The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. December 8, 2009 Clashes Erupt at Iran Protests ------------------------------ In Iran, dozens of anti-government demonstrators were arrested Monday as part of an annual student day of protest. Iranian police blocked main roads and fired tear gas near main school campuses in Tehran. It was the latest in a series of crackdowns on opposition protests since Iran’s disputed elections in June. .