Mirhossein Mousavi Khamene

He is a painter, university lecturer, politician, and an architect. He was the Prime Minister of Iran from 1981-89. During this period, he opposed the president of the time, Mr.Khamenei, on a number of serious issues. He is recognized as one of the political leaders of the Green Movement

• <coverage-outsourcing id='4435'> 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='11220'> According to a report published by Radio Zamaneh on December 25, 2015, Judge Siraj had opened a court case against the leaders of the Green Movement for the first time in 2009. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='4506'> Mousavi and Karoubi requested a permit to organize a gathering in support of the Arab Spring. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='13123'> In the later reports, which were published mainly through the children of Mirhossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard, it is stated that after the bodyguards of these two were ordered to stay at home, Mirhossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard decided to join the February 14 march on foot, but at the same time, the police van blocked Akhtar alley. The photo of this car, which was later found to be uploaded by Mirhossein Mousavi and is known as one of the symbols of the blockade, is recorded in the evidence section of this page. In many reports, it is also stated that after occupying the house, the attackers had a "victory dinner" in front of Mirhossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard, confiscating some belongings and blocking the windows. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='4509'> 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='4511'> 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='4479'> 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='4515'> 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='4466'> The security measures in Tehran were raised to an extreme and unusual level. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='4453'> 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='4460'> Fars News Agency quoted a judicial authority in denying news of their arrest. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='4476'> 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='4470'> 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='4457'> The Kalemeh website announced that Mir Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard are under house arrest. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='13425'> According to Kalameh, the first visit of Mirhossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard with their children took place after the death of MirEsmail Mousavi and over his body at Mirhossein Mousavi's father's house. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='4478'> Media outlets with ties to the government announced that the defendant's condition is worsening. This news was strongly denied by his relatives. His relatives claimed that the publication of this news was politically motivated and considered it worrying. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='12981'> In a meeting with his children, Mirhossein Mousavi said, "Tell anyone who wants to know about my situation to read the book "Report of a Kidnapping" by Gabriel García Márquez." The release of this news caused both translations of this book to be at the top of bestsellers. Later, he also recommended reading the books "Awakening Conscience", "Dr. Mossadegh's Defenses in the Military Court" and "Mossadegh's Letters". </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='4489'> 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='4516'> United Nations General Assembly expressed their concerns over the continued house arrest of these individuals. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='4505'> The defendant was transferred to hospital due to heart complications. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='12450'> According to Jamaran website's interview with Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's advisor Gholam Ali Rajaei, Mr. Rafsanjani told him that "something was supposed to happen in Farvardin 2019 regarding the lifting of the blockade, but some individuals did not let it." </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='4485'> The release of individuals under house arrest and political prisoners were some of Hassan Rouhani's major campaigning slogans. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='4487'> 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='4494'> 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='4492'> 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='4519'> He underwent Angiography surgery. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='4473'> 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='4497'> The defendant underwent surgery on his eye. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='11384'> According to Dr. Saeed Jalili's information site, in a speech on Student's Day at Ferdowsi University, he said: > Blockade has nothing to do with sedition, sedition happened in 2009, but blockade was after that. Those who are known as leaders of sedition (Green Movement) were imprisoned a year later because we saw that these people were forming a new conspiracy. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='4499'> 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='4501'> 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='8265'> "Removing the blockade is not a priority for Rouhani," Mohammad Taghi Karroubi told the BBC. The families of Mousavi and Karroubi have protested against this issue in other cases. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='11390'> According to Fars news agency, Saeed Jalili said at the conference "Long Live Death to America" at Yazd University: > The detention of the leaders of sedition (Green Movement) was related to the events of 2010, not 2009. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='4745'> It was reported that he suffers from a digestive disease and has lost a lot of weight in a short period of time. He has been deprived of proper medical care. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='7571'> Kalameh reported that the prison guards asked the daughters of Mirhossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard not to tell their family's trusted doctor about their concerns regarding the physical condition of their parents. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='8136'> Bahner told ILNA that there would be a heavy court sentence against them and "one might ask if they are not going to be on trial, why aren't they released? In response, it should be said that you can't find anyone in the world who acts against a system and stays free." </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='8135'> Mohammad Reza Bahnar told ILNA that he "recently" sent a message to Mirhossein Mousavi and asked him to "announce that if he is released, he will not engage in political activity for many years, but apparently he did not accept it." </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='8201'> According to Zaytoun, Mohammad Reza Aref said that "the president has not forgotten the issue of blockade". According to the same website, Mr. Aref said in another place one day later: > Removing the blockade is the demand of the third generation. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='8204'> According to Zeitoun, the special assistant of the president in civil rights said that the issue of arresting the leaders of the Green Movement was to ensure public security of the people. According to him, the National Security Council has made a decision on the issue of blockade. A decision that, according to him, "must be resolved once the issue of restrictions is resolved". </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='8775'> In response to the comments made by the leader of Iran, Ardeshir Amirarjomand wrote on his Instagram page that in "Mousavi's statements Nos. 5, 6, 9, 13 and 17 and the Karroubi's statement in February," they have separated themselves from the "anti-revolutionaries" and "foreigners". He also wrote that "in the same meeting that you are referring to, Mr. Mousavi told you that you have blocked my sites, how can I contact and talk to people" </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='8688'> According to IRNA, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said that there is no committee to review the lifting of the blockade. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='8263'> Mohammad Hossein Karroubi told Saham that Rouhani is pursuing the removal of the blockade and has had several meetings with Ayatollah Khamenei on this matter, "but those around the leader have created such an atmosphere that Mr. Rouhani has not been able to continue the talks." </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='8198'> Mohammadreza Bahonar told "Fars" that he has no connection with the "leaders of sedition" and lifting the blockade is ruled out. Earlier, Ardeshir Amirarjomand and Mohammad Hossein Karroubi had reacted to Mr. Bahonar's previous comments. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='8295'> According to Kalameh, Mirhossein Mousavi, who was informed of the details of Mr. Bahonar's claims through the newspaper, in a meeting with his children, denied receiving any message from Bahonar and said: > One of the most important posters designed since the constitutional revolution until now is the poster "Lying is forbidden" In 2009, it was everywhere in the hands of people. It is good for Mr. Bahonar to think about the message of that poster whenever he is going to give a speech or an interview. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='8363'> Ali Motahari told ILNA that the prisoners will help national unity and reconciliation if they leave the prison and he pointed to the message sent to him two years ago through Mirhossein Mousavi's daughter. