Mohammad Hossein Karroubi, the son of Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, reported that he and other family members met with his father, who is under house arrest, on the eve of the New Year. Mehdi Karroubi, one of the challengers of Mahmoud Ahmadinejads victory in the 2009 presidential election, has been under house arrest since 2011. Mohammad ...

Zahra Rahnavard and MirHosein Mousavi met with Rahnavards aging mother, Ehtermolsadat Navab Safavi, on Sunday March 16 under the supervision of Iranian security officers. The Kaleme website reports: this family meeting had unexpectedly coincided with a meeting of a group of teachers and families of political prisoners. According to Kaleme, the ...

Ali Motahari, the outspoken Iranian MP, was once again summoned by the judiciary on Wednesday February 19 for his critical views. Khaneh Mellat reports that Ardebil MP Kamaleddin Pirmoazen confirmed the news, calling the summons illegal and unfair. Last December, the Tehran Prosecutor announced that Motahari is facing charges for some of his statements ...

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 ...

Rouhanis Problems with Food for Iranians Iran has called for good intentions and good faith in talks, scheduled for February 18, on a comprehensive nuclear agreement. Tehran and the 5+1 Powers (US, Britain, Germany, France, China, and Russia), who signed an interim deal in November, will meet in Vienna in the opening attempt to reach a full arrangement ...

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 ...