Green Martyrs

Families and lawyers unaware of hangings

Five prisoners executed on Sunday morning

Farzad Kamangar, Ali Heidarian, Farhad Vakili, Shirin Alam Houli and Mahdi Eslamian were all executed this morning, May 9, 2010. The semi-official Fars News Agency, cited judiciary officials as saying that the “antirevolutionary” individuals were executed this morning for carrying out terrorists activities such as “bombings in different cities in Iran.”

Son of conservative cleric exposes

Business as usual in Kahrizak prison

The son of senior conservative cleric has warned the head of the Iranian judiciary that the notorious Kahrizak detention centre has recommenced its activities under another name.

Video: Slain workers remembered on Intentional Workers' Day

Following an initiative by The Centre to Defend Families of the Slain and Detained in Iran, people lay flowers at the grave of workers who lost their lives following the rigged presidential election of June 2009.

Photo: Sohrab Erabi campaigning for Mousavi before coup

The Mihan News website has released a photo of green martyr Sohrab Erabi during an election rally in the weeks before the fraudulent presidential election of June 2009.

Victim's wife speaks out:

Tell Me What Ali Said In His Last Moments

The wife of Ali Hassanpour, who was hit with a bullet during the peaceful popular march on June 15, called on the United Nations to investigate the martyrdom of her husband and other green martyrs in an interview with Rooz.

'The people do not forget'

Mousavi & Karroubi call for demonstrations on 12 June coup anniversary

2009 presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi met with fellow candidate Mahdi Karroubi on Monday, April 26. During the meeting which lasted for an hour, the two leaders of the Green Movement discussed latest issues in the country and called for demonstrations on 12 June, marking the first anniversary of the monumental fraud that took place during last year's presidential election.

'The idea for change has been born'

Mousavi: Green Movement only option for materialising goals;heavy price 'inevitable'

“It should become apparent for everyone that we are seeking our national interests; this is not a question of selfishness. We do not want to stand beside tyranny and the tyrant. We stand by the oppressed," Mousavi said. “The difficulties, pressures, restrictions, oppressions, hardships and prisons exist, but we have no choice but to continue this path and to endure the hardships."

Mourners in Mashhad pay tribute to green martyr

Mostafa Ghanian remembered

A group of Green Movement supporters have paid their tribute to slain green protester Mostafa Ghanian who was the victim of the Iranian authorities’ violent crackdown following the fraudulent presidential election of June 2009.

Tehran governor:

'15 June demonstration had legal authorisation'

The governor of Tehran has announced that the massive march of the Iranian people that took place on 15 June in protest against was actually held with authorisation.

Identify the Murderer of the War Veteran

On June 19, 2009 a veteran of Iran’s 8-year war with Iraq, 48 year Abbas Disnad shut his store to go home. Tehran was the scene of demonstrations and violence for over a week then with people protesting the electoral coup of June 12. But before he could get far from his shop, Abbas received several unexpected baton flows on his head and fell.