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Wednesday, February 10th (Bahman 21st), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

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Wednesday, December 30th (Dey 9th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

5:24pm NEW! CNN – The nephew of Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi was buried Wednesday, three days after he was killed in anti-government demonstrations.
Saeed Ali Moussavi’s body was delivered to his family early Wednesday and buried at Tehran’s Beheshteh Zahra cemetery around 10:30 a.m. (2 a.m. ET). There were no demonstrations or disturbances during the burial, and several plain-clothed and uniformed security personnel were patrolling the area. A reformist Web site, Parlemannews, had reported Tuesday that Moussavi’s body had disappeared, though the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) disputed that account. Moussavi was one of seven people killed in the riots Sunday, according to Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi, Tehran’s chief prosecutor. The toll meant the riots were the bloodiest since June, when protests over the disputed presidential election that gave Ahmadinejad a second term left at least eight dead.

Tuesday, December 29th (Dey 8th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

1:46pm NEW! BBC – The nephew of Iran’s opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi was threatened days before he was killed in Sunday’s protests, a prominent supporter says. Mohsen Makhmalbaf, a film-maker based in Paris, told the BBC that secret police called Seyed Ali Mousavi several times, saying: “We will kill you.” But a police statement reportedly said Mr Mousavi was killed by “terrorists”. Meanwhile a regional representative of Iran’s supreme leader said opposition leaders should be executed. “Those who are behind the current sedition in the country … are mohareb [enemies of God] and the law is very clear about punishment of a mohareb,” state media quoted Ayatollah Abbas Vaez-Tabasi, an influential figure in Khorasan province, as saying. The sentence for mohareb under Iran’s Sharia law is death.

3:50pm NEW! CNN – Iran’s influential parliament speaker Ali Larijani said Tuesday that authorities should mete out “the harshest punishment” to protesters who disrupted Ashura observances. Addressing lawmakers, Larijani said the protesters had insulted Imam Hussein, whose death is commemorated during the religious observance. He urged officials to “arrest offenders of the religion and mete out harshest punishments to such anti-revolutionary figures with no mercy.” Larijani also slammed Britain and the United States for condemning a government crackdown on the weekend’s protesters, and said Iran would summon Britain’s ambassador in Tehran to protest.

Monday, December 28th (Dey 7th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

2:25pm NEW! CNN – An Iranian national security official has called for demonstrators to be arrested following deadly weekend anti-government protests in Tehran. “The undignified and disruptive behavior of the rioters is no longer tolerable for our people, since they have brought undignified behaviors to new heights by offending sanctities and values held dear in Islam and Iran,” Naghavi Hosseini, a member of the Parliamentary National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, told state-run IRNA. “The Nation’s Judiciary must swiftly arrest the rioters who committed those crimes.”

Sunday, December 27th (Dey 6th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

9:55pm NEW! BBC – Opposition sources in Iran say that at least eight protesters have been killed amid violence between anti-government crowds and police. The nephew of former presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi was among four killed in Tehran, and reports say four also died in the city of Tabriz. Security forces reportedly opened fire in Tehran after losing control. Police later said 300 people were arrested. It is almost certainly the worst loss of life in protests since June.

2:30pm NEW! BBC – Fierce clashes have erupted between Iranian security forces and opposition demonstrators trying to gather in the centre of the capital, Tehran. Unconfirmed reports say at least one person has been shot dead. Iranian opposition parties had called on people to take to the streets as the Shia Muslim festival of Ashura reached a climax. People were chanting “Khamenei will be toppled”, opposition sources said, a reference to Iran’s Supreme Leader. Initial reports said the security forces fired in the air as they moved to disperse demonstrators, but there are several different reports all saying that at least one, and possibly as many as four demonstrators, have been shot dead.

Saturday, December 26th (Dey 5th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

10:26pm NEW! BBC – Iranian security forces and opposition activists have clashed in Tehran, reformist websites and witnesses say. Some reports say shots have been fired in the air to disperse demonstrators in the centre of the capital. Clashes were also reported in northern Tehran, where reformist ex-President Mohammad Khatami had been due to speak.

