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Mehdi Karrubi

Type: Person

Name: Mehdi Karrubi (Mehdi Karroubi, Mehdi Mahdavi-Karrubi)

Title: Former Secretary-general

Organization: Militant Clerics Association

Date of Birth: 1937

Place of Birth: Aligudarz, Luristan Province

Fact Sheet: Biography for Mehdi Karrubi

First Reported 11/14/2009 - Updated 11/15/2009 - 6 Documents (in Politics)

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Iran opposition calls rulers brutal

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's embattled opposition leaders accused the government of becoming more brutal than the shah's regime in Web statements yesterday, and authorities announced a new Internet crackdown aimed at choking off the opposition movement's last ... [Philadelphia Inquirer - 11/15/2009]

Entities: Iran, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

5 get death in Iran post-vote turmoil

Supporters of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi clash with riot policeman in Tehran, June 20, 2009. [Agencies]Iran has sentenced five defendants to death in a mass trial of opposition figures accused of fomenting the unrest that ... [China Economic Net - 11/18/2009]

Entities: Iran, Ali Zamani, Mir Hossein Mousavi

First Reported 11/15/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 2 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Mir Hossein Mousavi

Iran trolls Internet for opposition voices

Tehran appointed a 12-member team of police and other security officials to monitor the Internet for information opposing the principles of the republic.Authorities said the increase in the use of the Internet creates a need to monitor crime occurring ... [UPI - 11/16/2009]

Entities: Iran, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Tehran

First Reported 11/14/2009 - Updated 11/14/2009 - 2 Documents

Defiant Mousavi repeats call for new Iran election (AFP)

TEHRAN (AFP) Iran's main opposition leader and defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi has repeated his call for a new election, after unrest this month saw clashes between police and protesters, a reformist website reported on Saturday. "The ... [Yahoo! News - 11/14/2009]

Entities: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Iran, Tehran, Mehdi Karrubi, Anti-American

First Reported 11/15/2009 - Updated 11/15/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iran's opposition divided, adrift

Many Tehran residents who oppose President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are taking a harder line against Iran's leaders and want to remove them from power, several protesters said. Others in the opposition movement favor gradual changes and caution against pressing ... [Washington Post - 11/15/2009]

Entities: Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Shia Islam, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

First Reported 11/15/2009 - Updated 11/15/2009 - 1 Documents

Iran opposition condemns police violence against protestors

Tehran - Iran's top opposition leaders condemned violence used by police and security forces against protestors, the reformist website Taqir (Change) reported Sunday. Former parliament speaker Mehdi Karroubi and former prime minister Mir-Hossein Moussavi ... [Earthtimes.org - 11/15/2009]

Entities: CONDEMNATION, Iran, Tehran

First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Iranian leaders brutal: opposition

Iran’s embattled opposition leaders accused the government of becoming more brutal than the shah’s regime in Web statements on Saturday, and authorities announced a new Internet crackdown aimed at choking off the reform movement’s last real means of keeping ... [Taipei Times Online - 11/16/2009]

Entities: Iran, Mehdi Karrubi, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 1 Documents

Ahmadinejad's Iran cab...

Tehran, November 16: Iran's parliament on Sunday approved President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's nominations for the final three posts in his 21-member cabinet after rejecting his initial candidates as being unqualified.MP Hamid Reza Hajibabai, former interior ... [Siasat Daily - 11/17/2009]

Entities: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Tehran, Sadeq Mahsouli

First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 1 Documents

Iran's opposition durable, Khatami says

CommentTEHRAN, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- The opposition movement in Iran is not temporary because the people long for freedom and security, former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami said.Khatami joined forces with opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi ... [UPI - 11/18/2009]

Entities: Mohammad Khatami, Iran, Mehdi Karrubi, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

First Reported 11/04/2009 - Updated 11/04/2009 - 24 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Iran police beat anti-government protesters on sidelines of rallies to mark US Embassy seizure

TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian security forces beat anti-government protesters with batons Wednesday on the sidelines of state-sanctioned rallies to mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover. The counter-demonstrations were the opposition's first ... [Yahoo! Canada - 11/04/2009]

