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| 5 months ago
Correspondents in Tehran | June 22, 2009 THE Iranian regime has arrested the daughter and four other relatives of former president Ali Akbar Rafsanjani - in the clearest sign to date that one of the country's most powerful men is at odds with the ...
News Source: Yedioth Ahronoth
| 5 months ago
According to unofficial reports, Iranian security forces have begun dispersing demonstrators who gathered outside the parliament in Tehran to protest the election results. The security forces reportedly used teargas against the protesters. It was...
News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 5 months ago
Iran's judicial authorities have set up a special court to deal with the dozens of protesters arrested in recent days. Government authorities are continuing to crack down on any dissent, claiming 450 people were arrested during protests last week and...
News Source: Yedioth Ahronoth
| 5 months ago
Iran protests are 'beginnings of change' Protests in Iran have led to the "beginnings of change" there, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said on Tuesday, echoing the central theme of President Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. "We've seen...
News Source: Gulf News
| 5 months ago
Ebadi says she is asking EU governments "to express their protest" against Iran over the way "it is killing and is arresting people." The Iranian activist is calling for a re-run of disputed presidential elections and says they should be monitored by...
News Source: Bradenton Herald
| 5 months ago
Obama 'moved' by protests in Iran tool goes here The White House says President Barack Obama has been "moved" by the television images of people in Iran taking to the street in protest. Riot police in Tehran continue to lead a crackdown on...