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='8492'> Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the leader of Iran said in a meeting with prayer Imams of Tehran mosques: > At the beginning of the sedition (2009 uprising), I said to one of the leaders of sedition, you are with the regime in appearance and according to yourself, you are protesting the election, but know that the management of this movement will fall into the hands of foreigners and they use your work to target the principle of the system. Mr. Khamenei said that despite his warning, "they - of course, if we look at the story with an optimistic view - did not understand my words and entered [the situation], and everyone saw how the elections became an excuse to attack and negate the principle of the system. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='8788'> Naday Sabz Azadi published a text called "The Locks of Akhtar Prison" by Zahra Mousavi. In this article, she narrates a memory of breaking the key in the lock of one of the doors of Akhtar Alley and recounts her feelings in those moments. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='8682'> According to Ilana's report, Gholamreza Mesbahi-Moghadam, the spokesperson of the Rouhaniat Mobarez, defended the illegal detention of the [three] prisoners and lack of decision in their case and said, "The trial without their remorse will make their sentence heavier. On the other hand, it is not advisable to implement this sentence." </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='8937'> Mohammad Reza Bahnar said in his press conference, "I have not had any meeting with Mr. Mousavi and Karroubi since the time of the siege, and I do not feel any necessity... I had conveyed my message to them [the prisoners] through the media." </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='9091'> According to the website of Mohammad Khatami, he said in a meeting with a group of educators and the Islamic Association of Teachers: > If the elders, including the leader, have concerns about lifting the restrictions or opening up the political space, we must go and address these concerns. Let's listen and talk and help fix them. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='9840'> In a statement, 120 political and civic activists, journalists, and university professors protested the "unfair and shocking" sentence of Narges Mohammadi, the "continuation of unjust imprisonment" of Ehsan Mazandarani and Issa Saharkhiz, and the continued detention of Mirhossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi, and Zahra Rahnavard. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='9225'> Ayatollah Hossein Mousavi of Tabrizi said that Mr. Rouhani "wants to fulfill this promise [to lift the blockade]", but "we have an institution called the Supreme National Security Council, whose powers are not in Rouhani's hands." According to Nazar News, he also said: > Mr. Mousavi and Karroubi are definitely sympathetic to the regime, and wherever they feel that the opposition is looking to take advantage, they will prevent further problems. He also added: > If there is a consensus among the country's officials to solve the issue of blockade, it will benefit the system and the country and all our people. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='9600'> According to Jamaran, MP Ali Motahari, stated that the responsibility for blockade and house arrest rests with the judiciary, and he emphasized that detention without a judicial order is cruelty and that Mr. Rouhani, as the head of the Supreme National Security Council, should have more courage. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='9344'> Parliamentarian Fateme Saeedi expressed her hope that the blockade would be lifted. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='9857'> Kalameh published a letter on behalf of Kokab, Zahra, and Narges Mousavi. They wrote in this letter that "the most loyal companions of the revolution" were called conspirators. They also wrote that they observed the negligence and irresponsibility of the prison officials, "when they ignored the symptoms of their diseases, which all originated from the house arrest." </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='10373'> Mohammadreza Aref at the University of Science and Technology said: > We consider it our duty to follow up on this issue [removing the blockade], but will publicizing it help the blockade or not?" We cannot do miracles, we are following up as much as we can. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='10176'> Mohammad Atrianfar told ILNA: > If they say we will lift your blockade, as long as you do not engage in political activities, it is not accepted by the intellectuals of the people. He added that the "custodians of the blockade" can at most expect that "Mr. Karroubi and Mr. Mousavi will not do anything against the law after the lifting of the blockade. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='10179'> Ardeshir Amirarjomand told Deutsche Welle Farsi that "no written or verbal condition has been communicated for the release of the three leaders of the Green Movement." He also told Radio Farda in another interview, "With confinement and imprisonment in the name of expediency, they make the law a tool for violence." </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='9862'> Mirhossein Mousavi's adviser, Ardeshir Amirarjomand, in an interview with Radio Farda, criticized the authorities' inattention to the blockade and said: > Although the main responsibility for the detention and its continuation lies with Mr. Khamenei, this does not negate the responsibility of others, including the government and the president and even all of us who work in the civil society and the political sphere. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='9787'> Mohammadreza Aref told Ilna that "the case of the election incidents in 2009, including detentions and prisons, should be closed." He also emphasized that the contribution of each individual, group, and movement in the events of 2009 should be determined in an expert environment. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='10371'> In the meeting of the board of the Omid faction with Hassan Rouhani, Mustafa Kavakebian, a member of this faction, asked him to play a more effective role in "removing the siege of Mr. Mousavi, Karroubi, and Mrs. Rahnavard". </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='10171'> According to BBC Persian, Ali Motahari said in a press conference at the press exhibition in Tehran, "Because the leader wants the continuation of the blockade, other officials will not get involved in this issue." He also stated that Hassan Rouhani "acted somewhat passively" in this matter and stated: > This is a criticism that is directed at him. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='10549'> The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution condemning the violation of human rights in Iran and asked the Iranian government to end the detention of political opponents. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='10672'> Ali Motahari at Sharif University said: > The issue of blockade is something that we should try to solve with empathy and dialogue. This is against the constitution and principles 32 to 37, and we cannot detain anyone without a court order. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='10682'> MP Mahmoud Sadeghi, Tehran's representative responded to a student at Amirkabir University who said: > Someone wanted to get justice, he has been in prison for 6 years , and replied: > Just the fact that there are hearts beating for him is enough for him. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='10701'> Ali Motahari at Amirkabir University said: > We have the plan to solve this problem while meeting with the leader and then meeting with the besieged . On the same day, Rasul Mutjabnia, the vice-chairman of the National Trust Party, also said at Beheshti University: > Currently, the issue of lifting the blockade is locked, but we hope that with the will of the higher authorities of the system, the issue of the blockade will be resolved and more happiness and joy will return to the nation. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='10735'> According to Mehr, Mohseni Ejei, the first deputy of the Judiciary at Tehran University, said that according to the resolution of the Supreme National Security Council, the "leaders of sedition" should be detained and not tried for now. He continued, "This resolution is still in force, of course, the judiciary is ready to try the leaders of sedition if the council changes its resolution because we believe that they have committed crimes that can be prosecuted and tried." He pointed out: > The judiciary knows that these are accused, but this resolution is valid for the time being. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='10737'> According to Zeitoun, Mirhossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard were taken to Tehran Heart Hospital for angiography. According to eyewitnesses, the security officers did not treat these two people properly and said to them in an inappropriate tone, "You are healthier than us" or "Why are you bothering us?" </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='10754'> In the interview of the daughters of Mirhossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard, it was said that weekly meetings take place in the house next to the prison, in relation to the behavior of the officers with the prisoners, "there is no crisis", the prisoners also "will not silently watch possible mistreatment" and a story published about the misbehavior in the hospital is "very unlikely", Mousavi and Rahnavard have access to "National Media" and three newspapers, and because of the cameras, listening devices, and their agents, they cannot tell all their opinions to their children. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='10914'> According to Fars, General Gholam Hossein Ghaibparvar, the head of the Basij Mostazafin Organization, said: > I have previously called the leaders of sedition political impures, and now I insist on this position. It is worth noting that in the literature of Iran's government officials, leaders of sedition is referred to the leaders of the Green Movement. