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23 Dec 2011

Political prisoners: ‘Don’t give legitimacy to elections’

Iranians are witnessing an undeclared martial law in their country, according to a group of political prisoners held in the notorious Evin Prison. In a statement published on Wednesday on Kaleme, an opposition website affiliated with Green Movement leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, the 39 political detainees said that the forthcoming parliamentary elections in March 2012 would "bear no resemblance to the elections mentioned in the country s constitution."
Iranians are witnessing an undeclared martial law in their country, according to a group of political prisoners held in...
6 Oct 2011

’17 million Iranians live on Facebook’ says Basij official

An official in Iran's paramilitary Basij force has expressed concerns over the authorities loss of control over online content and claimed that "17 million Iranians are Facebook members and in a way, live on this website, despite the fact that this website has been censored in Iran."
An official in Iran's paramilitary Basij force has expressed concerns over the authorities loss of control over online...
14 Feb 2011

Fear of disobedience among IRGC ranks ahead of Monday rally

Iran s Supreme National Security Council has signalled that should pro-opposition protests break out on Monday, Iran s security and military forces must avoid direct confrontation with Green Movement protesters.
Iran s Supreme National Security Council has signalled that should pro-opposition protests break out on Monday, Iran s...
10 Feb 2011

8 more arrested as regime step up crackdown ahead of 14 Feb rally

As Iran's opposition Green Movement gears up for a new round of demonstrations on 14 February, authorities have launched a fresh wave of arrest against journalists, politicians and activists including close associates and relatives of opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and his wife Zahra Rahnavard.
As Iran's opposition Green Movement gears up for a new round of demonstrations on 14 February, authorities have launched...
10 Feb 2011

Karroubi says planned march will test regime

Mehdi Karroubi, an Iranian opposition leader, said Tuesday that a demonstration planned in Tehran next week, nominally in solidarity with the protest movements in Egypt and Tunisia, was a test both for the Iranian government and its opponents.
Mehdi Karroubi, an Iranian opposition leader, said Tuesday that a demonstration planned in Tehran next week, nominally...

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