| A participant then raised the issue of the growing role in society of the Basij. |
| On the night of 14 to 15, the police and the Basij organised a raid on the student halls of residence of the University of Tehran. |
| A first speaker answered that the Basij sometimes seem to have a life of their own, as when they attacked the UK embassy in Iran a few years ago. |
| Another speaker emphasised the distinction between the Basij and the Pasdaran. |
| In this clip, a group of rebels has allegedly seized a Basij militiaman, and is debating the next course of action. |
| The Basij have no power of their own as they are institutionally part of the Pasdaran. |
