In his latest remarks, Mir-Hossein Mousavi noted that “The Iranian people’s green movement has brought compassion and closeness among different sectors of society,” adding, “With all our differences of opinion, beliefs, cultures and ethnicities, we will gradually cease to stutter and will converse with one another with more ease.”
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, the wife of a protester who was murdered during the 2009 post-election protests talked in detail about the continued pressure on her for concealing the truth about her husband’s death.
The publication of a report in Hamshahri Mah about plans by the Iranian Cultural Heritage Organization to organize a sale of the country’s historical artifacts revealed another behind-the-scenes effort by Ahmadinejad’s chief of staff, Esfandiar Rahim-Mashaei, to engage in activities outside the supervision of the Majlis and the State Audit Organization.
In his 18th statement following last June’s fraudulent presidential election, 2009 presidential candidate has proposed a charter for the Iranian opposition Green Movement, laying out its goals, strategies and identity.
While the request by Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi for a June 12 march on the first anniversary of last year’s disputed presidential election in Iran has been widely supported by a range of reformist groups, Iran’s top military commander Hassan Firuzabadi yesterday signaled the reactivation of the Psychological Operations Command of Iran’s armed forces.
On the anniversary of the disputed June 2009 election and one year of unprecedented violence and repression in Iran, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran released a report today naming fifteen leading officials responsible for carrying out the brutal repression against peaceful protestors and civil society activists.
The hasty execution of five Iranian political dissidents, four of them Kurds, has sparked unprecedented support for their cause including a one-day strike that shut down much of the country’s Kurdistan province.
The Green Voice of Freedom has launched its French service. This means that GVF is now available in four languages in order to provide news and analysis on the most recent developments in Iran and the Green Movement.
The Green Voice of Freedom will launch its Arabic service in the coming days. This means that GVF will be available in three languages in order to provide better coverage of the news related to the Green Movement in Iran for a wider audience.
GVF strongly encourages the creation of a dialogue within the Green Movement whereby creative ideas are brought in and discussed. Our movement’s readiness to embrace new ideas and try new strategies in dealing with state apparatus will be instrumental in achieving our basic rights. The following letter was sent to us by a Green Movement supporter: