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21 Sep 2011

Gabriel García Márquez book inspires Iran’s opposition movement

Copies of M rquez's 1996 work News of a Kidnapping have sold out from bookshops in Tehran this week after detained opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi said the book's description of Colombian kidnappings offers an accurate reflection of his life under house arrest.
Copies of M rquez's 1996 work News of a Kidnapping have sold out from bookshops in Tehran this week after detained...

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15 Sep 2011

‘News Of A Kidnapping’ A Hit In Iran After Opposition Leader’s Recommendation

"If you want to understand my situation, read Gabriel Garcia Marquez's 'News of a Kidnapping,'" Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Musavi was quoted as having said in a recent meeting with his daughters. Musavi, who together with his wife, Zahra Rahnavard, has been under house arrest for more than six months, reportedly made the comments some three weeks ago. Opposition websites posted an account of the meeting and Musavi's comments last week.
"If you want to understand my situation, read Gabriel Garcia Marquez's 'News of a Kidnapping,'" Iranian opposition...

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7 Sep 2011

Mousavi says no point in joining Iran’s parliamentary elections

In his first meeting with all three of his three daughters since he was put under house arrest in February, opposition leader MirHosein Mousavi said the restricted political situation does not warrant participation in the coming parliamentary elections.
In his first meeting with all three of his three daughters since he was put under house arrest in February, opposition...
4 Aug 2011

Ahmadinejad on Mousavi and Karroubi There are Prisons in Every Country

Euronews has posted an extract from an interview with President Ahmadinejad on the fate of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the possibility of a similar uprising in Iran, and the strict house arrests of opposition figures Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi:
Euronews has posted an extract from an interview with President Ahmadinejad on the fate of former Egyptian President...

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7 Jul 2011

Family Concerned Over Health Of Iranian Opposition Leader, Wife

The mother of opposition figure Zahra Rahnavard, who along with her husband, opposition leader Mir Hossein Musavi, has reportedly been under house arrest for the past five months, has expressed concern over their health.
The mother of opposition figure Zahra Rahnavard, who along with her husband, opposition leader Mir Hossein Musavi, has...

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31 Mar 2011

Funeral of Mousavi father overshadowed by security forces

Security forces reportedly arrested at least seven people including a female mourner, during funeral proceedings held for Mir Esmail Mousavi on Thursday. Reports indicate a heavy security presence during today s ceremony which was cut short by security forces who threatened and shouted at mourners.
Security forces reportedly arrested at least seven people including a female mourner, during funeral proceedings held...

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5 Mar 2011

Mousavi’s Daughters Address Nation, Express Grave Concern For Parents

March 3rd, 2011 - 18 days have passed since the disappearance of Mir Hossein Mousavi, and his wife and companion, Zahra Rahnavard. The state-run media outlets have continued to publish lies regarding whether or not they have been arrested, including misstating that the families of Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi and their immediate relatives are allowed to visit with them. Although these same media outlets insist that the only restriction imposed upon the leaders of the Green movement is "limited contact with the outside world", Mousavi's daughters had attempted to visit with him last night and was once again fruitless.
March 3rd, 2011 - 18 days have passed since the disappearance of Mir Hossein Mousavi, and his wife and companion, Zahra...

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5 Mar 2011

Concerns of torture for two missing opposition heads

Iranian officials should immediately end the illegal, incommunicado detention of four leading opposition figures: Mehdi Karroubi; Mir Hossein Mousavi; Fatemeh Karroubi; and Zahra Rahnavard, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today.
Iranian officials should immediately end the illegal, incommunicado detention of four leading opposition figures: Mehdi...

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3 Mar 2011

What About Iran?

While the world focuses on Libya's popular uprising and Moammar Gadhafi's murderous response, Iran has also-far from the international spotlight-been ratcheting up its repression. In the last few days, Tehran has moved to arrest the two leading figures of Iran's opposition, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, and has reportedly transferred them from house arrest to a political prison run by the Revolutionary Guard Corps.
While the world focuses on Libya's popular uprising and Moammar Gadhafi's murderous response, Iran has also-far from the...

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28 Feb 2011

Iran opposition leaders Mousavi and Karroubi ‘arrested’

Iranian opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi and their wives have been taken from their homes by security forces, reports suggest. Mr Karroubi's son told the BBC he had heard his father had been moved, but did not know where he had been taken.
Iranian opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi and their wives have been taken from their homes by...

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26 Feb 2011

Mousavi and Karroubi in IRGC house-prison

As contradictory news about the house arrest or imprisonment of the two Iranian opposition leaders, Mehdi Karroubi and Mir Hossein Mousavi, is reported and circulated, an informed source told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that the two political dissidents are no longer under house arrest and have been moved to a safe house in an area close to Tehran
As contradictory news about the house arrest or imprisonment of the two Iranian opposition leaders, Mehdi Karroubi and...

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25 Feb 2011

The Regime Debates Arrest Mousavi and Karroubi

We have known for months of a division within the Iranian regime over the handling of opposition figures Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi. Some within the establishment have pressed for the arrest and trial of the two men on charges of sedition.
We have known for months of a division within the Iranian regime over the handling of opposition figures Mir Hossein...

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16 Feb 2011

After 25 Bahman’s Success, The Challenges for the Green MovementÂ

Despite the relative success of the 25 Bahman event and the unexpectedly large turnout, the Green leadership has to grapple with two pressing issues. The first concerns the extent to which Mousavi and Karroubi are in tune with the aspirations and overall direction of the popular base of their movement
Despite the relative success of the 25 Bahman event and the unexpectedly large turnout, the Green leadership has to...

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15 Feb 2011

Iranian Lawmakers Call for Death of Opposition Leaders

A day after the most significant street protests in Iran since the end of the 2009 uprising there, members of the Iranian Parliament called on Tuesday for the two most prominent opposition leaders to be prosecuted and sentenced to death for stirring unrest.
A day after the most significant street protests in Iran since the end of the 2009 uprising there, members of the...

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9 Feb 2011

Mousavi and Karroubi on the Revolution: Living is Not Only Staying Alive

We are on the eve of the 32th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, a revolution that was a glorious reflection of people determining their own density. Understanding and recognizing this great and significant historic event is very important for each and every one of Iranians: maybe because understating the historical identity of any nation is influential in determining the future path of that nation, maybe because these days [people] ask themselves how correct was the path that was taken [in the past], or maybe because today more than any other time we are witnessing the efforts determined to distort this history.
We are on the eve of the 32th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, a revolution that was a glorious reflection...

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1 Jan 2011

Assessing the Threat To Arrest Mousavi and Karroubi

Scott Lucas, who teaches at the University of Birmingham in Britain, and runs the popular Iran blog Enduring America, believes that Iran's hardliners are using the threat of prosecution to put a leash on Moussavi and Karroubi, with tensions running high over government subsidy cuts.
Scott Lucas, who teaches at the University of Birmingham in Britain, and runs the popular Iran blog Enduring America,...

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