Mehdi Karroubi

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Mehdi Karroubi, Lone Cleric, Emerges to Defy Iran's Leaders

nytimes.com | MICHAEL SLACKMAN | Posted 10.23.2009 | World

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia A short midlevel cleric, with a neat white beard and a clergyman's calm bearing, Mehdi Karroubi has watched from his home in Tehr...

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As Obama Scores an Iran Breakthrough, Congress Fumbles

David Elliott | Posted 10.08.2009 | World

Read More: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Barack Obama, Sanctions, Mehdi Karroubi, Iran Opposition, Iran Election, Iran Protests, World News

Just like June 12 and the weeks that followed changed our notions about the Iranian people, it's time for the U.S. Congress to change its approach to Iran.

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QODS DAY: Protesters Transform Jerusalem Day Into Iran Day

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 11.18.2009 | World

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Today a long time tradition of the Islamic Republic of Iran was transformed into nationwide mass protests against the government.

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Iran Raids Opposition Leaders' Offices

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 11.08.2009 | World

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian security forces Tuesday cracked down on the opposition's campaign to highlight torture and abuse of prisoners in the coun...

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Iran Abuse Confirmations Abound: Mohsen and Saeedeh's Stories

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 10.17.2009 | World

This week, two more official accounts come out of Iran, confirming the extent of violence that is taking place in the country's detention centers.

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Iranian Protest Leaders Could Face Execution

washingtonpost.com | Thomas Erdbrink | Posted 09.26.2009 | World

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The attorney prosecuting leading opposition figures in Iran asked a court Tuesday to give them "the maximum punishment," offering the clearest indicat...

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Mehdi Karroubi Publishes Graphic Account Of Prison Rape

AP | Posted 09.25.2009 | World

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - An Iranian opposition leader on Monday released what he said was an account by a prisoner raped by his jailers in a challenge to t...

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Obama Should Congratulate Ahmadinejad

Kaveh L. Afrasiabi, Ph.D. | Posted 09.20.2009 | World

Read More: Iran, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mehdi Karroubi, Iran Election, Ban Ki-Moon, Foreign Affairs, Hosni Mubarak, Iran Elections, Iranian Election, Barack Obama, Advocacy, World News

There are several good reasons why president Barack Obama should join dozens of other world leaders who have extended congratulations to Iran's duly re-elected president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

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Rape and the Republic: Iran's Victims Speak Out

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 09.17.2009 | World

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This week, Mehdi Karroubi came under fire for stating what for decades has been public knowledge in Iran: The systematic rape of political prisoners as a means of permanently disabling them from society, let alone from political activity.

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Taking the Long View on Iran

Ajay Singh Chaudhary | Posted 09.14.2009 | World

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In Iran, these periods of quiet should not be interpreted as meaning that this movement has died off or that aspirations have folded.

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The Unconstitutional Un-Islamic Republic of Iran

Melody Moezzi | Posted 09.14.2009 | World

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With increasing accounts of rape, torture, forced confessions and skewed judicial proceedings, the Iranian government is losing any credibility it had left, including any legitimate claim to Islam.

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It Ain't Over till the Ayatollah Says So

Jamal Dajani | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

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Some say tomorrow will bring another dawn and, the opposition will be back on the streets, but will they really show up? The Ayatollah may have put the nail in the coffin.

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Iranian Election: Massive Campaign Rallies Are Reminiscent Of The Revolution

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 07.11.2009 | World

The street gatherings that are taking place in the last days and nights before the Iranian election are reminiscent of the sorts of rallies and demonstrations that were eventually called the Revolution.

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Ahmadinejad: Ballots and Missiles

Jamal Dajani | Posted 06.22.2009 | World

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The competition in the Iranian presidential election is heating up, or so it seemed until recently on Iranian government-sponsored television.

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Iran's First Female President: Not Gonna Happen

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 06.20.2009 | World

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In a society where about 70% of the university population is female, the election vetting process is a sad comment on the true condition of Iran's girls and women: second-class citizens.

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Decision 2009 -- Iran's June 12 Elections

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 06.08.2009 | World

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As President Obama calibrates his engagement policy with Iran and plans his next steps with the vexing Islamic Republic, that nation will go to the polls on June 12 to elect a president.

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1000 Iranian Bloggers Back Reformist Mousavi For President

Global Voices | Posted 06.06.2009 | World

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Supporters of two leading reformist presidential candidates, former prime minister Mir Hussein Mousavi and former parliament speaker, Mehdi Karroubi a...

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Iran's Hard-Liners Crack Down On Reformists

New York Times | NAZILA FATHI | Posted 02.04.2009 | World

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TEHRAN -- As the race for Iran's presidential election heats up, hard-liners are cracking down on activists who have supported reformist candidates in...

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