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10 hours ago ago from Todays Political News

News for: Government Election Examiner.com Funeral of Iranian cleric becomes protest rally against Iranian government Examiner.com Montazeri was vocal in his criticism of the Iranian elections which gave Ahmadinejad a second term in office as President. He called the election a fraud

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Iran: protests at funeral of prominent dissident

19 hours ago ago from Index on Censorship

Iranian authorities have acknowledged that at least three protesters who were jailed after the countries disputed presidential elections in June, were beaten to death in prison. A military court announced that 12 prison officials had been charged with murder and other crimes. Opposition leaders say at least 73 people are known to have been killed in the unrest. The government has given varying totals, from 17 to 30.  More protests are taking ...

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Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri dies

21 hours ago ago from News and Reports

Iranian cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri died yesterday. Montazeri had been a key leader in the 1979 Iranian revolution and at one time was expected to succeed Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini as the Supreme Leader of Iran, until he fell out with Khomeini. In 1987 Montazeri had advocated for the legalisation of political parties. He had also criticsed the post-revolution regime for its brutality and the mass execution of political ...

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Protests Erupt During Funeral for Top Iranian Cleric

14 hours ago ago from Renovo Media

The funeral procession that attracted thousands of mourners in Qom, Iran, for a top Iranian cleric turned into another major protest against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his hard-line Iranian government. Shouts of death to the dictator! loudly echoed outside the home of senior Iranian dissident Grand Ayatollah Hussein Ali Montazeri , who died early Sunday.  According to CNN , Montazeri was perhaps the most prominent Iranian cleric who ...

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Iranian reformers mourn dissident cleric

17 hours ago ago from Canadian News, Immigration, Military, Music and More.

Tens of thousands of Iranian mourners joined the funeral procession Monday of the country's most senior dissident cleric, who repeatedly described the government's crackdowns on protests as the work of power-hungry despots. More: Iranian reformers mourn dissident cleric

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Protests Break Out at Funeral for Iranian Cleric

20 hours ago ago from FOX News

Protests Break Out at Funeral for Iranian Cleric Monday, December 21, 2009 Print DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Tens of thousands of Iranian mourners many chanting protest slogans joined the funeral procession Monday for the country's most senior dissident cleric, who had described government crackdowns as the work of power-hungry despots. Iranian authorities have barred foreign media from covering the processions in the holy city of Qom ...

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