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='11097'> Quoting the Khat Imam Database, reported that Seyyed Hadi Khamenei said in a meeting with Karroubi's family that now that the crimes of the defendants of Kahrizak have been proven, an apology should be made to Karroubi and Mir Hossein. He also asked the authorities to pay attention to the medical condition of the detainees and wished that Mehdi Karroubi would be released from confinement as soon as possible. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='11194'> According to Jamnews, Mohammad Reza Aref said that "we are not interested" in the follow-up related to the media blockade. Also, in response to a question about the presence of the family members of the besieged with them on Yalda night, he said that "I see the trend as positive". These statements and similar words caused the protest of the daughters of Mirhossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard. In their statements, they emphasized that their presence on the Yalda night was only due to the time of the meeting coinciding with the Yalda night. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='11117'> Mojtaba Zulnoor and Kazem Sediqi strongly criticized the demand to lift the blockade during Friday prayers in Tehran. Mr. Zulnoor said: > The alternative to lifting the restrictions is not freedom" and "According to Islamic justice, several executions await the leaders of sedition. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='11197'> General Jazayeri, deputy director of culture and defense propaganda of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, said that the "defenders of the sedition leaders" in any clothing and position are the same as "coup" organizers and emphasized that the internal protest movements were coordinated by foreign planners. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='11225'> According to Radio Zamaneh, Amoli Larijani announced in a meeting with high-ranking judicial officials that in his opinion, the case of arresting the leaders of the Green Movement is still open. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='11209'> Kalameh reported that Hadi Khamenei, in a meeting with the children of Mirhossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard, said that those who have received votes from the people by claiming to pursue the blockade issue should say what they have done in this regard. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='11391'> Brigadier General Hossein Nejat (Zibai Nejad) said that the decision to blockade had nothing to do with the "Sedition of 2009" and was made because of the protestors' declaration of solidarity with the detainees in Syria. According to the BBC Farsi report, he said: > The arrest of these people happened one year after sedition and on February 2010; In 2009, in Syria, opponents marched against Bashar Assad... At this time, Tajzadeh wrote letters from prison to the detainees in Syria and declared solidarity with them, and even Karroubi and Mousavi asked people to come to the streets and express solidarity with the detainees in Syria. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='11231'> Ahmad Jannati, publishing a statement on the occasion of the anniversary of the December 29 march, announced that "the perpetrators of sedition not only do not deserve freedom and the lifting of restrictions, but their actions deserve a serious trial, and of course, they must also be held accountable in the court of divine justice before the Islamic ruler." </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='11698'> Mohsen Rezaei said in the commemoration ceremony of December 29 in Yazd, "The trial of these two people (Mirhossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi) should be done in such a way that it will remembered in history. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='11548'> In an interview with "Mizan", Hadi Sadeghi, the cultural deputy of the Judiciary, said that detention without a trial is possible, citing traditions from the beginning of Islam. "The leader of the society recognizes that to preserve Islam, for political punishment, and for social punishment, someone can be confined... The criterion is not to be in this scene or that scene, but the criterion is that the leader has said that you should be there and not there and we will obey that order. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='11697'> Mehdi Karroubi's family responded to Mohsen Rezaei's statements regarding the trial of the captives by writing a strongly worded letter. This letter is registered in the evidence section of Mahdi Karroubi's page in Iran's Prisons Atlas </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='11918'> During the funeral ceremony, a large crowd of participants from different parts of Tehran chanted slogans in support of Mirhossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi, and Zahra Rahnavard. "Ya Hossein, Mir Hossein", "Our message is clear, the fence must be broken", "Moussavi, Karroubi, consolation, consolation", "Moussavi, Karroubi, must be released" and... were among these slogans. In the evidence section of this page, the video of one of these gatherings is recorded. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='11992'> Kalameh reported that Mirhossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard, in a meeting with their children, recalled that although we spent hard days and nights in detention after the news of the death of this great and brave man, moment by moment, we saw ourselves together with our mourning nation and next to his bereaved family. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='11994'> Kalameh reported that Ayatollah Dastgheib said in a ceremony that with the release of the prisoners, a new spirit will be breathed into the people and friendship will be established between the nation and the establishment. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='12979'> Hossein Karroubi told Omid Iranian newspaper that Ali Motahari has achieved a series of successes in pursuing the issue of lifting the blockade and that there is going to be a meeting between a series of people and the besieged, the time of which has not yet been determined. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='12453'> Gholam Ali Rajaei told "Jamaran" that lifting the blockade was the wish of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='12458'> In his first press conference as the head of the Omid faction, Mohammad Reza Aref said: > Lifting the blockade is both part of the demands of the society and part of the slogans. We believe that it is in the interest of society to solve these problems, and we hope that the problem of lifting the blockade will be solved, taking into account the national interests and maintaining peace. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='12545'> According to Ayatollah Bayat Zanjani's information site, in a meeting with commanders and fighters of the Iran-Iraq war, he once again emphasized the "illegality" and "illegitimacy" of the blockade. He also said that Hashemi Rafsanjani told him during his lifetime that he did "daily" follow-ups regarding this issue. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='12945'> Kalameh published a letter addressed to the heads of the three powers on behalf of several "veterans, martyrs, and families of martyrs". In this letter, they ask their audience to remove the restriction </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='12942'> According to ISNA, Ali Motahari, giving an explanation regarding the meeting of the prisoners, said that no meeting has taken place so far and his statements were wrongly quoted in Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='13131'> In the days surrounding the anniversary of the blockade and at the same time as the idea of "national reconciliation" was proposed by Mohammad Khatami, Abbas Salimi Namin considered the lifting of the blockade a prerequisite for national reconciliation, and Abolfazl Qadiani called the reason for the continuation of the blockade "tyranny and stubbornness of tyranny." </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='13116'> Saham published a picture of Mirhossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi's letter to the leader of Iran, which was written before the 2009 elections in order to protect the integrity of the elections. This letter is registered in the evidence section of this page </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='13126'> By reposting a photo showing a van in front of Akhtar Alley (before it was blocked by a metal door), Kalameh wrote that this photo was taken by Mirhossein Mousavi on February 13, 2010 (the date of the start of the blockade). This photo is recorded on the evidence section of this page. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='13110'> On the eve of the 7th year of the blockade, an event was held in London about the legal and political aspects of the blockade with the presence of Ardeshir Amirarjomand, Mohammad Taghi Karroubi, Shirin Ebadi, and Farrokh Naghdar. A number of Twitter users called for the release of those imprisoned by repeating the hashtags of lifting the siege. MP Mahmoud Sadeghi said in a speech at Khajeh Nasir University about the siege, "With Dr. Motahari's tireless follow-up, God willing, we will hear good news before Eid." </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='13127'> Ayatollah Sanei and Ayatollah Dastgheib wrote separate statements and letters at the end of February 2016 and demanded the end of the blockade. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='13151'> In a statement, the spokesperson of the US Department of State called for the "immediate release" of the detainees and "all prisoners of conscience who are unjustly imprisoned in Iran". A few days later, Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs described this statement as "interventionist" and condemned it. