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 […]
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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 […]
If They Are To Be Freed They Must First Be Tried
Revolutionary Guards Speak Out On Green Movement Leaders Even though calls for the release of Green Movement leaders Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karoubi and Zahra Rahnavard have grown since the election of Hassan Rowhani as president, the official website of the political bureau of the Revolutionary Guards force (IRGC) for the first time acknowledged the […]
Late cleric’s son calls for release of political prisoners
Ahmad Montazeri, the son of the late dissident cleric Ayatollah Montazeri, has written to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei to ask that he release the two detained opposition leaders, MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, so they can attend the inauguration of president-elect Hassan Rohani. In a letter published on his website, Ahmad Montazeri writes […]
Son details health issues of detained opposition leader
Mohammad Taghi Karroubi, the son of Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, reports that his father was taken to hospital for a series of tests. Mohammad Taghi Karroubi told Saham News that his father, who has been under house arrest since February of 2011, has developed respiratory and digestive problems and last week he was […]
Efforts underway to end Karroubi house arrest
A senior member of the National Trust Party reports that some action is being taken toward the release of party leader Mehdi Karroubi and he expressed great hopes that it will be fruitful. Karroubi, a presidential candidate in the 2009 election, challenged the election result along with fellow candidate MirHosein Mousavi. Both candidates have […]
Conservative MP supports release of political prisoners
Iranian conservative MP Ali Motahari told the Khabar on line website that it’s no longer necessary to continue incarcerating political prisoners who were jailed following the 2009 election protests. “I believe after this year’s election and in view of the national reconciliation, there is no need to persist in certain decisions including the house […]
Ahmadinejad administration urged to help release prisoners
Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami has called on the Ahmadinejad administration to make efforts to release political prisoners and leave behind a “positive legacy.” Speaking to a group of student activists on July 3, Khatami said: “These things have happened during the tenure of this administration whether they wanted it or not. They can […]
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, […]