The opposition had sought to use Shia religious festivals this weekend to show its defiance of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s government. Police chief Esmail Ahmadi Moghaddam has been quoted as warning that police would crack down hard against any attempts to use Shia religious processions to stage fresh protests against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s government.

Wednesday, December 23rd (Dey 2nd), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

1:26pm BBC – Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi has been fired as head of the Arts Institution. The Council for Cultural Revolution, a high-ranking body chaired by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, dismissed him on Tuesday night, state media said. Mr Mousavi had run the institution, affiliated to the president’s office, since its inception 11 years ago. In recent days, hardliners have urged Iran’s judiciary to put Mr Mousavi on trial for instigating unrest.

12:56pm BBC – Iranian security forces have clashed with crowds of opposition supporters in the city of Isfahan, according to reports on an opposition website. Activists said police had used tear gas and batons to disperse people gathering to commemorate Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, who died at the weekend. On Monday, tens of thousands attended his funeral in the holy city of Qom – many shouting anti-government slogans.

The Rahesabz website said crowds of opposition supporters gathered at a mosque in Isfahan for a memorial service for the ayatollah. But hundreds of police and plain-clothes security officers were already there. The website said many opposition supporters were injured and there were a number of arrests. BBC Tehran correspondent Jon Leyne says the confrontations are all part of a build-up to a big series of demonstrations expected at the weekend.

Monday, December 21st (Azar 30th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

7:18pm BBC – Iranian reformists have clashed with police after the funeral of a dissident cleric, opposition websites say. Earlier, tens of thousands took part in a procession for Grand Ayatollah Hoseyn Ali Montazeri in the holy city of Qom. Clashes reportedly broke out, but the scale of the confrontation is not clear, says a BBC correspondent.

Montazeri – who died aged 87 of natural causes in Qom on Saturday night – had decried President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s re-election in June as a fraud. The reformist Jaras website said mourners chanted slogans in support of the cleric and also of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi. Mr Mousavi took part in the procession, along with fellow opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi.

Another site, Rahesabz.net, said some members of the hardline pro-government faction Ansar Hezbollah tried to stop chanting in the crowd, but left “after clashing with some people”. Many mourners were carrying green banners or wearing green – the colour of Iran’s opposition.

Sunday, December 20th (Azar 29th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

3:17am CNN – Three Iranian prison officials have been charged with murder after three imprisoned protesters were beaten to death in the aftermath of the country’s disputed presidential election, Iranian media reported Saturday. Iran’s military court announced that nearly two dozen officials from Tehran’s Kahrizak prison were indicted; of those, there is enough evidence to prosecute 12, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported.

Three were charged with premeditated murder for participating in the beatings; nine will face other unspecified charges. The judiciary did not identify the defendants. Kahrizak officials initially had said that Mohsen Rouhol-Amini, Amir Javadifar, and Mohammad Kamrani died of meningitis, according to the judiciary. However, a coroner’s reported indicated that the three were severely beaten behind bars by prison personnel, and died from their injuries. The judiciary also blamed the prison’s medical shortcomings and sub-par conditions as factors in the men’s deaths.

The three killed protesters were among some 4,000 people arrested in connection with protests following the June 12 presidential election.

Sunday, December 6th (Azar 15th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

7:09pm CNN – Iranian authorities warned of crackdowns as they tried to head off possible protests Monday, when the country marks Students Day — the anniversary of the 1953 killing of three university students by security forces. Authorities prepared for public gatherings that could turn into demonstrations against the June 12 elections, in which hardline incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the overwhelming winner.

Saturday, November 7th (Aban 16th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

12:23am Reuters – Iranian police detained more than 100 people for “disturbing public order” during a rally this week to mark the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday. Security forces clashed with supporters of Iran’s opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi in Tehran on Wednesday when an annual state-organized rally marking the 30th anniversary of the storming of the U.S. embassy turned violent. “Police arrested 109 people who created disorder and disturbed public order and security on the sideline of the rally on Wednesday,” said Azizollah Rajabzadeh, head of Tehran police, IRNA reported.

