Iranian president aims to support the rights of every citizen including those who are in prison, Iranian official said commenting on the issue of house arrested opposition leaders. The spokesman for Iran's administration, Mohammad Baqer Nobakht remarked that the administration sensitively pursues the issue, ISNA news agency reported on May 1. Nobakht ...

Vienna, Feb 18, IRNA Keeping the competitors of ?Mahmoud Ahmadinejad? cooped up for long years, even during the Prudence and Hope government, would be disgusting for the people and a majority of them, while diluting and weakening the created hopes for the people. ?Hassan Fatehi? in ?Mellat Online? writes: Parliament Speaker Dr. Ali Larijani, in ...

[caption id="attachment_23974" align="alignright" width="180"] Iranian MP Alaeddin Boroujerdi[/caption] Nasim A senior Iranian parliament member has condemned US statement on imprisoned Iranian oppositions saying that the fate of the two leaders of the so-called Green Movement in Iran only be determined and decided upon by Tehran. the US should better ...

225 Iranian activists issued a statement calling for the release of opposition leaders MirHosein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi and Zahra Rahnavard. Kaleme reports in a statement the activist say: Three years have passed since the illegal house arrest of the leaders of the Green Movement of Iranian people and since February 14, 2011 Mr. Karroubi, Mr. Mousavi ...

Washington is calling on Tehran to release three Iranian opposition leaders who have been under house arrest since 2011 without being formally charged with any crime. The U.S. State Department issued the call on February 14 marking the third anniversary of the detention of former presidential candidates and opposition leaders Mehdi Karrubiand Mir ...

Irans Prosecutor General has announced that efforts to end the house arrest of MirHosein Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard and Mehdi Karroubi are futile and nothing will change unless they repent. The Tasnim News Agency reports that Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei told a meeting of seminarians in Hamadan: Some are trying to end the house arrests to no avail; the ...

A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by the AEI Critical Threats Project's Iran research team. Politics President Hassan Rouhani delivered a speech marking the 35thanniversary of the Islamic Revolutionat Freedom Square in Tehran. He discussed Revolutionary values, broad economic policy,...

Iranian Justice Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi said if MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi declare that we are committed to the rule of law and peace, they could become eligible for a pardon. At a press conference on Tuesday February 4, Pourmohammadi said Mousavi and Karroubi have not been officially put on trial because the establishment has deliberated ...

A son of detained Iranian opposition figure Mehdi Karrubi says his father "sticks to his beliefs and principles" and has no plans to ask authorities for forgiveness. Taghi Karrubi told RFE/RL's Radio Farda his father is "ready for a trial in any court" but that he would want to openly "talk to the people." Mehdi Karrubi was moved on February 2 ...

Irans Prosecutor General announced today that the transfer of Mehdi Karroubi to his home in Jamaran does not mean that the opposition leader is no longer under house arrest. Ghomalhossein Mohseni Ejei once again referred to the 2009 election protests as a show of sedition that made the revolutions enemies happy and, therefore, its perpetrators must ...

Irans Justice Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadihas announced the arrestof more than 10? anti-corruption officials on fraud charges. In the Government Discretionary Punishments Organisation (GDPO), some of our colleagues have been corrupted, Pourmohammadi said on Sunday. In line with the fight against corruption, more than 10 colleagues in GDPO, most ...

An Iranian opposition leader incarcerated for heading protests challenging Mahmoud Ahmadinejads 2009 re-election as president, has been transfered to house arrest after spending three years in a state-supervised apartment, his son said. Mehdi Karrubi, who accused Ahmadinejad of fraudulently winning a second term, will be monitored by security forces ...

Fareed speaks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani about the future of Green Movement leaders. There are leaders in Iran who had a great deal of popular support from the people of Iran who now sit under house arrest. I'm thinking of the leaders of the so-called Green Movement, which include a former prime minister, a former president of Iran. Can ...

Irans military engaged in some tough talk on Friday, with the deputy head of the armed forces, General Masoud Jazayeri, saying US interests in the regionwill be completely destroyedin the event of any attack against the Islamic Republic. Jazayeri was responding to US Secretary of State John Kerry, who said in a Thursday interview that if Iran did ...

Irans authorities have continued their crackdown on MP Ali Motahari, following his remarks calling for the review of cases of political prisoners. Motaharis website was blocked, as the Tehran Prosecutor announced on Saturday that it has summoned Motahari over his statements. In Parliament last week, Motahari criticized the judiciary for its failure ...

The website of outspoken Iranian MP Ali Motahari has been blocked by Iranian cyber-censorship authorities. Meanwhile, the Tehran Prosecutor announced on Saturday January 4 that it has summoned Motahari to answer for a number of his recent statements. Ali Motahari criticized the judiciary last week in Parliament for failing to review the sentences ...

The Tehran prosecutor has announced that proceedings have begun against Ali Motahari, the Iranian MP who recently called for a review of prison sentences issued following the 2009 election protests. IRNA reports that according to an informed source, criminal proceedings against Motahari have been launched in the fourth branch of the culture and media ...

Iranian MP Ali Motahari has called for a review of judicial sentences handed out to political prisoners arrested during the 2009 election protests. ILNA reports that Motahari addressed Parliament on Sunday December 29, saying many severe sentences were handed out to these prisoners and there is a question whether judges were acting independently or ...

Prominent Iranian reformist Saeed Hajjarian has told reporters that the Rouhani administration is hard at work trying to secure the release of the Iranian opposition leaders who have been under house arrest since February 2011. The senior member of the Islamic Iran Participation Front told ISNA that Rouhani can be effective as the head of the Supreme ...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told university students Saturday that tolerance could resolve the issue of political prisoners, as some of them chanted for opposition leaders under house arrest to be freed. "My government is committed to the promises it has made to the people, but we need to create internal consensus to achieve the objectives," ...