Leaders of the Muslim world have suspended Syria from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) at a summit in Mecca, despite objections from Iran. The move further isolates the Syrian leadership from its traditional peers.
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Opposition leader’s son calls for father’s proper treatment
The son of Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi has written a letter to the “senior officials of the regime” to express concern regarding his father’s situation, urging the state to either transfer him to his home in Jamaran to continue his house arrest or to Evin Prison to be held like other political […]
16 Iranian opposition groups express support for Syrian uprising
GVF — Sixteen Iranian opposition groups have expressed their indignation at the Syrian regime’s ongoing onslaught against pro-democracy protests.
Court sentences opposition protester to 5 years in jail plus flogging
GVF — An Iranian protester has been sentenced to five years in jail and flogging, say human rights sources.
Iran ‘orders elderly opposition head to jail’: HRW
AFP – Iran has ordered Ebrahim Yazdi, the elderly head of a banned opposition party and former foreign minister, to serve an eight-year jail term, a rights group said Friday, warning it could amount to a death sentence.
Opposition leader sends message of resistance
Karroubi wrote about the visit on his Facebook page, saying they spent about 12 hours with his father on Tuesday, the first day of the New Year
Opposition Rasa TV forced to shut down over financial woes
GVF — Pro-opposition satellite channel Rasa television has been forced to shut down “until further notice” owing to budget constraints.
Opposition Leader Mir Hossein Mousavi’s Daughters Write Him A Heartwarming Letter on the Occasion of His Birthday
On the occasion of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi’s birthday and on the eve of March 1st 2012, his daughters wrote him a heartwarming letter describing the last time they went to Akhtar street to find out about their parents’ condition and the fact that they have had no news from them for a […]
Opposition group calls for boycott of elections
Members and supporters of the dissident political group Freedom Movement of Iran have called for an “active boycott” of the March 2 parliamentary elections.
Iranian opposition is boycotting and calling for free and fair elections
Washington, D.C. – United4Iran, a nonpartisan human and civil rights nonprofit organization, has issued a statement today outlining deep concerns about the escalating crackdown by the Iranian government on expression and assembly ahead of the March 2, 2012 parliamentary elections.