by Sadra | Dec 21, 2009 | Blog
Iranian reformists have clashed with police after the funeral of a dissident cleric, opposition websites say. Earlier, tens of thousands took part in a procession for Grand Ayatollah Hoseyn Ali Montazeri in the holy city of Qom. Clashes reportedly broke out, but the...
by Sadra | Dec 20, 2009 | Blog
Iran sent riots squads into the holy city of Qom fearing the death of Grand Ayatollah Montazeri, the Islamic Republic’s most senior dissident cleric, threatened a new wave of protests. By Richard Spencer in Dubai Published: 3:23PM GMT 20 Dec 2009 Students...
by Sadra | Dec 20, 2009 | Blog
(20 December 2009) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran called on the Iranian government not to interfere with mourning ceremonies following the passing away of the Grand Ayatollah Montazeri in Qom and to end persecution and detention of his followers....
by Sadra | Dec 20, 2009 | Blog
By ROBERT F. WORTH Published: December 19, 2009 BEIRUT — The Iranian authorities acknowledged Saturday for the first time that at least three protesters had been beaten to death in prison after the disputed presidential election in June, as a military court announced...
by Sadra | Dec 20, 2009 | Blog
Sunday 20-Dec 2009 The senior Iranian dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hoseyn Ali Montazeri has died, state-run Iranian media say. It is not yet clear how the 87-year-old theologian, who was based in the holy city Qom, south of Tehran, passed away. “Hoseyn Ali...
