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Paper Plane Protesters Urge Russia to Unblock Telegram App
In an unusually strong turnout, around 10,000 people including top opposition leader Alexei Navalny turned up in the centre of the Russian capital.
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Iran Opposition Leader Quits After 6 Years' House Arrest
Mehdi Karroubi, a leading member of the Iranian opposition who has been under house arrest for almost six years, announced he is quitting his party, Iranian media reported on Tuesday.
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Iran's Military Chief Comes Out in Support of Nuclear Deal
Iran's military chief and a close ally to the Supreme Leader expressed his support on Saturday for the country's nuclear deal with world powers, a key endorsement for the accord that faces strong opposition from hardliners.
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Iran 'Godfather' of Islmaic Jihadists: Opposition Leader Maryam Rajavi
The leader of an exiled Iranian opposition group addressed US lawmakers for the first time Wednesday and warned of the links between Shiite Iran and the Sunni Muslim Islamic State (IS) militants.
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John Kerry Arrives in Geneva for Iran, Ukraine Talks
Top US diplomat John Kerry arrived in Switzerland late Sunday for tough talks on Iran and Ukraine, and to push Moscow's foreign minister to ensure a "credible" investigation into the killing of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.
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Iran Opposition Activist Free After Serving Term
A semi-official Iranian news agency says a prominent opposition figure has left prison after serving his five-year sentence.
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New video game allows players to confront Iran's 'symbols of sedition'
The player must shoot the targets - the heads of two opposition leaders - Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi.
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Syria talks in London agree on no future role for Bashar al-Assad
Western and Arab powers agreed with Syrian opposition leaders Tuesday that President Bashar al-Assad should play no future role in government, but they struggled to convince the rebels to attend key peace talks in Geneva next month.
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Ahead of vote, 'kidnapped' Iran reformists imprisoned at home
Four years after Iranians took to the streets to demonstrate against the results of a presidential election, the authorities are taking no chances this time, keeping opposition leaders confined under house arrest with doors and windows welded shut.
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'Pushed to a corner', Iran could drop a bomb?
Pre-emptive military strikes aimed at forcing Iran to abandon its nuclear activities may end up having the opposite effect: convincing the Islamic Republic's leaders they need an atomic arsenal to secure their hold on power.
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Iranian Opposition leader missing as tensions rise
A main leader of Iran's Opposition was reported missing on Thursday and both the Opposition "green movement" and Iran's hardliners issued calls for street rallies, escalating tensions after the reemergence of street protests and their brutal suppression on Monday.The daughters of the missing Opposition leader, Mir Hussein Moussavi, told an Oppositi...
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Iran govt: Will punish protest leaders
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday dismissed anti-govt protests in his country saying they are "going nowhere".Ahmadinejad blamed the opposition and said they are undermining Iran. He also vowed to punish the protest leaders and told the state television that "enemies" were trying to "tarnish Iran's brilliance".Hardline Iranian lawmak...
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Iran raids office of opposition leader, Moussavi
Security forces attacked the office of Mir Hussein Moussavi, an Iranian opposition leader and former presidential candidate, and seized his computers, Moussavi's Web site said on Thursday.The Web site, Kaleme, said that with the attack on Wednesday night, "a new wave of pressure and limitations" was being imposed on Moussavi. It said some of his ot...
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Iran to mark revolution with a 'punch' to West
Iran's supreme leader vowed on Monday to deliver a "punch in the mouth" to the country's enemies if the opposition goes ahead with major new protests planned for this week.
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Mousavi nephew among five dead in Iran clashes: Websites
Iranian reformist websites said security forces killed a nephew of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi as police confirmed that five people died during anti-government rallies in Tehran.
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Paper Plane Protesters Urge Russia to Unblock Telegram App
In an unusually strong turnout, around 10,000 people including top opposition leader Alexei Navalny turned up in the centre of the Russian capital.
-
Iran Opposition Leader Quits After 6 Years' House Arrest
Mehdi Karroubi, a leading member of the Iranian opposition who has been under house arrest for almost six years, announced he is quitting his party, Iranian media reported on Tuesday.
-
Iran's Military Chief Comes Out in Support of Nuclear Deal
Iran's military chief and a close ally to the Supreme Leader expressed his support on Saturday for the country's nuclear deal with world powers, a key endorsement for the accord that faces strong opposition from hardliners.
-
Iran 'Godfather' of Islmaic Jihadists: Opposition Leader Maryam Rajavi
The leader of an exiled Iranian opposition group addressed US lawmakers for the first time Wednesday and warned of the links between Shiite Iran and the Sunni Muslim Islamic State (IS) militants.
-
John Kerry Arrives in Geneva for Iran, Ukraine Talks
Top US diplomat John Kerry arrived in Switzerland late Sunday for tough talks on Iran and Ukraine, and to push Moscow's foreign minister to ensure a "credible" investigation into the killing of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.
-
Iran Opposition Activist Free After Serving Term
A semi-official Iranian news agency says a prominent opposition figure has left prison after serving his five-year sentence.
-
New video game allows players to confront Iran's 'symbols of sedition'
The player must shoot the targets - the heads of two opposition leaders - Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi.
-
Syria talks in London agree on no future role for Bashar al-Assad
Western and Arab powers agreed with Syrian opposition leaders Tuesday that President Bashar al-Assad should play no future role in government, but they struggled to convince the rebels to attend key peace talks in Geneva next month.
-
Ahead of vote, 'kidnapped' Iran reformists imprisoned at home
Four years after Iranians took to the streets to demonstrate against the results of a presidential election, the authorities are taking no chances this time, keeping opposition leaders confined under house arrest with doors and windows welded shut.
-
'Pushed to a corner', Iran could drop a bomb?
Pre-emptive military strikes aimed at forcing Iran to abandon its nuclear activities may end up having the opposite effect: convincing the Islamic Republic's leaders they need an atomic arsenal to secure their hold on power.
-
Iranian Opposition leader missing as tensions rise
A main leader of Iran's Opposition was reported missing on Thursday and both the Opposition "green movement" and Iran's hardliners issued calls for street rallies, escalating tensions after the reemergence of street protests and their brutal suppression on Monday.The daughters of the missing Opposition leader, Mir Hussein Moussavi, told an Oppositi...
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Iran govt: Will punish protest leaders
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday dismissed anti-govt protests in his country saying they are "going nowhere".Ahmadinejad blamed the opposition and said they are undermining Iran. He also vowed to punish the protest leaders and told the state television that "enemies" were trying to "tarnish Iran's brilliance".Hardline Iranian lawmak...
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Iran raids office of opposition leader, Moussavi
Security forces attacked the office of Mir Hussein Moussavi, an Iranian opposition leader and former presidential candidate, and seized his computers, Moussavi's Web site said on Thursday.The Web site, Kaleme, said that with the attack on Wednesday night, "a new wave of pressure and limitations" was being imposed on Moussavi. It said some of his ot...
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Iran to mark revolution with a 'punch' to West
Iran's supreme leader vowed on Monday to deliver a "punch in the mouth" to the country's enemies if the opposition goes ahead with major new protests planned for this week.
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Mousavi nephew among five dead in Iran clashes: Websites
Iranian reformist websites said security forces killed a nephew of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi as police confirmed that five people died during anti-government rallies in Tehran.