Sunday, November 1st (Aban 10th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

10:17pm Reuters – Iranian police will confront any “illegal” gatherings on November 4, when the Islamic Republic marks the 30th anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran, a semi-official news agency reported on Sunday. Mehr News Agency reported the warning by deputy police chief Ahmadreza Radan a day after opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi appeared to urge supporters to take part in rallies on that day.

Sunday, October 18th (Mehr 26th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

4:48pm Reuters – Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi pledged to press ahead with efforts to reform the Islamic Republic despite a crackdown on protests after the June 12 presidential poll, his website said on Sunday.

4:44pm BBC – Several top commanders in Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards have been killed in a suicide bombing in the volatile south-east of the country.

Friday, September 18th (Shahrivar 27th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

10:49pm BBC – Thousands of opposition supporters have clashed with security forces during a government-sponsored rally in Tehran. Iran’s reformists had been warned not to try to turn the pro-Palestinian Quds (Jerusalem) Day marches into anti-government protests. Reports say opposition leaders Mir-Hossein Mousavi and former President Mohammad Khatami were attacked. The opposition has been banned from holding rallies since the disputed presidential election in June.

10:46pm CNN – Large crowds gathered in the Iranian capital Friday to march in an annual pro-Palestinian rally, among them thousands of green-clad supporters of the opposition movement, according to CNN sources in Tehran.

Opposition supporters near Tehran’s Revolution Square chanted anti-regime slogans on one side of the street while regime supporters chanted pro-government slogans on the other side, witnesses told CNN. A line of uniformed police officers stood between them.

Opposition supporters chanted “death to the dictator,” the witnesses said. Many held up the victory sign with their fingers painted green, the color adopted by opposition candidate Mir Hossein Moussavi.

Near Tehran University, where President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed a crowd gathered for Friday prayers, opposition supporters faced off against pro-government groups and chanted competing slogans just a few feet away from one another, witnesses said.

Thursday, September 8th (Shahrivar 17th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

7:27pm Reuters – Iran should immediately release detainees who did not play a major part in street unrest after its disputed election in June, a member of a parliamentary investigative committee said on Tuesday. MP Farhad Tajari also expressed criticism about the conduct of mass trials that Iran began last month of more than 100 reformers, activists and others accused of fomenting huge protests against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s re-election.

Tuesday, September 1st (Shahrivar 10th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

3:46pm Reuters – Iranian MPs have strongly backed the defence minister-designate, in defiance of Argentine demands for his arrest over a bomb attack in Buenos Aires. Ahmad Vahidi faced no opposition from MPs on the third day of a debate on President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s choices for his new cabinet.

3:43pm Reuters – A coroner’s report says that a man arrested in the violent aftermath of Iran’s presidential elections died from beatings, Iranian media reported Monday in what appeared to be the first official confirmation of a detainee’s death from mistreatment. The death of Mohsen Rouhol-Amini was the result of “repeated blows and severe physical injuries” and other mistreatment at Tehran’s Kahrizak prison, the semiofficial Mehr news agency reported, citing an informed source. Officials initially had said Rouhol-Amini had died from illness.

Thursday, August 27th (Shahrivar 5th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

2:49am Reuters – Iran’s supreme leader said on Wednesday he did not believe the leaders of opposition protests that erupted after the country’s June presidential vote were agents of foreigners. Iranian officials have previously portrayed the protests as a foreign-backed bid to topple the clerical establishment. They have accused Western powers, particularly the United States and Britain of fomenting the unrest, a charge denied by Washington and London. “I do not accuse the leaders of recent events as being the agents of foreigners, including America and Britain because it has not been proven to me,” Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was quoted as saying by state television. “But there is no doubt that this movement, whether its leaders know or not, was planned in advance,” Khamenei said in a meeting with university students.

