by Sadra | Dec 24, 2009 | Blog
Rising tensions with approach of Shiite holy day of Ashura (23 December 2009) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran denounced attacks on followers and admirers of the late Grand Ayatollah Hussein-Ali Montazeri today, as police used tear gas and pepper...
by Sadra | Dec 24, 2009 | Blog
By Middle East Correspondent Anne Barker Posted Thu Dec 24, 2009 10:00am AEDT A memorial service in Iran for a dissident cleric has descended into more violence after security forces began beating women and children, and arrested scores of people. His funeral has...
by Sadra | Dec 22, 2009 | Blog
PARIS (Reuters) – France urged Iran on Tuesday to deliver a swift verdict in the espionage trial of a young French teaching assistant, saying that she was innocent and a prisoner swap was out of the question. Clotilde Reiss, 24, who is out of jail on bail and...
by Sadra | Dec 22, 2009 | Blog
Clashes with security forces as huge crowds turn out to mourn religious leader who supported reform. By Kim Sengupta The funeral of Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, the eminent cleric and champion of reform, turned into a mass protest in Iran yesterday as the...
by Sadra | Dec 22, 2009 | Blog
Tens of thousands take part in a procession in Qom as Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri is laid to rest. Security forces are on hand as mourners in green chant anti-government slogans. By Borzou Daragahi and Ramin Mostaghim December 21, 2009 | 7:26 a.m. Reporting...
