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 […]
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MP calls for family visits after reports of prisoner beatings
Iranian MP Ali Motahari has called on prison authorities to arrange for the families of political prisoners in Ward 350 of Evin Prison to visit their kin, following the publication of contradictory reports about prisoners in that ward receiving beatings. Qanoon on line reports that Motahari said: “The head of Prison Organizations has to […]
MP requests permit to let U.S. scholar be buried in Iran
Ali Motahari, a member of the Iranian Parliament’s Cultural Commission, has called on the government to issue a permit to allow Richard Nelson Frye, the recently deceased American scholar and expert on Iranian and Central Asian Studies, to be buried in Isfahan. Ali Motahari addressed Parliament on April 10, calling on the administration of […]
MP praises role of Sunni leaders in hostage release
Iranian MP Ali Motahari said in Parliament that the role of Sunni religious leaders and elders in negotiating the release of the abducted border officers should not be overlooked. “On the issue of release of the border officers, certainly security and intelligence officers had a fundamental role, but this should not deny the part […]
MP Motahari summoned once again for comments
Ali Motahari, the outspoken Iranian MP, was once again summoned by the judiciary on Wednesday February 19 for his critical views. Khaneh Mellat reports that Ardebil MP Kamaleddin Pirmoazen confirmed the news, calling the summons “illegal and unfair.” Last December, the Tehran Prosecutor announced that Motahari is facing charges for some of his statements in […]
Conservative Iranian Lawmaker In Hot Water Over Criticism Of Judiciary
Lawmaker Ali Motahari is one of the very few insiders in the Islamic republic who openly criticizes the system he is a part of. Motahari is now in hot water for apparently going too far in his criticism. In a December 30 speech in the Iranian parliament, Motahari blasted the house arrest of opposition […]
MP’s website blocked as prosecutor summons him over comments
The website of outspoken Iranian MP Ali Motahari has been blocked by Iranian cyber-censorship authorities. Meanwhile, the Tehran Prosecutor announced on Saturday January 4 that it has summoned Motahari to answer for a number of his recent statements. Ali Motahari criticized the judiciary last week in Parliament for failing to review the sentences given […]
MP lashes out against plans to prosecute him
Iranian MP Ali Motahari says there are no legal grounds for the Tehran Prosecutor to start a legal action against him. ISNA reports that Motahari has said that he has in no way “insulted or libeled” anyone in his statements and he has merely criticized the head of the judiciary. On Sunday, in a […]
MP faces criminal proceedings after calling for review
The Tehran prosecutor has announced that proceedings have begun against Ali Motahari, the Iranian MP who recently called for a review of prison sentences issued following the 2009 election protests. IRNA reports that according to an informed source, criminal proceedings against Motahari have been launched in the fourth branch of the culture and media […]
MP calls for review of harsh sentences of 2009 protests
Iranian MP Ali Motahari has called for a review of judicial sentences handed out to political prisoners arrested during the 2009 election protests. ILNA reports that Motahari addressed Parliament on Sunday December 29, saying many severe sentences were handed out to these prisoners and “there is a question whether judges were acting independently or […]