Tehran Is Quiet as Police Take Over

TEHRAN — Iranian police kept the capital on a tight leash, manning checkpoints and demanding identity papers as they searched for the students who ignited a week of pro-democracy protests.

Tehran University’s hostels were almost deserted Thursday. Several student protesters were missing, and some people reportedly were being interrogated by the police. One newspaper described scenes of hysteria when one busload of detainees was driven off to prison.

The students had ended their protests but were not dropping their demands, including the firing of the police chief and a public trial for two officers dismissed over a fatal attack.