2:36am BBC – Iran’s supreme leader has said he does not believe opposition leaders blamed for the country’s post-election unrest were knowing agents of foreign powers. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s comments contradict accusations which have frequently been made by hardliners.

Wednesday, August 26th (Shahrivar 4th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

9:23pm Reuters – Former President Mohammad Khatami said on Wednesday trial confessions by moderates accused of fomenting post-election unrest were made under “extraordinary conditions” and were invalid, an Iranian news agency reported.

Tuesday, August 25th (Shahrivar 3rd), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

2:36pm CNN – Mehdi Karrubi’s claims that post-election detainees have been abused — some even raped — behind bars. His latest move: going public with a first-hand account from a detainee who says he was raped in a Tehran prison. “I was in prison, blindfolded and tied down. They beat me almost to death and did the most despicable thing to me, which is rejected even by all infidels and idol worshipers and I only had the courage to make Mr. Karrubi aware of this,” the unidentified male says in a statement posted Monday on Karrubi’s party Web site.

2:34pm BBC – The trial has begun in Iran of a number of senior opposition figures following June’s disputed presidential election. The defendants, who include former ministers in the 1997-2005 Khatami government, are accused of conspiring with foreign powers to organise unrest. Two leading economists are also on trial, Saeed Leylaz and Kian Tajbaksh. It is the fourth such trial since the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a conservative, sparked pro-reform street protests.

Thursday, August 20th (Mordad 29th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

11:53am CNN – Legal action must be taken against Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karrubi for claiming post-election detainees were being raped behind bars, said the governor of Tehran province, as hard-line criticism grew against the reformist. “If such a person has made such accusations that have infuriated the people and it is shown that he cannot prove them, then legal steps must be taken with regards to this person,” said Gov. Morteza Tamaddon, according to the Iran Labor News Agency.

Tuesday, August 18th (Mordad 27th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

9:10pm Reuters – Opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi accused “establishment agents” of raping and abusing detainees imprisoned after Iran’s June presidential vote and urged the powerful clerics to do their duty and speak out. “They (authorities) asked those who were abused and raped in prisons, to present four witnesses (to prove their claim)… Those who committed the crimes were the establishment’s agents,” Mousavi said in a letter to reformist leader Mehdi Karoubi, the reformist mowjcamp.com website reported.

11:08am CNN – A newspaper aligned with Iranian reformist Mehdi Karrubi, who recently made headlines for claims that post-election detainees in Iran were raped behind bars, was shut down for running “unlawful” material, state-run media reported Monday. Protesters outside the newspaper offices clashed with police Monday, the network also reported.

Sunday, August 16th (Mordad 25th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

9:51am CNN – Amid turmoil over the treatment of post-election detainees and controversy over the mass trials of political figures, Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday appointed a new judiciary chief, Iranian media reported. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei tapped Sadeq Larijani — brother of Iran’s powerful parliamentary speaker, Ali Larijani — to replace Hashemi Shahroudi, a vocal hardliner against the opposition movement.

Friday, August 14th (Mordad 23rd), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

8:43am BBC – Iran’s defeated opposition presidential candidate has said that some protesters held after last month’s disputed poll were tortured to death in prison. The claim by Mehdi Karroubi comes days after he said a number of prisoners, both male and female, had been raped.

Thursday, August 13th (Mordad 22nd), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

6:33pm CNN – Iran’s influential parliament speaker dismissed allegations that post-election detainees were raped while in custody, calling the claims by an opposition leader “sheer lies,” state-run media reported Wednesday.

Tuesday, August 11th (Mordad 20th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

4:15pm CNN – Iran’s influential parliament speaker has called for an investigation into allegations that post-election detainees were raped while in custody, state-run media said. Ali Larijani said that a special parliamentary panel “had carried out investigations into the situation in [Iranian] jails and the treatment of detainees and it should also look into whether jail rape allegations are true or false,” Press TV reported, citing Tabnak, a Web site associated with opposition politician Mohsen Rezaie.

