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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. » read more

Assessment of candidates by opposition leaders claimed false

The families of Iranian opposition leaders under house arrest announced today that statements attributed to their parents in the media is false and that MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi have not made any assessments of the coming election. » read more

Opposition leader’s son complains to Supreme Leader

The eldest son of Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi has called on Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei to direct Iranian security forces to desist from “unethical and immoral” actions and “the confiscation of the personal property of dissidents.” » read more

Conservative calls for closure on opposition leaders’ detention

Habibollah Asgaroladi, a chief conservative figure, has once again called for a resolution in the matter of opposition leaders MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, who have been under house arrest since February 2011 for challenging the legitimacy of the vote count in the last presidential election. » read more

Western officials call for justice for Iranian opposition leaders

International protests against the house arrest of Iranian opposition leaders gained momentum this week, as the foreign ministries of France, Britain and the United States issued statements calling on Iranian authorities to end their arrest and the abuse directed at their families. » read more

News of death brings heart attack to jailed journalist

Jailed journalist Mohammad Davari has suffered a heart attack in Evin Prison after hearing the news of his brother’s death. » 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

Opposition leader’s son given jail sentence

Mohammad Hossein Karroubi, the son of Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, has been sentenced to six months in jail for speaking with foreign media about the alleged torture and death of prisoners in the Kahrizak detention centre in 2009. » read more

Opposition leaders’ children call for their release

The children of Mehdi Karroubi, MirHosein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard, the three Iranian opposition leaders who have been under house arrest for close to two years, today demanded that the Islamic Republic authorities end the “violation” of their parents’ rights and release them. » read more

Senior political figure defends opposition leaders, cleric

Habibollah Asgaroladi, a senior Iranian political figure, has expressed his support for Hashemi Rafsanjani, adding that the Islamic Republic government should not easily give up on the opposition leaders MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi. » read more