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 […]
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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 […]
Top prosecutor says opposition leaders must repent to be released
Iran’s Prosecutor General has announced that efforts to end the house arrest of MirHosein Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard and Mehdi Karroubi are futile and nothing will change unless they repent. The Tasnim News Agency reports that Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei told a meeting of seminarians in Hamadan: “Some are trying to end the house arrests to […]
Minister reveals potential pardon for opposition leaders
Iranian Justice Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi said if MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi declare that “we are committed to the rule of law and peace”, they could become eligible for a pardon. At a press conference on Tuesday February 4, Pourmohammadi said Mousavi and Karroubi have not been officially put on trial because the establishment […]
Iranian judiciary confirms Karroubi’s continued house arrest
Iran’s Prosecutor General announced today that the transfer of Mehdi Karroubi to his home in Jamaran does not mean that the opposition leader is no longer under house arrest. Ghomalhossein Mohseni Ejei once again referred to the 2009 election protests as a show of sedition that made “the revolution’s enemies” happy and, therefore, “its […]
Opposition leader’s detention reverts to house arrest
Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, who has been under house arrest since February of 2011, has been allowed to be transferred to his home in Jamaran, where he will remain under house arrest. Saham News reported on Saturday February 1 that Karroubi was returned to his own home after three years. Karroubi’s sons have […]
U.S. State Department’s Spokesman Makes Gesture Toward Iranian Opposition
The U.S. State Department’s Persian-language spokesman Alan Eyre has sent condolences via Facebook over the death of one of the sisters of opposition leader Mehdi Karrubi. In a message in Persian posted with a picture of Karrubi, Eyre writes that it was with “with deepest regret” that he found out about the death of […]
Mehdi Karroubi Under House Arrest, in Mourning the Loss of His Sister
Mehdi Karroubi’s sister passed away early this morning on 28 Dey 1392 ( Jan 18, 2013).According to SahamNews, Ms. Fatemeh Karroubi, the wife of the late Hojjat al-Islam Maleki and the second child of Mujahid, Sheikh Ahmad Karroubi passed away today.Mehdi Karroubi came to know about his third sister death just a few hours […]
Minister explains lack of trial for opposition leaders
Mostafa PourMohammadi, Iran’s justice minister, says it was not in the best interests of the regime to put opposition leaders MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi on trial in 2009 because it would have created more upheaval in the country. ISNA reports that PourMohammadi said: “Certain decisions were the outcome of a collective deliberation by […]
Official says Karroubi, Mousavi cases being processed
Mohammad Javad Larijani, the head of Iran’s Judiciary Committee for Human Rights, says the legal files of MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, the leaders of the 2009 election protests, are being processed. ISNA reports that Larijani claimed the process has been prolonged because of “their good record in the Islamic Republic.” MirHosein Mousavi was […]