Monday, August 10th (Mordad 19th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

12:03pm BCC – A defeated opposition candidate in Iran’s presidential election has called for an investigation into allegations some protesters were raped in prison. In a letter to former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Mehdi Karroubi said senior officials had informed him of the “shameful behaviour” taking place.

12:03pm CNN – A top official in Iran wants to put former President Mohammad Khatami, left, and Mir Hossein Moussavi on trial. “If Moussavi, Khatami … and Karrubi are the main suspects believed to have been behind the velvet coup in Iran, which they are, we expect the judiciary to go after them, arrest them, put them on trial and punish them according to the law,” said Brigadier General Yadollah Javani.

10:03am CNN – Authorities have fired and arrested the chief of an Iranian jail that was closed amid allegations of mistreatment of detainees held for protesting June’s disputed election, Iranian media reported Sunday. “One security official at the prison, who was responsible for reporting irregularities at the prison, as well as the prison warden have been sacked and are under arrest,” Gen. Esmaeel Ahmadi Moghadam, commander of Iran’s security forces, told the semi-official Iran Student’s News Agency.

Sunday, August 9th (Mordad 18th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

4:30am CNN – A mass trial of Iranians and others arrested in post-election demonstrations resumed Saturday, with about 100 defendants in Tehran’s Revolutionary Court, state-run media reported. Reformist politicians, lawyers and journalists are among those accused of protesting in an attempt to overturn government leadership. Defendants also include workers at the French and British embassies in Tehran, according to embassy officials and media reports.

Saturday, August 8th (Mordad 17th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

1:22pm BBC – has put more opposition activists and protesters on trial after disputed elections, Iranian media report. Those appearing in a Tehran court include French language teacher Clotilde Reiss, 23, who was detained a month ago.

12:47pm Bistoon – Security forces on Motorcycles beating protesters in nearby streets.

12:45pm Bistoon – Protests outside the show trials, crowded in khayam & nearby streets. Chanting allaho Akbar, Marg bar dictator.

Friday, August 7th (Mordad 16th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

4:26pm BBC – Supporters of the Iranian opposition leader, Mir Hossein Mousavi, have taken to the streets of Tehran shouting “Death to the dictator”, reports say. Witnesses told the Reuters news agency the protesters were at Vanak Square, where riot police were deployed.

Thursday, August 6th (Mordad 15th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

1:53pm Reuters – Hundreds of supporters of Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi chanted “death to the dictator” in Tehran on Thursday, a witness said, a day after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sworn in as president. “Hundreds of people are in Vanak square, chanting ‘death to the dictator’. Others are also honking car horns,” said the witness. “Hundreds of riot police are there as well.”

Wednesday, August 5th (Mordad 14th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

5:44pm CNN – Amir Farshad Ebrahimi sits at his computer in a small apartment in Berlin clicking through data bases with thousands of photos. He clicks back and forth between the Web and the photos of demonstrations in Iran for hours. “This is one of the guys I used to know,” he says. “We were in Ansar-e Hezbollah together. I was very surprised to find him here.” Ebrahimi names and shames those he recognizes on the Web. He publishes their names and phone numbers and sometimes even their addresses, “so people in their neighborhood know what they are doing.”

5:40pm BBC – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been sworn in for a second term as Iran’s president, after weeks of post-election unrest. Opposition supporters protesting outside parliament were met by hundreds of riot police.

5:38pm Omidhabibinia – More than 20 protesters arrested at Sepah St, Black Shirt forces attacking people brutally.

Tuesday, August 4th (Mordad 13th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

2:37pm Reuters – Defeated Iranian presidential candidates Mehdi Karoubi and Mirhossein Mousavi will keep up protests against the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Karoubi was quoted as saying on Tuesday. “Neither Mousavi nor I have withdrawn. We will continue to protest and we will never collaborate with this government. We will not harm it, but we will criticize what it does,” Karoubi said in an interview with the El Pais Spanish daily.

