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Top Iran dissident cleric Montazeri dies at 87
Dec 20, 2009 14:24 EST
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's most senior dissident cleric, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, has died at the age of 87, providing a fresh catalyst for renewed demonstrations against the country's hardline leadership.
Top Iran dissident cleric Montazeri dies at 87
Dec 20, 2009 14:24 EST
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's most senior dissident cleric, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, has died at the age of 87, providing a fresh catalyst for renewed demonstrations against the country's hardline leadership.
Iran judiciary issues warning to opposition chiefs
Dec 16, 2009 07:32 EST
Iran's judiciary warned opposition leaders on Wednesday that prosecutors had enough evidence to try them and accused them of offences tantamount to those of the rebel People's Mujahedeen.
Iranian opposition leader defends street protests
Dec 07, 2009 08:55 EST
Reformist cleric Mehdi Karoubi, one of the most outspoken leaders of the Iranian opposition movement, defended student street protests Monday and warned authorities against launching a crackdown.
Iran bans foreign media cover as student rally nears
Dec 05, 2009 14:23 EST
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran on Saturday banned foreign media from reporting on a student rally next week that authorities fear could turn into a new round of protests against June's disputed presidential election.
Iran editor gets 9-year jail term for vote protest
Dec 02, 2009 04:38 EST
TEHRAN (Reuters) - A newspaper editor and well-known critic of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been sentenced to nine years in jail for fomenting unrest after June's disputed elections, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
Iran's Mousavi tells government to end intimidation
Nov 22, 2009 10:28 EST
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi said Sunday the reform movement would not be cowed by the hardline government's harsh methods as riot police prevented a demonstration by moderates taking place.
Iranian reformer freed on $700,000 bail: report
Nov 22, 2009 08:46 EST
TEHRAN (Reuters) - A reformist former vice-president accused of fomenting street unrest after Iran's June election was released on bail of about $700,000 on Sunday, the judiciary said, after reports he had been sentenced to six years in jail.
Iran artists in tug of war with government
Nov 15, 2009 01:29 EST
Culture clash in Iran as government tries to rein in artists protesting political turmoil. Iran's greatest master of traditional music, Mohammad Reza Shajarian, always avoided open clashes with his country's ruling hard-line clerics.
Iran artists in tug of war with government
Nov 14, 2009 11:16 EST
Culture clash in Iran as government tries to rein in artists protesting political turmoil. Iran's greatest master of traditional music, Mohammad Reza Shajarian, always avoided open clashes with his country's ruling hard-line clerics.
Iran's Karoubi attacks Ahmadinejad on U.S. policy
Nov 08, 2009 15:25 EST
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian opposition figure Mehdi Karoubi, whose supporters clashed with police in a rally last week, accused President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Sunday of double standards in his U.S. policy.
Iran says over 100 people detained at anti-U.S. rally
Nov 07, 2009 11:00 EST
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian police detained more than 100 people for "disturbing public order" during a rally this week to mark the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.
Mousavi supporters clash with police in Tehran
Nov 04, 2009 13:34 EST
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Police clashed with supporters of Iran's opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi in Tehran on Wednesday when a rally marking the 30th anniversary of the storming of the U.S. embassy turned violent.
Mousavi supporters clash with police in Tehran
Nov 04, 2009 03:28 EST
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Police clashed with supporters of Iran's opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi in Tehran on Wednesday when a rally marking the 30th anniversary of the storming of the U.S. embassy turned violent, witnesses said.
Iranian police warn opposition over November 4 rallies
Nov 03, 2009 07:56 EST
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian police warned the opposition on Tuesday to avoid using the 30th anniversary of the U.S. embassy takeover in Tehran to revive protests against the clerical establishment, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Iran frees two Karoubi allies on bail: media
Nov 01, 2009 20:00 EST
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has freed two prominent allies of pro-reform cleric Mehdi Karoubi on bail, Iranian media said on Sunday, including a female journalist who reportedly went on hunger strike last week.
Iran's Mousavi hints at new opposition rally
Oct 31, 2009 08:31 EDT
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi appeared to urge his supporters on Saturday to take part in rallies on November 4 marking the 30th anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran.
Rights groups seek U.N. probe of Iran rape charges
Sep 21, 2009 19:19 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Human rights groups urged the U.N. General Assembly to appoint a special envoy to investigate abuses in Iran, alleging detainees held after disputed elections there have been raped and tortured.
Ahmadinejad says Holocaust a lie, Israel has no future
Sep 18, 2009 14:27 EDT
TEHRAN (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called the Holocaust a lie Friday, raising the stakes against Israel just as world powers try to decide how to deal with the nuclear ambitions of an Iran in political turmoil.
Iran security forces clash with protesters: witness
Sep 18, 2009 03:16 EDT
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran security forces clashed with supporters of opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi and arrested at least 10 of them during annual anti-Israel rallies in central Tehran on Friday, a witness said.
