at least eight lives , according to Iran 's government-funded Press TV . The eighth death was included in a report the Intelligence Ministry provided to parliament Wednesday , the network said . View a map of major rallies in Tehran '' The National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iranian Majlis briefed lawmakers `` about the current situation in the country , '' Press TV reported . No details of the report have been made public . Iran is also investigating reports of violence at a Tehran University dormitory in the wake of rallies sparked by last week 's disputed election . Moussavi and former President Mohammad Khatami sent a joint letter asking Iran 's courts to quell post-election violence and release protesters who have been arrested . The letter , posted on Moussavi 's Web site , said , `` the use of violence against ordinary people , raiding people 's residences just because they chant the sacred phrase of Allh-o-akbar -LRB- Allah is great -RRB- , beating up women and men , destroying buildings '' is not in line with the standards of the Islamic Republic . For a second day Wednesday , pro-Moussavi marchers urged
TEHRAN , Iran -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Marching in dramatic silence , many with tape over their mouths , hundreds of thousands of Iranians kept alive public support for opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi Wednesday even as the government stepped up efforts to thwart daily protests calling for a new presidential election . Supporters of defeated reformist candidate Mir Hossein Moussavi line the streets of Tehran Wednesday . Large crowds gathered in Haft-e-Tir Square in central Tehran Wednesday evening for a fifth day of protests , according to witnesses . The demonstrators are demanding that officials throw out the results of the balloting Friday that kept hardline incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in power . More protests are expected Thursday after Moussavi , in a message on his Web site , called for an afternoon `` ceremony of mourning , '' which he planned to attend . Referring to those who have died or been wounded `` as a result of illegal and violent clashes '' with his opponents , Moussavi urged people to gather in mosques and holy sites and wear `` mourning symbols '' in a show of sympathy and support for the families . The protests have claimed