Monday, August 3rd (Mordad 12th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

6:17pm BBC – Senior Iranian political figures appear to have snubbed the formal endorsement of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Influential former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was among those not at Monday’s ceremony, state TV said.

Sunday, August 2nd (Mordad 11th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

10:30pm BBC – Defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi says opposition detainees put on trial have been subjected to “medieval torture”.

5:41pm BBC – Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami has criticised the trial of people accused of violence after June’s disputed presidential election. Mr Khatami’s website said the “show trial” would damage confidence in Iran.

Saturday, August 1st (Mordad 10th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

10:57pm BBC – Three missing US nationals have been detained by Iranian guards after they crossed into Iran from Iraq, Iranian media confirmed.

10:52pm BBC – Iran’s biggest reformist party has dismissed the court appearance of 100 people, including leading opposition figures, as a “laughable show trial”.

8:46pm Oxfordgirl – Mousavi: Tommorow 11:00 a.m. gathering outside the Office of The head of the Judiciary in protest against the show trials.

8:25pm Oxfordgirl – Qom statement: The Revolution is offended; people should continue their gatherings; the clerics are worried and stand with the people of Iran.

8:21pm Oxfordgirl – Mousavi: Tonight shout Allah Akbar and “political prisoners must be released” loader than ever.

Friday, July 31st (Mordad 9th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

5:48pm Reuters – Iran’s hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned his political rivals on Friday that their efforts to drive a wedge between him and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would come to nothing. “This is not a political relationship … our relationship is based on kindness. It is like a relationship between a father and his son,” Ahmadinejad said in a speech in the holy Shi’ite city of Mashhad.

4:48pm This site publishes audio of a colorful voicemail apparently left by a woman in Iran. It begins, “I am 66 year old lady, we are group of 3, that have contact with each other and going out for protest together, and we are our own leader! I am the youngest one in this group, the next two are 70 and 73 years old! We are fighting side by side with our young ones!”

Thursday, July 30th (Mordad 8th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

5:09pm Omidhabibinia – Mahnaz Mohamadi & Jafar Panahi (Fim Maker) arrested in Behesht Zahara.

5:06pm BBC – Iranian police have arrested mourners who had gathered at a cemetery in Tehran for a memorial to those killed in post-election violence, reports say. Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi tried to join mourners at the graveside of Neda Agha Soltan, whose death became a symbol of post-election unrest. But reports say he was forced to leave the cemetery shortly after his arrival.

3:26pm BBC – Iranian opposition leaders say they will attend ceremonies to honour those killed in violence which followed the country’s disputed election result.

3:03pm Oxfordgirl – Khamenei will officially endorse Ahmadinejad as President on 3rd, the inauguration at Majlis will be on the 5th. Huge protests expected.

2:57pm Oxfordgirl – Karoubi, Mousavi and Qum clergy will attend Neda’s cheleh (40th day memorial).

2:53pm Press TV – Trial of the first group of ‘rioters’ who had ‘provoked ‘post-election unrest in the country will begin on Saturday.

Wednesday, July 29th (Mordad 7th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

1:08am BBC – About 140 Iranians detained during protests against last month’s disputed election result have been released from Evin prison, officials say. About 200 others, accused of more serious crimes, remain in the prison.

Tuesday, July 28th (Mordad 6th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

3:41pm Reuters – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered the closure of Kahrizak detention center where some reformist detainees are believed to have been held.

2:50pm NYT – The Iranian opposition leader Mir Hussein Moussavi spoke out more strongly than ever before on Monday against the arrests and killings of protesters, hours before Iran’s supreme leader ordered the closing of a “nonstandard” prison apparently in an effort to deflect rising criticism over the issue.

Monday, July 27th (Mordad 5th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

6:18pm BBC – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has sacked one of his ministers, a day after he was forced to cancel the appointment of his vice-president. No reason was given for the sacking of Intelligence Minister Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejeie. Meanwhile, the culture minister quit, saying the government was weakened.

