Zahra Rahnavard

Zohreh Kazemi, AKA Zahra Rahnavard, has a PhD in Political Science from Azad University, a B.A in sculpting from Tehran University, and a Master's degree in Art Research from Tehran University. She was the director of Al-Zahra University. She has published many books and articles about various subjects

<coverage-outsourcing id='4399'> The presidential elections were held, under much controversy. In the days and weeks that followed, numerous protests took place across the nation in response to the announced results. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='4430'> Mousavi and Karoubi requested a permit to organize a gathering in support of the Arab Spring. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='4400'> After an 11-month pause in the Green Movement protests, Mehdi Karroubi and Mir Hossein Mousavi called on their supporters to fill the streets in solidarity with the people of Egypt and Tunisia. This protest enraged the Iranian Government. According to reports, Akhtar Street, where Mir Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard resided, was closed off with a metal wall on this day. Mehdi Karroubi, Fatemeh Karroubi, Mir Hossein Mousavi, and Zahra Rahnavard were almost completely shut off from communication with the outside world and were barred from leaving their homes. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='4431'> A number of MPs protested against Mousavi and Karroubi in the Parliament and chanted the slogan : > Death to Mousavi and Karroubi . </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='4410'> Ahmad Jannati spoke in the Friday Prayers and requested that the Judiciary : > Completely cut their contact with the people. Block them in their house, cut off their phone lines, disable their internet so they cannot be in contact at all, and make them prisoners in their home . Fatemeh Karroubi later said that her and her children's residential complex was attacked following this statement. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='4432'> Mehdi Karroubi requested a public trial. This request was echoed by the individuals under house arrest and their relatives multiple times. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='4405'> The security measures in Tehran were raised to an extreme and unusual level. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='4401'> The Kaleme website reported that Mehdi Karroubi, Fatemeh Karroubi, Mir Hossein Mousavi, and Zahra Rahnavard were transferred to Heshmatieh Prison in Tehran. This claim was later revised and it was announced that these individuals are under house arrest. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='4403'> Fars News Agency quoted a judicial authority in denying news of their arrest. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='4406'> There were widespread protests across the country in support of the individuals under house arrest. These protests lasted for days. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='4408'> Mohseni Eje'i, the Spokesperson for the Judiciary claimed that : > The news published by enemy media outlets which claims that Mousavi and Karroubi were transferred to Heshmatieh Detention Center are not true . </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='4402'> The Kalemeh website announced that Mir Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard are under house arrest. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='4415'> The spokesperson for the Judiciary replied to an inquiry about whether house arrest is the same as temporary incarceration : > House arrest is not the same as an arrest, it is in some individuals' best interest to be limited. It is sometimes in the state's interest to limit certain individuals or mechanisms . </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='4433'> United Nations General Assembly expressed their concerns over the continued house arrest of these individuals. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='4413'> The release of individuals under house arrest and political prisoners were some of Hassan Rouhani's major campaigning slogans. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='4414'> Mohammad Taghi Karroubi, the grandson of Mehdi Karroubi, announced that Ayatollah Khamenei has agreed for the issue of Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi, and Zahra Rahnavard's house arrest to be considered by the Supreme National Security Council. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='4418'> Narges Mousavi posted on her Facebook page that when the daughters of Mousavi and Rahnavard resisted taking off their clothes for a physical inspection in the prison, the female prison guard attacked them and smacked their faces. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='4417'> The Minister of Justice announced that if Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi agree to comply with the law and announce that they are committed to calming the nation down, they could be eligible for exoneration. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='4407'> It was reported that according to Ali Mottahari, Mr.Khamenei was quoted as saying during a meeting with the Shahed Fraction in Parliament that the government had acted in kindness and that "If they are tried, their sentences will be very heavy". </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='4422'> The defendant was transferred to hospital to undergo eye surgery. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='4425'> The Head of the Judiciary announced that the individuals under house arrest would not be tried, since they would have the opportunity to speak in court. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='4426'> Ebrahim Raisi, the Attorney General, announced that the individuals under house arrest will not be released and that the Supreme National Security Council will not review a change in their situation. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='13121'> Kalameh reported that Mir Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard, in a visit with their children expressed their happiness at Issa Saharkhiz’ ending of his hunger strike and expressed their hope in Mehdi Khazali also ending his strike </coverage-outsourcing>