According to a report by Radio Zamaneh, a ceremony in Isfahan to mark the anniversary of the passing of Ayatollah Taheri became violent when a group of plainclothes forces attacked the people in attendance. The Kaleme website reports that Ayatollah Taheri’s followers had invited people to attend the anniversary of his passing from 6 to […]
Tag: MirHosein Mousavi
Mousavi brother visits detained opposition leader
Mir Hossein Mousavi, the Iranian opposition leader under house arrest, has been allowed a visit from his brother, MirMahmoud Mousavi, for the first time in two years. Kaleme reports that MirMahmoud Mousavi “had been barred from visits after he reported in the media about the restrictions on the situation of MirHosein Mousavi and Zahra […]
Opposition leader’s doctor warns not to stop treatment
Iran’s Ruling Establishment Sites Security Measures as Reason For Delays in Mir Hossein Mousavi’s Medical Treatment | Narges Mousavi Warns that the Family Will Do Whatever it Takes to Ensure that Medical Protocols are Followed!May 8th, 2014 [Kaleme – Mehdi Sharif] – Narges Mousavi criticizes the indifference of the ruling establishment towards her father’s […]
Motahari calls continued opposition house arrests illogical
Iranian MP Ali Motahari said in a speech at Qazvin University that the house arrest of MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi should not be allowed to turn into “a dark mark in the history of the Revolution.” The Kaleme website reports that Motahari referred to the three-year-plus house arrest of Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard and Karroubi […]
Opposition leader’s daughter suspicious of his health problems
Nargess Mousavi, the daughter of Iranian opposition leader MirHosein Mousavi, has expressed grave concern regarding the health of her father and the development of health complications that, according to her, were not present prior to the leader’s arrest. Nargess Mousavi reports on her Facebook page: “The physical condition of my father and mother prior […]
Prosecutor says opposition leaders to remain under house arrest
Iran’s Prosecutor General and spokesman for the judiciary says no decision has been made to end the house arrest of MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi. Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei told a press conference: “In the election of 2009, a number of people caused injury to the regime. In the process, a number of people and […]
Mousavi, Rahnavard meet with her mother
Zahra Rahnavard and MirHosein Mousavi met with Rahnavard’s aging mother, Ehtermolsadat Navab Safavi, on Sunday March 16 under the supervision of Iranian security officers. The Kaleme website reports: “this family meeting had unexpectedly coincided with a meeting of a group of teachers and families of political prisoners.” According to Kaleme, the security officers at […]
Activists mark four years of opposition house arrests
225 Iranian activists issued a statement calling for the release of opposition leaders MirHosein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi and Zahra Rahnavard. Kaleme reports in a statement the activist say: “Three years have passed since the illegal house arrest of the leaders of the Green Movement of Iranian people and since February 14, 2011 Mr. Karroubi, […]
Mousavi’s campaign worker arrested upon return to Iran
Iranian political activist Kazem Barjasteh was taken to Evin prison this week upon his return to Iran. The Kaleme website reports that Barjasteh returned to Iran on Thursday February 13 and was arrested upon arrival in Tehran. He reportedly was taken to judiciary and security offices and then transferred to section 350 of Evin […]
Rights group calls opposition house arrests “illegal”
The Human Rights Defenders Centre has issued a statement declaring that the house arrests of Zahra Rahnavard, MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi are “illegal.” The statement, signed by Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi, marks three years since the three opposition leaders were put under house arrest. It says that according to the Iranian […]