Sunday, July 26th (Mordad 4th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

7:10pm Revolutionary Road – Global day of Action sparks protests inside Iran.

Saturday, July 25th (Mordad 3rd), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

Worldwide demonstrations today. Check United4Iran.com for updates. Amnesty International’s web sites highlights some of the larger events planned in the United States.

Friday, July 24th (Mordad 2nd), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

6:24pm Reuters – A hardline Iranian cleric said on Friday there had been plots in the Islamic state to weaken Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s position after a disputed election last month. “We know of some insulting private meetings. We know about the plots against the leader but you (who hold these meetings) should know that you will not be able to stand against the people,” Ahmad Khatami told Friday prayer worshippers.

1:06pm CNN – The wife of Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi spoke publicly about her brother’s detention for the first time Thursday, accusing the Islamic government of fueling false allegations about him, according to media report. Zahra Rahnavard told the semi-official Iranian Labour News Agency that her brother, Shahpour Kazemi, 62, was arrested a month ago.

10:59am BBC – The main opposition leader in Iran, Mir Hossein Mousavi, has confirmed plans to form a new broad-based political front. Mr Mousavi stressed the need to stay within the law. This, says our correspondent, shows that his challenge is to the legitimacy of the presidential elections, rather than the legitimacy of the system.

Thursday, July 23rd (Mordad 1st), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

10:32pm Omidhabibinia – People chanting Death to Dictator on the roofs, all around the city, people coming to streets in some parts of Tehran.

3:12pm Omidhabibinia – Heavy clashes and gunshots reports from Oromieh, at least 7 people killed, city is in curfew unofficially.

Wednesday, July 22nd (Tir 31st), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

2:27pm Omidhabibinia – Unconfirmed reports of black out in some parts of Tehran, Karaj and Qazvin.

Tuesday, July 21st (Tir 30th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

9:06pm Omidhabibinia – Bassij attacked a group of women gatherd where Neda shot dead one month ago.

8:56pm Omidhabibinia – 10,000 + protesters at Vali Asr Sq, Marching toward where Neda was Killed 1 month abo, chanting: “Death to Dictator”.

8:54pm Omidhabibinia – Police trying to arrest protesters but clashes is spreading to Vali Asr St.

8:53pm Omidhabibinia – About 5,000 people gatherd at Vanak Sq, Chanting against regime asking people to join them.

8:52pm Omidhabibinia – Clashes at Baharstan Sq, Army helicopters flying over central Tehran.

8:46pm BBC – Iranian riot police are reported to have arrested a number of pro-reform protesters in Tehran after demonstrations turned violent. Police clashed with hundreds of people marching despite a ban on public gatherings since the disputed election in June, Reuters news agency said.

8:11am Omidhabibinia – Call For Demonstaration today in memory of Bloody Saturday 20 June, which more than 50 killed by gunshots Tehran.

Monday, July 20th (Tir 29th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

11:57am NYT – Iran’s reformist former president Mohammad Khatami called Sunday for a referendum on the legitimacy of the government in the wake of last month’s disputed presidential election, Iranian Web sites reported.

11:57am Guardian – Thirty-six army officers arrested in Iran over protest plan. Officers planned to attend sermon by former president Hashemi Rafsanjani in military uniform

11:52am Omidhabibinia – Energy Minister derides peoples’ plan for Tuesday Night’s Black Out as useless and sabotage.

11:51am Omidhabibinia – Reformist clerics asked to hold referendum.

Sunday, July 19th (Tir 28th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

11:12am Omidhabibinia – Mohamad Kamrani (male, 18 years old) buried today, he was transferred after torture to Hospital, detained on 9th July, died 16th.

Saturday, July 18th (Tir 27th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

9:42am CNN – Tens of thousands of people gathered in and around Tehran University as Rafsanjani spoke for about an hour, according to witnesses at the speech. Iranian police used tear gas to disperse some of the crowds. Many in the crowd chanted, “Iranians are dying and the nation will not tolerate it.”