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='13122'> 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>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='13616'> The spokesman of the Guardian Council, Abbas Ali Kodkhodaei, said to Omid Iranian: > That debate [the blockade] was a legal one that was decided by a legal authority, and this authority can reverse its decision whenever it wants. Regarding holding the trial, he added: > This could an also be a method. We may insist that a trial be held. Any decision made by the court will be implemented. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='13430'> According to the report of Etemad, Mr. Mesbahi-Moghadam said in a debate with Mohammad Reza Khatami: "If there is an insistence and a trial is held and those under house arrest are punished, it will start another chaos in the society, which is not in our favor. Likewise, the world's media say that the state has punished its presidential candidate, and this is ugly for our government.” </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='13719'> Mohammad Reza Bahonar told the Etemad Almanac: > Mirhossein Mousavi is the opposition of the regime, and if he is freed now, he will surely stage a coup in the country with the help of the United States. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='13407'> According to ISNA's report, Ali Motahari said at Isfahan University that although the Supreme National Security Council can remove protest leaders from the body of the protests for a short period of time during chaos, it is not allowed to punish them for many years. He confirmed that he has written a letter to Ahmad Jannati, asking for the lifting of the blockade to be included in the agenda at the next meeting of the Assembly of Experts. He also demanded an apology from the state and the leaders of the protests. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='13408'> According to Nedaye Sabze Azadi, in a meeting with a group of Iran-Iraq war veterans, Ayatollah Dastgheib considered the besieged to be oppressed and said Ayatollah Khomeini had a positive opinion towards them and demanded their release or public trial. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='13621'> According to Kalameh, Ayatollah Dastgheib said in a meeting with the reformists of Fars province that the reformists should go to the scholars and authorities to lift the blockade. He added that the people should ask Hassan Rouhani to fulfill his promises, and he himself has requested the removal of the blockade in the letters he sent to Mr. Rouhani. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='13416'> Mohammadreza Bahonar told Entakhab: > Now this issue has been resolved. They should be confined. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='13631'> Kalameh reported that the Islamic Association of Teachers in its 5th Congress, issued a resolution calling for lifting the restrictions on the three prisoners. In the past years, this association has made similar requests. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='14619'> Rasul Montajabnia and Mohsen Rahami met with the leader of the Islamic Republic and according to a post on Mr. Mntajabnia's Facebook page, they spoke about the need to lift the blockade. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='14665'> In an interview with Omid Iranian website, Hossein Karroubi mentioned the meeting of the reformists with the leader and the possibility of holding a meeting to "solve the issue of blockade" and said that although these discussions may be only "to heat the oven of the elections", they are still hopeful. He also added that "reformist and fundamentalist intellectuals" have reached a consensus and "they even conveyed this issue to the leader of the revolution that the fundamentalists are also against the blockade". </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='14975'> Kalameh reported that Narges Mousavi met with Ayatollah Dastgheib during her trip to Shiraz and presented a report about the blockade. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='14968'> According to ILNA’s report, Mohammadreza Aref said in his speech at the parliament: > Creating restrictions and banning images is beneath this system and has caused irreparable damage." He continued: I ask the honorable president, by using his legal authority, by using his past experiences, and by consulting with the pillars of the system, provide the necessary assurance that lifting of the blockade and the removal of the existing restrictions are not a threat to the security and peace of the country, but the bitterness of the past events will be replaced by the sweetness of understanding and empathy. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='15257'> According to ISNA, Ali Motahari at the conference "Second Constitution, Last Constitution...!" said: "Our meeting with the leader about the blockade was two years ago; we brought up the issue, but he did not agree. We did not have a new meeting in this regard. Some members of the Supreme National Security Council may be in favor of lifting the blockade, but they consider the leader’s position. Of course, we are still looking at this issue and we are trying to have a meeting with the besieged and find a middle way. ... From a legal point of view and according to articles 32 to 37, this is against the constitution. Some say that the interest of the country requires this, and some say this is a government decree. I say this is a wrong practice in the Islamic Republic, that they are confining some people. Whether it was during the time of the Imam (Khomeini) or today, punishment without a trial is generally not the right thing to do.” </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='15501'> In a gathering of his fans at the Shahid Sharifi Sports Hall in Tabriz, in front of chanters who wanted to lift the blockade, Hassan Rouhani said: > I did not have the strength for some things. He added: > What you want is possible, and I am ready to kiss the leader's hand ten times for some things, but it won't happen with 51 percent of the votes. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='15542'> According to Kalameh, Ardeshir Amirarjomand told Radio Farda that a high vote for Rouhani is effective in pursuing the removal of the blockade. Amirarjomand pointed out that these days people in Lorestan, Kermanshah, Mazandaran, Tehran, Sari, Azerbaijan and other parts of the country are loudly calling for the lifting of the blockade, and noted: > This shows that the lifting of the blockade is a national demand. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='15746'> According to Tasnim, in response to the question of the reporter of the Daily Politics newspaper who asked, considering that you are a lawyer and you know the ruling for disrupting the order and security of the country and the material and moral damage to the country, why don’t you speak clearly about the blockade once? Hassan Rouhani stated: > The country has a framework and regulations, and we all must follow the execution of the regulations in the country, the judiciary, executive, and legislature have responsibilities, we move within the framework of the constitution. He stated that I am responsible for the rights of every single Iranian citizen without exception, and emphasized: > I am also responsible for the rights of Iranians abroad. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='15716'> According to Saham News, Ali Motahari said: > It seems that now is a good opportunity to solve this problem [blockade] for the future." During the election campaigns and after, Hassan Rouhani repeatedly used expressions such as "no faction or thought can be confined , which according to some interpretations indirectly referred to the confinement of Mirhossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi and Zahra Rahnavard. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='15741'> According to Zeitoun, in his speech in the parliament, MP Shahaboddin Bimeghadar, emphasized that "the people demanded the lifting of the ban on the old companions of the revolution and Imam in their slogans", he continued: "As a representative of Azerbaijan region, I have this request from the Supreme Leader. And I also demand the lifting of the broadcast ban on Mr. Khatami, and I assure you that the people of Azerbaijan have always supported the leadership and will not hesitate to preserve the achievements of the revolution. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='15738'> Gholamreza Tajgerdoun, head of the parliament's planning and budget commission, told ILNA: "Issues such as lifting the ban on Khatami's image or lifting the blockade require negotiation and discussion. What is certain is that this problem is not more difficult than the JCPOA. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='15799'> In a letter to Hassan Rouhani, Abdollah Nouri considered lifting the blockade as the first step towards a freer environment. "I say with confidence, and I take God as my witness that these dear ones will never have the slightest provocation against the Islamic Republic system, and they are not happy that such an idea will be formed through limiting or confining them, although they have significant criticisms and reflections towards the behavior of the state. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='15792'> Government spokesman Mohammad Bagher Nobakht told ILNA that the pursuit of lifting the blockade is not reductionist from the point of view of citizenship rights. “Mr. Rouhani wants to solve this problem and we will help him solve the problem." </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='15823'> Ardeshir Amirarjomand told Radio Farda: > People repeated slogans in all gatherings and demonstrations demanding the removal of the blockade, so this issue is related to national interests and sets a paradigm and a model in the country for correction. We hope that Mr. Khamenei will pay attention to this public request as soon as possible and implement it. