Iran’s minister of justice has announced that the case against MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, who challenged the 2009 presidential election results, is being processed by the Supreme National Security Council. Mostafa Pour Mohammadi told Iran daily: “The issue of pardons is a serious and fundamental matter in our country, and we are not going […]
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Supreme Leader orders review of detained opposition leaders
The official files of the three Iranian opposition leaders under house arrest have been forwarded to the Supreme Council of National Security by order of the Supreme Leader, reports the son of one of those leaders. On Tuesday September 10, Mohammad Taghi Karroubi used his Facebook account to break the news about his father, […]
Reformist says voters want release of opposition leaders
Top reformist figure Mohammadreza Khatami said the first and foremost demand of the “millions of reformists” that went to the polls yesterday is the release of MirHosein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi and Zahra Rahnavard. The three opposition leaders have been under house arrest since February 2011. Mousavi and Karroubi, presidential candidates in the 2009 election, […]
With Increasing Restrictions at “Akhtar Prison”, Concerns Mount Regarding Zahra Rahnavard’s Physical Well Being
January 15th, 2011 [Kaleme] Almost a year has past since the illegal house arrest of Mir Hossein Mousavi and his wife Zahra Rahnavard. During this time, Mousavi and Rahnavard have been deprived of their basic civil rights such as visitation and contact with their family members and loved ones. Moreover, family members and supporters who […]