Four months after President Hassan Rouhani’s election, Iran is reviewing the house arrest of two opposition leaders, but conservatives may fear the consequences of freeing men who remain heroes to many Iranians. Mirhossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi, candidates who led the “Green Movement” that disputed the 2009 re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, have never been […]
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Top cleric slams conditions on opposition leaders’ release
Iranian senior cleric Ayatollah Ali Mohammad Dastgheib has criticized placing conditions on the release of Iran’s Green Movement leaders and other political prisoners. The Masjed Ghoba website, run by supporters of Ayatollah Dastgheib in Shiraz, reports that the senior cleric has heard of the imminent release of MirHosein Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard and Mehdi Karroubi […]
Case of detained opposition leaders processed by council
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 […]
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, […]
Karroubi family given medical file of detained leader
The family of opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi has told Saham News that for the first time since the leader was put under house arrest, his family has been provided with his medical file. In an interview with Fatemeh Karroubi on August 15, Saham News writes that the security forces have given permission for Mehdi […]
Cleric adds to calls for release of opposition leaders
Dissident cleric Ayatollah Dastgheib urged the “powerful figures of the country” to work hard for the release of opposition leaders MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi as well as other political prisoners. The Masjed Qoba website reported his statement last night, on Thursday August 8: “Among the powerful figures of the country, there are some […]
Mehdi Karroubi Back in House Arrest Following a Coronary Angiography at Tehran Heart Center
Mehdi Karroubi was admitted to Tehran Heart Center on Monday July 29th for a series of tests and procedures as a result of his alarming physical condition. Karroubi’s eldest son Mohammad Hossein Karroubi describes the events of the past few days on his personal facebook page as follows: “After four and a half months of […]
MP calls for “closure” for detained reformist leaders
Conservative MP Ali Motahari told an official session of Iranian Parliament that the country must release political prisoners and find “final closure” in the case of MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, the two opposition leaders who have been under house arrest since 2011. ISNA reports that in a parliamentary presentation on Sunday July 28, […]
Fears over health of Mehdi Karroubi, Iran opposition leader
Fresh concerns have been raised about the health of Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, under house arrest since 2010. Mr Karroubi’s son said he was taken to hospital three times recently due to heart and lung problems. Mehdi Karroubi, 76, was detained after anti-government street protests. He has not been formally charged. Mr Karroubi […]
Detained opposition leader taken to hospital again
Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, who has been under house arrest for over two years, was once again taken to hospital three days ago. A report from Saham News on Thursday July 25 states that Mehdi Karroubi has been under arrest for two years in a Ministry of Intelligence “safe building” where he is […]