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 […]
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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 […]
Detained opposition leader concerned about wife’s health
An opposition website reports that MirHosein Mousavi has expressed serious concerns to his children about the health of his wife. Islamic Republic authorities have held Mousavi and his wife, Zahra Rahnavard, under house arrest since February 2011. On Saturday December 28, the Kaleme website reported that Mousavi and Rahnavard’s daughters visited with their parents […]
Rohani aide says detained leaders hold key to own release
An aide to President Rohani says the potential release of Iranian opposition leaders from house arrest depends upon their willingness to “come to terms and accept responsibility.” Hessameddin Ashna was quoted as saying that the house arrest of MirHosein Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard and Mehdi Karroubi is multifaceted, and even if all of those facets […]
Leading reformist confident Rohani working to free opposition leaders
Prominent Iranian reformist Saeed Hajjarian has told reporters that the Rohani administration is hard at work trying to secure the release of the Iranian opposition leaders who have been under house arrest since February 2011. The senior member of the Islamic Iran Participation Front told ISNA that Rohani can be effective as the head […]
9 Reformists Tell Rouhani to Respect Voters’ Demands to Release Political Prisoners
In an open letter to the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, nine prominent reformist figures have asked for his immediate action to end “the misunderstandings left over from the 2009 elections.” The letter emphasizes the importance of forgiveness by both sides of the disputed election, release of political prisoners, and ending the house arrest of Mir […]
Leader’s rep says house arrests a result of “mercy”
Ali Saidi, the Iranian leader’s representative in the Revolutionary Guards, says ending the house arrest of MirHosein Mousavi Mehdi Karroubi and Zahra Rahnavard is not possible because “the people will not forgive them.” Saidi told Tsnim on Saturday November 30 that the action taken against Mousavi and Karroubi has not been the “maximum”, insisting […]
Rohani gov’t says it’s working to free opposition leaders
An Iranian government spokesman has announced that the Rohani administration is working to end the house arrest of reformist figures and bring about the release of political prisoners. In an interview with Etemad Newspaper on Thursday, Mohammad Baqer Nobakht said the public should maintain its confidence in Hassan Rohani’s promises to open up the […]
MP condemns official’s statements about detained leaders
Iranian MP Ali Motahari has spoken out against the recent statements made by Ahmad Jannati, the head of Iran’s Guardian Council, at Tehran’s Friday Mass Prayers against MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, the Iranian opposition leaders who have been under house arrest for more than a thousand days. In a letter on his website, […]
Hardliner says Mousavi, Karroubi should be thankful for lives
The head of Iran’s Guardian Council, Ahmad Jannati, said at today’s Tehran mass prayers that the opposition leaders under house arrest should be thankful for not being given a death sentence. MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi challenged the legitimacy of the 2009 elections. When their allegations led to months of mass street protests, the […]