The Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi has said he is ready to lay down his life to bring about change in the Islamic Republic. Demanding an end to a state crackdown on pro-reform supporters, he declared on his website: “I am not afraid to die for people’s demands.â€
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Still angry
September 21st, 2009 |
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Iran’s anti-government protesters take to the streets again
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JERUSALEM Day, a traditional time for fellow Muslims to show solidarity with the Palestinians, provided the opportunity for the Iranian opposition’s first big march for several weeks. People sneaked green ribbons into their pockets, anxious to demonstrate their support for Iran’s Green Wave opposition movement but equally keen to avoid a beating from government militia. But as the crowds swelled, people became bolder and anti-government chants rang out. …
Iran police clash with mourners
July 30th, 2009 |
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Iranian opposition leaders have vowed to attend ceremonies to honour those killed in the violence following the country’s disputed election result.
Authorities have refused permission for a ceremony traditionally held 40 days after a person’s death.
Among those who died on 20 June was Neda Agha Soltan, a young woman whose death was filmed on a mobile phone.
The mother of Ms Agha Soltan – who became a symbol of Iran’s protests – is expected to take part in the memorial.
One of 10 protesters who died that day, 27-year-old Agha Soltan was shot to death as she watched protests from the sidelines of the demonstrations.
Graveside ceremony
When footage of her death was posted on a video-sharing website, she became a symbol for the country’s opposition movement.
The BBC’s Jon Leyne says that Shia Muslims traditionally mark 40 days after a death in a ceremony called the Arbayeen.
Bowing to pressure about the treatment of opposition detainees, some of whom are reported to have died in prison, Iranian authorities have announced that many are going to be released.
Twenty who are charged with more serious offences – including bombings and attacking security forces – are expected to be put on trial next week.
There has been growing outrage, even amongst government supporters, about the treatment of opposition detainees, some of whom have died in prison.
On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she deplored the way the Iranian government was treating those it had imprisoned after the violence and urged authorities to release political detainees.
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US pessimistic on Iran overtures
July 23rd, 2009 |
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The US secretary of state has said Washington is still willing to engage with Iran but that political turmoil there means a response is unlikely.
Hillary Clinton told the BBC the US was waiting for Iran to respond but that Tehran "does not have any capacity to make that kind of decision right now".
Barack Obama has made verbal overtures towards Iran, but last week Mrs Clinton warned its time to respond was limited.
The US accuses Iran of pursuing nuclear weapons, a charge Iran denies.
"We haven’t had any response," Mrs Clinton told the BBC’s state department correspondent Kim Ghattas.
"We’ve certainly reached out and made it clear that’s what we’d be willing to do, even now, despite our absolute condemnation of what they’ve done in the [12 June presidential] election and since but I don’t think they have any capacity to make that kind of decision right now."
The Iranian opposition has accused President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of rigging the outcome of the poll, which saw Mr Ahmadinejad returned to office.
Days of streets protests against the results were violently suppressed, drawing widespread condemnation from around the world.</p
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