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='15818'> According to Ensaf News, Mohammad Reza Tabesh, in his speech in the parliament, said the removal of blockade and restrictions the common thread and the dominant voice in this election and emphasized: > So let's obey this democratic principle to seek dialogue and national consensus on all issues of the country. Let's solve all of them together. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='15812'> Mohammad Reza Khatami told ILNA: > Rouhani made a lot of efforts in his first term [to lift the blockade] and he will definitely increase his efforts for this issue in the second term. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='15814'> According to ILNA, the head of the judiciary said: > It has been reported that a candidate addressed his supporters and told them that we have come to break the blockade. Who are you to break the blockade? He emphasized: > The highest security institution of the country has taken a decision in this regard. Lifting the blockade, like other Supreme National Security Council decisions, has its own process, and wanting to incite people's emotions to stand against such legal decisions is the spirit and essence of 2009 riots.” He added: Assuming that the Supreme National Security Council cancels its decision and the blockade is lifted, in this case, the work of the judiciary will begin to investigate this issue, and the decision on these charges and how to treat the accused will be with the judge.” </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='15862'> According to ISNA, the spokesman of the judiciary said: > It should be noted that the siege was carried out long after the sedition of 2009, that is, around February of 2010. It was not the case that the Supreme National Security Council decided to impose restrictions immediately after the elections, but the Council and the relevant institutions decided to impose restrictions after they did their best and these (three) people acted selfishly and dragged people to the streets. If the Council had not made a decision, the judiciary would have definitely intervened. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='15884'> After Nobakht, the spokesperson of the government, asked the judiciary to raise the issues related to the blockade in the Supreme National Security Council, Mohseni Ajeei, the spokesperson of the judiciary, said that the government initiated this discussion and "no one can take action with populist measures." </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='15893'> Ali Motahari wrote a letter to the head of the Judiciary, Amoli Larijani, referring to his statements as "an insult to the Islamic system." </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='15971'> According to ILNA, Tehran's representative Gholamreza Heydari said in the parliament: > Once again, we ask the president to ask the Supreme Leader to lift the siege on Mr. Karroubi, Mousavi, Mrs. Rahnavard; and the broadcast ban on Mr. Khatami. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='16841'> A number of Twitter users protested the continuation of the siege with the hashtag "The siege must be broken" and demanded its end. This hashtag became the number one Persian trend on Twitter. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18269'> In a note, Narges Mohammadi considered the effort to lift the blockade as a "moral test" of the "freedom-loving people". This note was published by the Center for Human Rights Defenders. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='17422'> Ardeshir Amirarjomand said in an interview with BBC Farsi: > Mr. Rouhani should clarify once and for all what is the root cause of this illegal house arrest? </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18261'> Rasht representative Gholam Ali Jafarzadeh told Rouydad 24 that the continuation of the siege "after seven years is meaningless" and that "now is the best time to forgive each other". </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='17232'> According to Saham News, Fatemeh Saeedi told "Emtedad": > I contacted the deputy parliamentary minister of health today to follow up on the physical condition of the three prisoners and inquired about the condition of Mr. Karroubi and Mr. Mousavi. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='17309'> In two consecutive days, reformist figures from different platforms expressed their demand to lift the ban. Abdullah Nouri and Ayatollahs Zanjani and Sanei emphasized on the removal of the blockade in a telephone conversation with Mousavi and Rahnavard's children. Ahmad Montazeri issued a statement demanding lifting of the siege. Hossein Karroubi announced the success of his father's surgery, which was confirmed by the Minister of Health. Mohammad Reza Tabesh, Mahmoud Sadeghi, Elias Hazrati and Ahmad Mazni were also mentioned as representatives who have requested to visit Mehdi Karroubi. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='17351'> In two consecutive days, the Islamic Association of Medical Society, Parvin Fahimi, and the Islamic Association of Medical Students of the University of Medical Sciences of Tehran expressed their concern about the health of the three prisoners. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='17339'> Quoting Mir Mahmoud Mousavi, Kalameh wrote that the report by Eslahat News on Instagram regarding the meeting of the Security Council for the release of the prisoners "is pure falsehood and was spread to reduce social pressures." </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='17348'> Mehdi Karroubi's family released a statement and held the President and the Minister of Information directly responsible for the life of the prisoners, along with the "ruling person and the failed judicial system." </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='17415'> The first interview of Mousavi and Rahnavard’s children was published in one of the domestic newspapers. Zahra and Narges Mousavi talked about the condition of their parents under house arrest in an interview with the Islamic Republic newspaper. In part of this interview, they said: > Although their bodies are confined; But their spirit is among the people, and they always talk about the people in visits, and they endure their confinement to prevent any harm to the people. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='17440'> Amnesty International published a statement demanding treatment for the medical condition of the prisoners and an end to the "unfair" house arrest. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='17427'> According to ILNA, government spokesman Mohammad Baqer Nobakht said that the Supreme National Security Council has not held a meeting in the last 10 days and there was no discussion about the prisoners in the last meeting. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='17421'> The Ministry of Health issued a statement regarding the treatment of the prisoners and announced that "so far, this ministry has not been assigned the responsibility of following up on their treatment issues, and the visits by the Minister of Health to the hospital are a personal action and in order to report to the higher authorities as requested by these authorities." </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18196'> In several consecutive days, a number of student activists, members of parliament, and reformist personalities and a group of advisers and relatives of Mirhossein Mousavi visited Fatemeh Karroubi at the hospital where Mehdi Karroubi was hospitalized. MP Ahmad Mazni also said in an interview with Jamaran: > I officially ask Mr. Rouhani to put the blockade issue on the agenda of the Supreme National Security Council. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18227'> The reformist party "Etihad Mellat Iran-e-Islami" issued a statement demanding lifting of the blockade. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18199'> A group of political activists published a statement demanding the lifting of the blockade. Among the signatories of this statement are Mohammad Javad Akbarein, Noushabeh Amiri, Fatemeh Haghightjou, Hassan Shariatmadari, Jamileh Kadivar, Morteza Kordavani, and Hassan Yousefi Ashkevari. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18232'> 31 Islamic (student) Associations released a statement declaring that lifting the blockade is a step towards national unity. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18253'> The Telegram channel of Abdolreza Davari wrote to Mohammadreza Bahonar that according to the constitution, punishment without a fair trial is prohibited. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18249'> The National Trust Party (Etemad Melli) wrote a letter to Hassan Rouhani asking him to "use all his efforts to end the blockade" and considered it in line with the "elevation of the Islamic Republic". </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18270'> According to Saham News, a group of human rights lawyers registered an official request to the head of the Supreme National Security Council, demanding the lifting of the house arrest of Mirhossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi, and Zahra Rahnavard. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18268'> In an interview with ISNA, Gholamreza Heydari, representative of Tehran, announced the formation of the "removal of the blockade" committee in the Omid faction of the parliament. According to Mr. Heydari’s tweet, Mohammad Reza Aref ordered the formation of this committee. On the same day, Masoud Pezeshkian told ISNA that this committee has met with the Speaker of the Parliament. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18353'> Mostafa Kavakebian said in the parliament: > It is time for the experts of the Supreme National Security Council and the Office of the Supreme Leader to make plans and for his excellency to order us to find a new measure for the siege. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18520'> According to Zeitoun, 1,600 students protested the blockade by signing a letter addressed to authorities. