Iranian police disperse mourners of slain protestersTEHRAN - Iranian Police Thursday dispersed hundreds of mourners planning to commemorate the protesters killed during the country’s post-election unrest, Press TV reported. Iranian police fire tear gas, beat protesters with batons to disperse graveside memorialTEHRAN, Iran — Iranian police fired tear gas and beat anti-government protesters with batons to disperse thousands at a graveside memorial Thursday for victims of post-election violence, witnesses and state television said. Iranian police fire tear gas at opposition supporters to break up graveside demonstrationTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s state-run Press TV says police have used tear gas to break up a memorial rally by around 1,000 opposition supporters at the grave of a woman killed in post-election turmoil. Iranian police prevent opposition leader Mousavi from going to graveside memorialTEHRAN, Iran — Iranian police blocked opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi from attending a graveside memorial for victims of post-election unrest after he defied a government ban on the gathering. Iranian opposition request memorial ceremony for victims of post-election unrestTEHRAN, Iran — The top aide to Iran’s opposition leader says his boss has requested permission from authorities to hold a memorial service for victims of post-election unrest. Iranian police clamp down in Tehran to thwart protest callTEHRAN, Iran — Security forces and pro-government militiamen clamped down in the Iranian capital to prevent protests Tuesday as the country’s police chief warned his forces would take a tough line if the opposition tries to take to the street. Italy says on the eve of G-8 summit that world leaders have yet to agree on IranL’AQUILA, Italy — The leaders of Group of Eight countries have yet to forge a common position on Iran’s violent crackdown on post-electoral protests, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Tuesday on the eve of the summit. Iranian cleric seek harsh punishment of unrest leaders, says some ‘worthy of prosecution’EDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. State TV: Aide to Iranian opposition leader Mousavi banned from leaving Iran pending probeEDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. No one in Iran wants to remember their once supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
CAIRO — Just a few weeks ago, they would have been virtually unthinkable acts of defiance in Iran: standing up to the supreme leader, ignoring his warnings to stay off the streets — then chanting for his death. But the boisterous opposition protests thrusting Iran into its worst civil unrest since the 1979 Islamic Revolution have broken the taboo against direct criticism of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Now some are talking about him as a casualty of the crisis — and wondering if the aloof cleric’s powerful office will survive after his eventual death. Obama talks tougher on Iran, says US ‘appalled and outraged’ at violenceWASHINGTON — Dramatically hardening the U.S. reaction to Iran’s disputed elections and bloody aftermath, President Barack Obama condemned the violence against protesters Tuesday and lent his strongest support yet to their accusations the hardline victory was a fraud. Protests muted in Iran as regime expels British diplomats, toughens crackdownCAIRO — Overwhelmed by police and left with limited alternatives, Iranian demonstrators resorted Tuesday to more subtle ways of challenging the outcome of the presidential election: holding up posters, shouting from rooftops and turning on car headlights. Run-up in gasoline prices appears to be over, but could Iranian strife send prices higher?COLUMBUS, Ohio — After rising nearly every day for the past two months and climbing 67 percent so far this year, it looks like gasoline prices may be ready to take a break. Power struggle among Iran’s clerics bursts into the open as ayatollah’s relatives are arrestedTEHRAN, Iran — A backstage struggle among Iran’s ruling clerics burst into the open Sunday when the government said it had arrested the daughter and other relatives of an ayatollah who is one of the country’s most powerful men. 24 reporters arrested in Iran in weeklong election protests amid tight restrictionsPARIS — Iranian authorities have arrested at least 24 journalists and bloggers since postelection protests began a week ago, and a media watchdog says reporters are a “priority target” for Iran’s leadership. Arrests of ex-president’s relatives expose rift among Iran ruling clerics over electionTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s government said Sunday it arrested the daughter and four other relatives of former President Hashemi Rafsanjani, one of the country’s most powerful men, in a move that exposed a rift among the ruling Islamic clerics over the disputed presidential election. Republican senator calls Obama ‘timid and passive’ in response to protests in IranWASHINGTON — Republican senators criticized President Barack Obama on Sunday for not taking a tougher public stand in support of Iranians protesting the outcome of the country’s contested presidential election, with one saying the president had been “timid and passive.” Eerie calm settles over Tehran as death toll jumps to 19, Rafsanjani relatives arrestedTEHRAN, Iran — An eerie calm settled over the streets of Tehran Sunday as state media reported at least 10 more deaths in post-election unrest and said authorities arrested the daughter and four other relatives of ex-President Hashemi Rafsanjani, one of Iran’s most powerful men. Eery calm settles over Tehran as death toll jumps to 19, Rafsanjani relatives arrestedTEHRAN, Iran — An eery calm settled over the streets of Tehran Sunday as state media reported at least 10 more deaths in post-election unrest and said authorities arrested the daughter and four other relatives of ex-President Hashemi Rafsanjani, one of Iran’s most powerful men. Iran state TV says authorities arrested daughter of former President RafsanjaniTEHRAN, Iran — Iranian state television says authorities have arrested the daughter of former President Hashemi Rafsanjani together with four other family members for taking part in unauthorized protest rallies. Israeli president applauds Iran protesters, says hopes ‘poor government’ will disappearJERUSALEM — Israeli President Shimon Peres applauded Iran’s pro-reform protesters Sunday, saying the young should “raise their voice for freedom” — an explicit message of support from a country that sees itself as most endangered by the hard-line government in Tehran. Tehran protesters clash with police after warning of ‘bloodshed’ from country’s supreme leaderTEHRAN, Iran — Thousands of protesters defied Iran’s highest authority Saturday and marched on waiting security forces that fought back with baton charges, tear gas and water cannons as the crisis over disputed elections lurched into volatile new ground. Obama: Iran’s leaders must stop all ‘violent and unjust actions’ amid postelection crackdownWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Saturday challenged Iran’s government to halt a “violent and unjust” crackdown on dissenters, using his bluntest language yet to condemn Tehran’s postelection response. Gunfire, euphoria mark extraordinary week in IranA protest song from decades ago rings out from the green-clad crowds supporting Mir Hossein Mousavi. Motorcycles weave through Tehran with backers of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waving Iranian flags. Protesters run wildly from the sound of gunshots. Clashes intensifies in Tehran as police fire tear gas, water cannons at thousands of protesters
Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi demands presidential vote annulledTEHRAN, Iran — Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi is repeating his demand that Iran’s presidential vote must be annulled. Witnesses: fierce clashes on Tehran streets, police fire tear gas, water cannon at protestersTEHRAN, Iran — Police beat protesters and fired tear gas and water cannons at thousands who rallied Saturday in open defiance of Iran’s clerical government, sharply escalating the most serious internal conflict since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Iran threatens harsh action against opposition, saying police and other forces will crack downTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s government threatened harsh action Saturday if opposition supporters take to the streets again to demand a new election in open defiance of the country’s supreme leader. Iran issues stern warning to opposition leader not to encourage supporters to stage mass rallyTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s opposition leader received another stern warning Saturday not to encourage his supporters to take to the streets a day after the country’s top leader sought to end the deepening election crisis by effectively declaring President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the winner. Iran’s leader warns opposition: End street protests or be accountable for ‘bloodshed’TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s supreme leader sought to end the deepening crisis over disputed elections with one decisive speech — declaring the vote will almost certainly stand and sternly warning opposition leaders to end street protests or be held responsible for any “bloodshed and chaos” to come. |
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