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NEWS ABOUT: Mehdi Karoubi

Mehdi Karoubi stories: 4 news summaries

Iran Reformist Publishes Prison Rape Account

Karroubi says more allegations of protester abuse to come

Aug 25, 09 4:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - A testimony released by defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi details a male protester's beating and rape at a notorious prison after the disputed election. The first-person account is just one of many, Karroubi alleges, and CNN reports that he will continue to publish them on his website "if... More »

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Iran • prison • rape • political prisoner • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • Iranian election • Mehdi Karoubi

(Newser) - Iranian protesters, both male and female, were raped in a notorious prison in the aftermath of the disputed presidential election, one of the defeated candidates alleged today. Reformist Mehdi Karroubi wrote on his website that senior prison officials told him about "really shameful issues," including sexual violence that... More »

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Iran • rape • Revolutionary Guards • Iranian Revolutionary Guard • sexual violence • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi • Iranian protests • Mehdi Karoubi

(Newser) - Iranian police beat demonstrators gathered in a Tehran cemetery to mourn victims of post-election violence, including Neda Agha-Soltan—the 26-year-old whose killing was witnessed by hundreds of thousands on YouTube. A witness told Reuters that some mourners were arrested. Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi defied threats from the Revolutionary Guards... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Iranian Revolutionary Guard • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi • Neda • Iranian protests • Mehdi Karoubi • Neda Agha Soltan

(Newser) - The top body investigating the results of the recent election is asking Iran’s supreme leader to give it more time to clear up any and all “ambiguities,” Reuters reports. “We are urging you to allow us to extend the deadline to receive further complaints five more... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • inquiry • Guardian Council • election results • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi • Mehdi Karoubi

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