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18532'> According to Saham News, in a published note, Abolfazl Qadiani held Ali Khamenei responsible for the problems caused by the siege. "Mr. Khamenei, who has created this siege and the problems caused by it, should stop being stubborn, spiteful, and vengeful and end this illegal siege of the proud leaders of the Green Movement. In any case, if something happens to Mr. Karroubi, the direct responsibility is with Mr. Khamenei, who must be held accountable for his tyranny and irreparable damage to this country and the oppressed nation. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18551'> A group of former members of parliament now living abroad wrote an open letter to Hassan Rouhani and the parliamentarians, asking them to use their "legal authority" to bring the "national demand for lifting the blockade" to a "good and desirable outcome". The names of the signatories are as follows: Ahmad Salamatian, Fatemeh Haghighatjo, Ali Mazrouei, Ali Akbar Mousavi (Khoeini) and Hassan Yousefi Ashkevari. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18547'> Kalameh reported that "a campaign of one million signatures to lift the blockade" has started with a request for mediation from Ayatollah Sistani. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18558'> A group of war veterans and prisoners of war visited Mohammad Khatami's office to meet and talk. In this meeting, Mr. Khatami said: > I never had a request, and today, based on your demands, and in your name, I would like to make a request to the Supreme Leader to order that the blockade issue be resolved. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18565'> According to the report, in a letter to clerical authorities, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Mohammad Dastgheib asked them to clarify their jurisprudential opinion about the seven-year detention without trial. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18555'> Hossein Karroubi told Entekhabkhabar that "we did not see any negligence from the people", "but what the campaign to lift the blockade needs is a sense of responsibility among the society's elites". </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18571'> In a letter to Hassan Rouhani, group of Nehzat Azadi members demanded to follow up on lifting the siege. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18541'> The spokesman for the judiciary said: > The forces of the Ministry of Intelligence have not left Mehdi Karroubi's house and this is a complete lie" and that "as long as the Supreme National Security Council’s resolution regarding the house arrest exists, it is not possible to talk about the public trial. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18570'> In a letter to Mohseni Ejei, MP Ali Motahari asked why the request for a public trial of the prisoners was rejected. In this letter, he emphasized that "the Supreme National Security Council can never take the place of the judiciary, and without trial and hearing the defendant's defenses, the council cannot issue them a sentence of house arrest until death. We should not give America and other enemies of the Islamic Revolution human rights excuses.” </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18663'> Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council, said the "authority" for the house arrest is the National Security Council and the judiciary. He emphasized that the Expediency Discernment Council cannot take any action in this issue and can only enter into issues that are "referred" to it. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18620'> In a remark in the parliament, Parvaneh Salahshuri called the health condition of the besieged worrisome. In the days before this, Mustafa Kavakbian, Qasem Mirzaei and Gholamreza Heydari had also talked about the blockade. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18668'> Moussa Ghazanfarabadi, head of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, said that the request to lift the detention and begin the trial of Mirhossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi, and Zahra Rahnavard "is not the requests of the sympathizers of the regime" and "some of those who say these things may be ignorant, but these are the words of outsiders." He claimed that the detention of the leaders of the Green Movement was done to "take care" of them, because "enemies of the regime and the revolution may pose a life threat to these people". According to Radio Farda, Mr. Ghazanfarabadi announced that the detention of these three people "is the decision of the Supreme National Security Council" and that they will "regret" their request for trial, because "the court and the system do not show favoritism to anyone and fulfill their legal duty with determination, power, and precision." </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18679'> The spokesman of the Guardian Council, Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei, in response to a question about the confirmation of Ahmadinejad, Mehdi Karroubi, and Mirhossein Mousavi, ruled out the possibility of confirming the qualifications of the mentioned persons and said: "The costs imposed on the country by these three people are enough. Anyone who harms the image of the people, and the system of the Islamic Republic no longer has a place in the administration of the country. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18701'> Minister of Justice Alireza Avai told ISNA about the detention and follow-up of Mehdi Karroubi's demands: > Until this moment, neither the government nor the judiciary has raised anything about this. If the government requests that I pursue the issue from the judiciary, I will definitely do so, because my duty is to follow up on these issues and coordinate between the judiciary and the government in judicial affairs. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18715'> According to reports, 96 Islamic Associations wrote a letter to Hassan Rouhani, requesting him to visit the besieged. The Center for Human Rights Defenders also announced that Karroubi's hunger strike showed that Iranians should still try to establish a "house of justice". </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18737'> According to ISNA, the Tehran prosecutor said: > The system's decision in 2010 was house arrest, and the fact that some consider the detention to be baseless is not acceptable; The blockade is approved by the Supreme National Security Council and is considered a system’s decision that the Ministry of Intelligence and the Judiciary are responsible for its implementation. He asked "other agencies" not to "interfere in work that does not concern them . </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18741'> According to ISNA, the government spokesman said: > It is within the jurisdiction of the judiciary to have a trial, but I was present at the meeting of the Supreme National Security Council, where good and detailed issues were raised, and of course, the secretary of the council will report the summary. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18733'> Fatemeh Karroubi told Saham News that Mehdi Karroubi has returned home, and the security officers have left. "Fortunately, the government fulfilled the commitment and promise it had made and the security forces left our house in the seventh year of the siege after setting up facilities in Chobineh Alley. I consider it necessary to thank the sympathetic officials of the state for the removal of the prison guards from the house. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18760'> At the funeral ceremony of Ibrahim Yazdi, some of the attendees chanted slogans such as "Ya Hossein, Mir Hossein" and "Our message is clear, the house arrest should end". The video of a short part of this protest is attached in the evidence section of this page. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18837'> The spokesperson of the Judiciary, Mohseni Ejei, said: > The Supreme National Security Council convened a meeting in March 2010 and Resolutio 544 was in this regard, and I am surprised that some of these gentlemen who say that there is no blockade are themselves members and their name is in the text" and in the recent meeting this debate was discussed by the Supreme National Security Council. Of course, it was not on the agenda of the council meeting, but it was brought up and in this meeting it was decided that this blockade will remain. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18929'> According to Saham News, in a response to Hassan Karbalai's note in Resalat newspaper, Ali Motahari wrote: "Six and a half years of house arrest should be considered as their punishment for prolonging the protests and being used by the enemy, and we should put and end to this affair, otherwise their legal request for a public trial with the presence of the media should be carried out in a competent court.” </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18863'> The spokesperson of the government rejected the statement of the spokesperson of the judiciary who said that the blockade was brought up in the Supreme National Security Council and will continue to be discussed, and asked the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council to inform the public about it. Keyvan Khosravi, the spokesperson of the Supreme National Security Council said: "In In this meeting, the subject of confinement, which was not on the agenda of the council meeting, was brought up in the form of briefing about the openings created in the situation of the besieged, and no new decision was made regarding the main issue of confinement. