January 18th, 2012 – [Kaleme: Zahra Sadr] Mir Abdollah Mousavi, Opposition Leader Mir Hossein Mousavi’s older brother is an old and ailing man who continues to work behind his small and humble neighborhood store and yet he too is not immune to the harassment by security forces who have approached him at his store […]
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Mousavi campaigner Asal Esmailzadeh given one-year jail term
GVF — Another campaigner for 2009 presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi has been sentenced to prison, according to opposition website Saham news.
Imprisoned Blogger Embarks on Hunger Strike
Zoleykha Mousavi, mother of imprisoned blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that since the start of her son’s hunger strike on 9 December he has been in very poor condition.
Mehdi Karrubi, Under House Arrest, Meets With His Family
Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karrubi, who has been under house arrest for some 10 months, met with his family over the weekend.
Reformists will not run in coming elections
Senior Iranian reformist figure Mohammad Mousavi Khoweini has declared that the establishment has missed the opportunity to get reformists join in the coming parliamentary elections.
Reports on health of opposition leaders ‘worrying’ says top reformist
GVF — A renowned figure in Iran’s reform movement has expressed concerns over the safety and well-being of opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mahdi Karroubi.
Security Forces Storm the Former Office of Opposition Leader Mir Hossein Mousavi
Tuesday November 7th, 2011 – Kaleme reports that the former office of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, located in one of the side streets in front of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tehran was stormed by security forces who proceeded to remove some equipment from the premises.
Release the Leaders of the Green Movement
With the passage of over 250 days since the leaders of Iran’s Green Movement Mehdi Karoubi, Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard were put under illegal house arrest, and while just a few more months are left for elections to the ninth Majlis, a number of current lawmakers have, in the last month, made […]
Sahar Mousavi, student activist detained
GVF — Former student activist Sahar Mousavi has been detained.
Mousavi’s Senior Adviser Amir Arjomand : “Democracy Is Not A Commodity to Be Concocted in One Country & Imported to Another!”
October 29th, 2011 – In an interview with the television stations BBC Farsi and VOA on Wednesday October 26th, 2011, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated that the U.S. had refrained from supporting the Green movement in the past in order to comply with the movement’s wishes.