Many people are detained by Iranian government including some university students.

Iran's state TV continues to show pro-regime rallies, fears are growing for those arrested in a crackdown on anti-government protests.

The political unrest spread to more than 80 cities and rural towns as thousands of young and working-class Iranians voiced have showed their anger at corruption, unemployment and a deepening gap between rich and poor. The protests are said to have subsided in recent days after Revolutionary Guard forces were dispatched to several provinces. Reformist MPs claim that around 90 university students are among those being held in custody - some of whom are unaccounted for.

"It seems that the total number of detainees is around 90. Ten students from universities in Tehran and some other cities are in an uncertain position. Iran has several parallel security bodies and residents say arrests are often not immediately announced.

Tehran University Vice-President Majid Sarsangi said the university had set up a committee to track the fate of students arrested during the unrest.