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18895'> A group of national religious activists wrote a letter to Hassan Rouhani, asking him to "take urgent action in order to lift the blockade, in honor of the oath he took in the elected office of the people, in front of the Holy Quran and in front of the nation of Iran." </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18891'> Kalameh reported that unlike in the past, the children of Akhtar prisoners (Mousavi and Rahnavard) have been able to hold weekly two-hour visits at the place of blockade (their home). They used to visit their parents in the safe house of the Ministry of Intelligence, which was located near the blockade. According to this report, the claim of the judiciary is not correct, and the family members have no other contact with them except for this weekly visits and phone calls that are made at the request of the detainees and in the presence of the officers. It is not possible to transfer the belongings to the house on behalf of the family. "Part The rooms, corridors, facilities, and roof are still occupied by agents. Most of the windows are welded and the keys to the locks on the doors are in the hands of the agents. After the issue was raised by the family and the follow-up and sympathy of Mr. Hashemi, the Minister of Health, it has been decided that the trusted doctor of the family and the Ministry of Health will supervise the treatment and medical care of the prisoners.” The prisoners have access to television and newspapers, their morale is "excellent" and they say they "have no expectations or demands from anyone, including the prison guards." </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18964'> According to Fars report, while describing the events of 1988 from his own perspective, General Hossein Nejat, deputy commander of IRGC Intelligence said that the blockade was investigated in the Secretariat in 2010 and was brought to the Supreme National Security Council, and not even a single person, including Mr. Rouhani who was the representative of the leadership at that time, did not oppose it. "As the Secretariat of the Supreme National Security Council announced, they confirmed the principle that the three were criminals, they did not consider the trial to be expedient (even though the judiciary had the right to put them on trial) and confirmed the house arrest." </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18963'> Saham News reported that in the meeting of the government delegation, the issue of blockade was raised for the first time and the discussion on it lasted for more than two hours. People close to the fundamentalists have also emphasized that the continuation of the house arrest "is no longer relevant and has no benefit for the country" and it is decided that the result of this meeting will be reflected to the leader. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18962'> According to Saham News, Aref said: "If the political currents are looking to score points by resolving the blockade issue, I must say that we will not succeed in solving this issue, which is a serious demand of the society.” </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='19015'> According to Mehr, Minister of Justice Alireza Avaei, was asked if the government has given the Ministry of Justice a mandate to lift the blockade, and whether he will consult with the judicisasl authorities. He said: > The matter is related to the Supreme Council. It is national security, you should ask them. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='19079'> According to Ensaf News, in response to the host of Dastkhat TV program, who asked if he had heard that the detention of one of the prisoners might be lifted by the Supreme National Security Council, the deputy chief of the IRGC Intelligence, Sardar Nejat said: > As far as I know and it was raised in the recent meeting, If the Supreme National Security Council decides to lift the blockade, it is the judiciary that has the right to deal with their case. Considering the crime they have committed, I think it is unlikely that their sentence will be less than life imprisonment and execution. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='19102'> Zaytoun reported that 118 university professors wrote a letter to Hassan Rouhani asking for the removal of the blockade. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='19092'> Sardar (General) Esmail Kothari, the deputy of the Tharallah Base of the IRGC, talked to Tasnim about the situation of the besieged: > They can easily travel and visit their relatives and friends; They travel and have a normal life. There are restrictions on meetings or visits that may conspire against people's security, and any anti-security activity that may be against people is restricted for them, and this restriction is also approved by the Supreme National Security Council. It's not like some people think that they are in a room in absolute domestic confinement, not at all." He also added that "if they want to talk and apologize, we will hold a press conference for them" and he emphasized that "repentance will improve their situation. In the first reaction to these statements, Hossein Karroubi emphasized that their demand is to hold a public court </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='19168'> According to an online report, Mohammad Ali Jafari, commander of the Revolutionary Guards, said: "[About the blockade, which they say will probably be lifted], a discussion took place in the Supreme Security Council once, but there was no consensus on this, because the consensus was that the status quo would keep the peace of the society.” </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='19395'> The assembly of lecturers and researchers of Qom seminaries called for the removal of Khatami's restrictions and the lifting of the blockade around Mousavi’s and Karroubi’s homes. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='19394'> In a letter to "Ayatollahs and great scholars, seminaries, and religious schools in the Islamic world", Mousavi and Rahnavard's daughters wrote: > In the presence of God, as witnesses of the unjust imprisonment of our parents at home, we inform you of the process of this oppression and we do not complain except to God because he is the only defender of the believers. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='19445'> According to reports, Esmail Dousti met Mehdi Karroubi last week. Hossein Karroubi told Ensaf News that the Supreme National Security Council recently approved that people could visit the besieged from time to time. Later, Mr. Dousti told ISNA that this was his third meeting with Mehdi Karroubi since the time of his house arrest, and before this he met with Mr. Abbasi Fard at Mehdi Karroubi's former house six years ago, and that Mehdi Karroubi is cheerful and in good health and has a lot of hope for the future of the system and the revolution. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='19619'> According to the report of Kalameh website, in a meeting with a group of political and media activists, Faezeh Hashemi strongly criticized the detention and imprisonment of the protesters and said: > The public prosecutor should deal with those who detained these three nobles (Mousavi, Rahnavard, Karroubi). </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='19684'> According to the Farhikhtegan newspaper, Esmail Dousti, who had another meeting with Mehdi Karroubi last night, confirmed the words of the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and said: > Shamkhani's words are absolutely true. The issue of Mr. Karroubi is being followed up in the council, and I went to meet Mr. Karroubi. Mr. Dousti, who has met Mehdi Karroubi four times to date, says that Karroubi easily sees visitors and is constantly travels to visit his family, including his children, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren, and there is no problem. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='19652'> According to ISNA, after Mr. Avai, the Minister of Justice attended the legal and judicial committee of the Parliament, Ali Motahari was not satisfied with his answer regarding the blockade and "it was decided that the question will be referred to the presiding committee for consideration in the open session.” Mr. Motahari found the answer of the Minister of Justice regarding Hengemeh Shahidi convincing. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='19649'> Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, said regarding the detainees: > The word detention is not the right word, these gentlemen you are referring to are not detained. A few hours later, Hossein Karroubi rejected his comments and said: > It is the security institutions who select the people who get to visit Mehdi Karroubi, not him. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='19667'> According to Kalameh, parliamentarians Sadeghi, Pezeshkian, and Heydari rejected the comments of the secretary of the National Security Council, who had said: > The word "detention is not the right word. These gentlemen are not in prison.” </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='19751'> Mirhossein Mousavi’s sistersldren of Mirhossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard, together with Mirhossein Mousavi's sisters, went to visit them. Mr. Mousavi's sisters criticized the comments of the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and said that they have not seen the detainees for months. According to Kalameh, after these reactions, on Tuesday night, the office of a security organization contacted Mrs. Khadijah Mousavi, the elder sister of Mir Hossein and the mother of Seyed Ali Mousavi, who was killed in Ashura 2009, and expressed regret and said that Mr. Shamkhani was unaware of the situation. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='19795'> Kalameh reported that the members of the Omid faction's blockade removal committee met with the head of the judiciary. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='19806'> Mohammad Hossein Karroubi told Fararou that Mehdi Karroubi's new situation is comparable to the early days of the detention of Ayatollah Montazeri, the situation of Mirhossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard is the same as before, and that "I know that the majority of fundamentalists, including Ali Larijani, the speaker of the parliament, believe that the house arrest should end. They believe that the continuation of the blockade is not in the country's interest." He also added: > Except for the first three or four months, when the detainees were mistreated, the officers have treated them well. