WHITFIELD: All right, Iranians were back in the streets demonstrating today. And so were the country's security forces. Clashes erupted between the two sides as demonstrators marked the anniversary of that country's contested presidential election. Reza Sayah covers Iran for CNN, and he's in Islamabad today. So Reza, opposition leaders had asked Iranians to lay low today because they feared bloodshed.</s>REZA SAYAH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes. I think we have to put things in perspective, Fredricka. There were no widespread demonstrations in the streets of Tehran today, certainly not close to what we saw one year ago. There were small pockets of protests, small pockets of clashes, about 14 people arrested. This was another day when a huge number of security forces simply overwhelmed the protesters and outmuscled them and simply didn't allow them to gather anywhere. Amateur video posted on YouTube shows perhaps the biggest protest took place inside a Tehran university, Sharif (ph) University. We spoke to a student, who told us around 4:00 PM local time, there was a gathering of protesters and they chanted anti-government slogans. But about an hour later, it was broken up. The first set of clashes took place at a major square about 6:00 PM local time. Security forces, according to witnesses, chased away a growing number of people along a sidewalk. Several people were beaten, about four people blindfolded and arrested, witnesses telling us on several occasions, they saw people blindfolded with black hoods, Fredricka, which is something we hadn't seen before. So no widespread protests, but people showed up and they made their presence felt. They were defiant, but certainly nothing close to what we saw a year ago.</s>WHITFIELD: Well, that is good. All right, Reza Sayah, thanks so much, from Islamabad. Appreciate that update. All right, going straight and getting clean, a life-or-death challenge for one woman determined to break through the revolving door. We'll meet a "CNN Hero."
Iranians Protest on Election Anniversary