Entities: Iran, Haft-e Tir Square, Tehran

First Reported 10/23/2009 - Updated 10/24/2009 - 4 Documents

Iranian opposition battles Ahmadinejad supporters at media fair

TEHRAN, October 23 (RIA Novosti) - Followers of former Iranian presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi on Friday clashed with supporters of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at a media fair in Tehran.The 16th International Fair of Press and News Agencies was ... [Russian Information Agency Novosti - 10/24/2009]

Entities: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Tehran, Iran, Mehdi Karrubi

First Reported 11/04/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 17 Documents

Iranian opposition protestors back on the streets

Published on : 4 November 2009 - 6:02pm | By Marijke KoemanFiled under:Fresh anti-government demonstrations in the Iranian capital Tehran today ended in serious confrontation between police and opposition protestors. Various sources within the country ... [Radio Netherlands - 11/05/2009]

Entities: Tehran, Riot Police, Iran, Mehdi Karrubi

Quotes

...that several protesters jailed in the June election unrest died in prisons after they were tortured, beaten and made to crawl like animals. "some youngsters who were chanting slogans were beaten in such a way that they lost their lives" said Mehdi Karroubi in his newspaper Etemad Melli on Saturday

Iran detainees tortured, killed: opposition leader [AFP via Yahoo! - 08/15/2009]

...'The police presence was strong but there were no clashes,' one witness said. "the people were not very aggressive and left when police told them to." The Fars news agency reported that opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi joined a gathering of around 100 supporters at a key intersection in central Tehran...

Riot police prevent opposition demo in Tehran: witnesses [The Middle East - 08/03/2009]

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Ahmadinejad's Iran cab... [Siasat Daily - 11/17/2009]
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Iranian leaders brutal: opposition [Taipei Times Online - 11/16/2009]
Iran's Economic Climate and the Post-election P... [Payvand Iran News - 11/16/2009]
Iran moves to silence opposition with internet ... [Guardian.co.uk - 11/15/2009]
Iran opposition calls rulers brutal [Philadelphia Inquirer - 11/15/2009]
Iran opposition condemns police violence agains... [Earthtimes.org - 11/15/2009]
Iranian Police Set Up 'internet Crime' Unit [Turkish Weekly - 11/15/2009]
Iran's opposition divided, adrift [Washington Post - 11/15/2009]
Fissures leave Iran's opposition movement adrift [Washington Post - 11/15/2009]
Iran's ruling clerics said more brutal than sha... [Globe and Mail - 11/15/2009]
Iran Rulers More Brutal Than Shah, Opposition Says [The Huffington Post \| Full News Feed - 11/14/2009]
Defiant Mousavi repeats call for new Iran elect... [Yahoo! News - 11/14/2009]
Defiant Mousavi repeats call for new Iran election [InSing.com - 11/14/2009]
Iran Rulers more brutal than shah: opposition [Khaleej Times - 11/14/2009]
Opposition: Iran Rulers more brutal than shah [Sydney Morning Herald - 11/14/2009]
Iran policing Internet in new attack on opposition [Sydney Morning Herald - 11/14/2009]
Crisis is in Islamic republic [Express Buzz - 11/14/2009]
AIJAC welcomes Minister's decision on accused N... [Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council - 11/13/2009]

Blogs

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Iran: Green Movement defies regime again [Global Voices Online - 11/05/2009] Iran's Green Movement opposition organized mass street protests on the 4th of November (13th of Aban), taking advantage of the official rallies being held on the ...
Pro-Democracy Iranians to Obama: ‘You’re with T... [NewsBusters.org blogs - 11/05/2009] After President George W. Bush employed the words, "You’re either with us, or you’re with the terrorists," addressing a joint session of Congress in the aftermath ...
A faultline runs down Tehran's streets \| Massou... [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 11/04/2009] Old divisions of the revolution found new form as Iran marked the anniversary of the US embassy takeoverHundreds of thousands are reported to have taken part in ...
Live-Blogging The Revolution: 13 Aban [The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - 11/04/2009] Saeed Valadbaygi at Revolutionary Road and Scott Lucas at Enduring America are both doing an incredible job keeping up with all the bits of info coming out ...
Morning Brief: Iranian opposition demonstrates ... [FP Passport - 11/04/2009] Iranian opposition demonstrates on embassy siege anniversary Top story: Taking advantage of an official rally to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the ...

Audio/Video

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Iranian opposition leaders make it clear they'r... [Slate Magazine - 07/02/2009]

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