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MP calls on Iranians to defeat candidate of “extremists”

Iranian MP Ali Motahari says Saeed Jalili is the preferred candidate of extremists and he must be prevented from being elected. » read more

Motahari supports reformist presence in election

Conservative MP Ali Motahari has once again emphasized that the government should not interfere in the election, saying: “There is no problem for some individuals to have critical views differing from those of the Supreme Leader.” » read more

Minister faces further questioning in blogger’s death

After conservative MP Ali Motahari announced that he has not been satisfied with the Interior Minister’s explanations regarding the death of detained blogger Sattar Beheshti, the minister will now face further questioning in Parliament next Tuesday. » read more

Another detained Iranian journalist released

Keyvan Mehregan, who was detained in the wave of journalist arrests, has been released and Kaleme reports that Mehregan was released from Evin Prison on Saturday February 23. » read more

Members of Parliament apologize to Supreme Leader

In a motion initiated by speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani, 265 Iranian MPs apologized to the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. » read more

MP says journalist arrests went too far

Conservative Iranian MP Ali Motahari has slammed the recent wave of journalist arrests for “depriving reporters of their mental and professional peace.” » read more

MP says detained opposition leaders must have day in court

Ali Motahari, a conservative Iranian MP, says opposition leaders MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi must be given a chance to speak in an official court. » read more

MP calls for apologies in Beheshti case

Ali Motahari, an Iranian conservative MP, has called on the Interior Minister and the head of the security forces to “apologize to the family of Sattar Beheshti, the people and the leader of Iran” for the blogger who died in custody a few days after his arrest by cuber police. » read more

Conservative MP slams anti-opposition statements

Conservative Iranian MP Ali Motahari has spoken out against recent statements by the head of the Guardian Council, who said that people who took part in the 2009 election protests will not be eligible to run in the upcoming presidential election. » read more

Ahmadinejad under fire by Iranian MP

Iranian MP Ali Motahari has slammed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and called for his immediate resignation. » read more