages of gatherings anti-government protesters regardless of their size. Most the images coming from state television has focused on close-up images from Azadi Square and footages from Navab Square which saw strong pro-government presence there. 
Sadeghiyeh Square has been a focal point of today’s demonstrations as it was where many had been eagerly awaiting the arrival of one of the leaders of the Green Movement Mahdi Karroubi. And he did indeed arrive as promised, but was quickly forced to leave the rally after pro-government forces smashed the windows of his vehicle, injured his head and tore his robe. His son Ali Karroubi has also been arrested.
Former President Mohammad Khatami was also present in today’s demonstration, but was soon forced to quit following pro-government attempts to turn the marches violent. His brother, former MP Mohammad Reza Khatami was also arrested by security forces along with his wife. According to the security forces the reason for their arrest had been “safety concerns.” They were released shortly after. Zahra Eshraghi is the granddaughter of the late Imam Khomeini. 
Presidential candidate and a main leader in the Green Movement, Mir-Hossein Mousavi also joined the rallies and marched with fellow citizens. 
Yesterday, the Iranian government shut down the gmail service of google in an attempt to disrupt communication prior to the 11 February demonstrations. However, pro-government websites Fars News Agency and IRNA were rendered useless by the Green Movements cyber experts. 
The so-called Iranian Cyber Army which had promised to make opposition websites inaccessible for today have yet to deliver on their promises. 
Video footages from today's demonstrations can be found on this link as they come in:
http://www.irangreenvoice.com/broadcast