Moussavi woos Iran's young voters

"Death to the dictator" chanted the thousands of students who had come to hear Mir-Hossein Moussavi, the reformist-backed presidential candidate in this month's Iranian election.

Having disappeared from the public scene for decades - he was last in office as prime minister in the 1980s - Mr Moussavi is busily courting Iran's youth, who make up the vast majority of the population, and could well determine the winner of the election.

Many students want an end to the administration of Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad, the hardline president. Mr Moussavi's task has been to convince them that change is possible - and that they should go out and vote in the first round of the election on June 12.