A top member of Iran’s judiciary said Tuesday it is taking unspecified legal action against two opposition leaders held under house arrest without charge since 2011 — a possible tentative step toward meeting their supporters’ demands that they be given a fair trial to resolve their status. The semi-official Fars news agency quoted senior […]
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Karoubi, Mousavi and Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela died on December 6th, 2013 while the whole world lauded him for his struggle for freedom and human values, not just for his country but for all humanity. Ever leader of the world has called him a great human being. Britain and the US lowered their national flags at half staff for […]
Nouri: Mousavi and Karoubi’s Actions Were Legal
As the buzz about reformists’ participation in next year’s presidential elections picks momentum, former president Mohammad Khatami’s interior minister Abdullah Nouri, who was ultimately tried and removed from office, told a group of visiting activists from Fars province that the activities of presidential candidates Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi and Green Movement leaders, […]
Detained opposition leader calls elections a sham
Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi says the Islamic Republic government is trying to turn the upcoming parliamentary elections into a repeat of the fraudulent 2009 election.
Transfer of Mehdi Karoubi to a new place
November 7th, 2011- Mehdi Karroubi’s son Mohammad Taghi Karroubi posted on his web blog today that his mother Fatemeh Karroubi has confirmed that as a result of lack of access to fresh air in the past 100 days, Mehdi Karroubi is suffering from respiratory problems.
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 […]