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Iran arrests opposition figure's daughters: website

February 11, 2013 08:01
Security forces on Monday arrested two daughters of opposition figure Mir Hossein Mousavi who along with his wife is under house arrest, an opposition website reported. "Security forces raided the home of Zahra and Narges, and arrested them in the morning," Kaleme.com, which is close to Mousavi, said without citing a source. The judiciary is yet to comment on the report. Mousavi was a leading figure guiding opposition protests against the result of the 2009 presidential election, which gave President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a second four-year term.

Iranian authorities arrest opposition leader's daughters-report

February 11, 2013 07:31
DUBAI, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Iranian authorities on Monday detained two daughters of leading opposition figure Mirhossein Mousavi, a former presidential candidate held under house arrest for nearly two years, an opposition-linked website reported. Mousavi stood in presidential elections in 2009 and was a figurehead of the big street protests over allegations of vote rigging that followed. He is held under house arrest with his wife Zahra Rahnavard.

UPDATE 3-Ally of Iran's Ahmadinejad charged, freed

February 6, 2013 04:15
* Mortazavi detained after Ahmadinejad accused rival * Row comes before presidential election in June * Supreme leader calls for calm (Adds Mortazavi hearing details) By Yeganeh Torbati DUBAI, Feb 6 (Reuters) - A once-feared prosecutor at the centre of a row between two of Iran's most powerful figures was charged and freed from two days' detention on Wednesday, adding a new twist to their feud just months before the country's next presidential election.

UN calls on Iran to stop arresting journalists

February 5, 2013 13:01
UN human rights experts on Tuesday urged Iran to stop arresting journalists after a wave of detentions they said was a "flagrant" violation of international law, even as Tehran announced a new round of arrests. "The recent wave of arrests of journalists solely for carrying out their professional activities is a flagrant violation of Iran's obligations under international human rights law," four UN experts said in a joint press release.

UN calls on Iran to stop arresting journalists

February 5, 2013 12:30
UN human rights experts on Tuesday urged Iran to stop arresting journalists after a wave of detentions that they said was a "flagrant" violation of international law. "The recent wave of arrests of journalists solely for carrying out their professional activities is a flagrant violation of Iran's obligations under international human rights law," four UN experts said in a joint press release.

Daughters demand contact with detained Iran opposition couple

January 26, 2013 08:00
DUBAI, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Two leading Iranian opposition figures held under house arrest for almost two years have been denied contact with their children, their daughters said in a statement published on Saturday. Mirhossein Mousavi stood in presidential elections in 2009 and became one of the figureheads of the huge street protests over allegations of vote rigging that followed. He was detained with his wife Zahra Rahnavardstood in February 2011.
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