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='19842'> Ashraf Boroujerdi, head of the National Library, told ISNA: " An agreement has been reached that by the end of 1396, the restrictions will be gradually reduced or removed. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='20166'> Ezzatullah Zarghami told Emtedad website that the news about the rejection of lifting the blockade in the meeting of the Supreme National Security Council chaired by Hassan Rouhani, was related to the past two or three months and was recently re-told. He said: > In the recent Supreme National Security Council chaired by Rouhani, the removal of the blockade was not approved because this blockade was approved to maintain the security of the country. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='20544'> He was admitted to Tehran Heart Hospital for a heart examination. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='20680'> According to Saham News, the daughters of Mirhossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard and their husbands can visit the prisoners without restrictions from now on. Some other members of his family also managed to meet them during this period. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='21389'> Behrouz Nemati, the spokesman of the Presidium of the Parliament, told ISNA: > The committee had taken good measures to remove the blockade and the work had progressed well up to some stages, but events happened that slowed down this process. It seems that the letter that Mr. Karroubi recently published interrupted this process, and I believe that if it wasn't for this letter, the work might have come to a conclusion sooner. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='21762'> Abdolreza Hashemzaei, a member of the parliament's committee on the lifting of the blockade on Mousavi and Karroubi’s houses, told Etemad Online that Hassan Rouhani "did not live up to his promise and even his legal duty as president and enforcer of the constitution." He emphasized that "the committee to lift the blockade has had several meetings with officials, but so far we have not had a meeting with the president, and the president should follow up on the lifting of the blockade according to his commitment" and that "we still do not know who made the decision for the blockade in the first place?" </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='22010'> According to Kalameh, while in the previous days there were news about ending the house arrest and announcement of an order for the release of Zahra Rahnavard by the Supreme National Security Council, Mrs. Rahnavard told her daughters that a few days ago, an agent talked to her about "limited travel to the houses of her children and family and Mashhad", but she emphasized that "I will not accept the lifting of my restriction without lifting the restrictions of Mousavi and Karroubi". </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='26926'> According to Kalameh, after Mirhossein Mousavi's advisors warned about the health of the couple, more than 24,000 war veterans, martyrs' families, and political activists demanded the end of house arrest for Mr. Mousavi and Mrs. Rahnavard. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='27695'> <reference source='https://ipa.united4iran.org/media/file_evidence/%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%AD%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%86.pdf'> Mirhossein Mousavi wrote a letter expressing his sympathy with the families of those killed in the November 2019 protests. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='33480'> <reference source='https://www.kaleme.com/1399/08/25/klm-283464/'> Mirhossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard contracted the corona virus. According to the Kalameh report, the couple were examined at their place of residence and their general condition is good. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='33505'> <reference source='https://ipa.united4iran.org/dashboard/prisoners/1444/'> Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published a report mentioning the poor health of the leaders of the Green Movement. At the end of the report, in addition to expressing concern about the conditions of these prisoners, this organization demanded the immediate release of Zahra Rahnavard, Mirhossein Mousavi, and Mehdi Karroubi. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='41307'> <reference source='https://t.me/zeitoons/6479'> Mirhossein Mousavi challenged some of the policies of the Islamic Republic in a letter, the main subject of which was the Arab Spring movements; After its publication, many fundamentalists stood against him. In this letter, he accused the Iranian government of distorting meanings, and one of his examples is "Defender of the Haram". Mr. Mousavi wrote that the true meaning of this phrase is "shedding blood in foreign lands (Syria) to consolidate the foundations of the child-killing regime". </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='47923'> <reference source='https://telegra.ph/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-02-04'> He released a statement supporting the "Women, Life, Freedom" movement, and emphasized the need to draft a new constitution to save Iran. Mirhasan Mousavi announced in this statement, which was published by Kalameh website: > Executing the Constitution without compromise, as a slogan that was hoped for thirteen years ago, is no longer working. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='47934'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3kpVM89'> A group of political prisoners signed a statement declaring their support for Mirhossein Mousavi and emphasized the need to adhere to the right of nations to determine their own destiny. They stated that they support holding a free and healthy referendum to change or draft a new constitution, forming a parliament of real representatives of the nation, and holding a referendum on the approved text of that parliament. Mostafa Tajzadeh, Amirsalar Davoudi, Hossein Razzaq, Mehdi Mahmoudian, Saeed Madani, Mostafa Nili, Faezeh Hashemi are the signatories of this statement. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='47942'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3EyqrHf'> In a joint statement, five "Secular Democratic Republican" organizations and parties outside Iran, while announcing their support for Mirhossein Mousavi's statement, called it a step forward in the transition from the Islamic Republic. The five organizations of the Union of Republicans of Iran, the Left Party of Iran, the National Front of Iran-Europe, the National Front of Iran Abroad, and the Solidarity of the Republicans of Iran announced in this joint statement: "We consider Mousavi's statement a positive step in strengthening the revolutionary movement and supporting the pro-democracy forces in Inside and outside the country for the transition from the Islamic Republic and saving the country from the destructive regime of the Islamic Republic.” </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='47925'> <reference source='https://t.me/kalemehtv/142675'> In a joint statement, hundreds of political and media activists, who are mostly residents of Iran, while referring to the "desperation of the society for reform within the framework of the existing structure", supported the three-stage plan proposed by Mirhossein Mousavi. The signatories of this letter include Hashem Aghajari, Zahra and Reza Aghakhani, Alireza Rajaei, Zila Bani Baqub, Ehsan Badaghi and Ali Babachahi. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='47926'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/Copk2gloPwX/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link'> Narges Mousavi, the daughter of Mirhossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard, posted a photo of the blocked entrance to her parents' house and wrote on her Instagram account: > House arrest has entered its 13th winter. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='47919'> <reference source='https://t.me/Kaivan_Samimi/234'> Keyvan Samimi read Mirhossein Mousavi's statement as a sign of his entry into the world of secularism and while supporting this statement, he emphasized that all Iranian democracy seekers can move towards the formation of the “National Salvation Front” through "dialogue" and by "coming together and building institutions". </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='47932'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3YZONBZ'> In an analytical statement, the Ettehad Mellat Party of Islamic Iran announced its position on the two statements published by Mirhossein Mousavi and Mohammad Khatami. The statement reads: > It must be acknowledged that the progressive movement "Women, Life, Freedom" also played a significant role in pushing political leaders and activists against the status quo, and these two statements are also a sincere and serious response towards a society that rightly complains to its politicians about the lack of political and discursive representation of its demands and protests and expects more courage and openness from them. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48274'> <reference source='https://www.radiofarda.com/a/32292179.html'> In an interview with Radio Farda, Ardeshir Amirarjomand, the advisor to Mirhossein Mousavi who lives outside of Iran, announced the tightening of restrictions on the detention of Mirhossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard. In this conversation, Mr. Amirarjomand stated that "all communication channels of Mirhossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard have been cut off", and said: > All the restrictions that existed before have been applied more severely, all their communications with the outside have been cut off and now they are in a completely isolated state. Certainly, they are more restricted than normal prisoners. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>