Interior Minister Sadeq Mahsouli said that any demonstrations needed official permission, and none had been given.
For a fee, official permission in Russia can be forthcoming for the most questionable activities.
In July, on Mr Putin's orders, Russian security services also won official permission to hunt terrorists abroad.
Public gatherings of more than five people without prior official permission are illegal.
One backbench MP has even tried (and failed) to make it a crime for a journalist to name arrested people without official permission.
The lawyers said evidence presented at the athlete's bail hearing showed he is not a flight risk and should have the option of traveling outside South Africa as long as he has official permission.
But Barranquita's mayor says he rescinded the permit granted by his predecessor, while the regional government has fired the official who granted permission.
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At the moment anyone can open up an estate agency without any qualifications or permission from any official body.
Armstrong asked that the official's credentials be confirmed by the International Cycling Union, the sport's world governing body, and while this was going on he was given permission by the official to take a shower.
The official said he did not give NBC permission to use a magazine.
However, the Queen has decided not to give permission for a change of colour for her official London residence.
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Between these dates farmers can apply for permission to bury livestock as an alternative to arranging for official collection and disposal.
However, as one Bolivian official remarks, that still leaves plenty of children crossing with the full permission of their parents.
According to a former Afghan official and an American official, the chief of the Major Crimes Task Force, Nazar Mohammed Nikzad, has sought permission to leave Afghanistan for the United States.
Police have not been given permission to use firearms in confronting protesters, Tehran Police Chief Azizollah Rajabpour told Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency.
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