Karroubi Still Not Backing Down
Translation via Mousavi’s facebook page: Mehdi Karoubi welcomed the recent remarks made by Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei, the General Prosecutor, in which he promised to “take Mousavi and Karoubi to court when the time is right”. Karoubi said: “I very much welcome this event so that if during… these years due to some considerations I have not […]
Karroubi: “I Look Forward to My Day in Court”
Mir Hossein Mousavi’s Facebook page is reporting: Mehdi Karoubi welcomed the recent remarks made by Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei, the General Prosecutor, in which he promised to “take Mousavi and karoubi to court when the time is right.” Karoubi said: “I very much welcome this event so that if…I have not raised some issues, I could do […]
Rights of detainees under Iran’s legal system
The Iranian American Bar Association released a white paper this week outlining the rights of detainees and accused persons in the legal system of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The paper is a valuable resource for those unfamiliar with the inner workings of Iran’s judicial system. Authored by Navid Sato, an Iranian S.JD candidate at […]
Second indictment of those accused in ‘Project for a Velvet Coup’
The indispensable Evan Siegel has painstakingly translated the second indictment in all its tedium. Key points: During yesterday’s session, in the first introduction to the Tehran court’s charges, the indications that these riots had been planned in advance and the documents proving the recent organized and planned crimes were presented to the court. During this […]
L.A. Times: Mass Trial Backfiring
The L.A. Times examines the significance of Iran’s mass trials: Not only have they [the trails] failed to silence the opposition or quell protests, including one that erupted outside the court building as the proceedings were underway Saturday, analysts said, but they appear to be badly damaging the international credibility of the Iranian judiciary and […]
Iran’s State Media
As the LA Times story below makes clear, the Iranian government is trying to portray the massive demonstrations in Tehran and other cities across Iran as part of a foreign conspiracy against Iran and a threat to the nation. A quick look at the article titles at the semi-official Fars News Agency confirms this: Spy […]
Iran’s Mass Trial Resumes
The LA Times has the latest on Iran’s mass trial: Twitter, Facebook and Google’s newly introduced Persian-to-English translation software were part of a vast foreign conspiracy against Iran, said a prosecutor today at the second session of an extraordinary trial against alleged ringleaders of weeks of unrest unfolding in Iran. Government critics and international observers […]
Hardliners Raise the Stakes
Charges of Treason Against Mousavi and Khatami Grow Louder (AFP): [A] group of Iranian MPs have filed a complaint to the judiciary against Mousavi over the post-election violence, the Fars news agency reported. “Those who issued statements and directed recent riots should be accountable for the bloodshed and go on trial,” said Mohammad Taghi Rahbar, […]
Saturday News Roundup
Iran Begins Trial of Protesters (AP): More than 100 opposition political activists and protesters stood trial in Tehran Saturday on charges of rioting and conspiring to topple the ruling system in the country’s first trial since the disputed presidential election, Iran’s state media reported. […] The defendants faced charges that include attacking military and government […]