9:42pm CNN – Traditionally, the speaker before the sermon asks those gathered to yell “Death to America” and “Death to Israel.” But on Friday, after being asked to curse those two countries, the crowd instead chanted, “Allaho Akbar,” meaning “God is great” — the signature chant of the opposition movement.

Friday, July 17th (Tir 26th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

4:07pm BBC – Former Iranian President Ali Akbar Rafsanjani has called for the release of people who protested against the result of the recent election. In his first Friday sermon since the vote, he also said large numbers of Iranians still doubted its result.

2:28pm BBC – Iranian police have fired tear gas and used batons to disperse opposition supporters gathered at Friday prayers at Tehran University, agencies report.

Thursday, July 16th (Tir 25th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

9:46am Revolutionary Road – Reports indicate that the security situation in Tabriz is very bad with large numbers of security forces in the area and ongoing arrests. However, there are no reliable reports coming out of Tabriz at this point. It has been reported that Iranian pop idol, Googoosh, will go to the hunger strike in front of the UN on July 22, 2009.

9:46am Revolutionary Road – Opposition members have started to sue government-owned newspapers for defamation, spreading rumors and slander. Sources claim that Mousavi’s office, as well as Khatami’s offices have sued Reja News, Fars News Agency, Iran Daily and Keyhan Daily.

9:44am Revolutionary Road – Blogger Mohammad Ismailzadeh has been released on bail after a month in detention. Mojtaba Tehrani has asked his family to post bail of about 150 million tomans (150 million tomans is about $150,000 US dollars).

9:44am Revolutionary Road – While the official “Etemade Melli” website has reported the request of at least 46 families of missing people’s helps, execution committee has a list of 61 names who are said to have been killed in the recent riots. On Tuesday Saham news, the official website of national trust has reported over 130 people have gone the “office of followup which was set up specifically after and for those who have been arrested or hurt on the after the election riots, and have submitted their complaints. this website has reported: from this number 56 are amongst the arrested, and 46 of them are still missing, and as of now there has been no news from them.

9:43am Revolutionary Road – Three students of Tabriz University condemned to three years imprisonement.Their names are as follows:Faraz Zehtab,Aydin Khajei and Ehsan Najafi Nasab.

9:43am Revolutionary Road – Details on the death of an 18 year old boy, who had been shot during the protests and was in a coma, emerged today from Shiraz. The slain boy was named Arman Estakhripour.

9:43am Revolutionary Road – It has been reported that IRIB has prepared a “blacklist” of hundreds of names – possibly as high as 1,000 – including politicians, journalists, and other prominent Iranians. They have purportedly handed this list over to all of their TV Stations with strict instructions to NEVER allow those “blacklisted” to appear on any of the government-run stations.

9:40am Revolutionary Road – More than 160 people died on the birthday of Seyed Ali Khamenei, the leader of IRI. This islamic dictator whose nickname is called Seyed ali “pinoche” turned 70 years old. 168 people had died in plane crash in the north western part of the country.

Wednesday, July 15th (Tir 24th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

5:28am Revolutionary Road – After 5 days of arresting over 200 protesters on 10th anniversary of July 9th ,there are many families of detainees who don’t have any news from their children. pegah rashghi: There is no information from some detainees who thier names are as follows : Alireza Ardalan, Alireza Hosseinian, Hossein Emami, Hooman Rajabi, Mohsen Asghrpour, Hamid Reza Tavassoli, Maziar Zarrin and Masoud Ali Zadeh.

5:27am Revolutionary Road – Sunday night July 12th main door of Mashhad Information ministry orgnisation in Adabiat street was set on fire .Police forces in main streets of Sajjad blvd , Azadshar area and Shahrak Qarb in Mashhad are on alert to act in special occasions.

5:27am Revolutionary Road – Today group of Tehrani citizens during a symbolic action and with the idea to create peace in the world gave flowers to city council members.This has to be mentioned that since today morning people by giving flowers in main squares and streets encourage others to participate and by this symbolic act told that existing peace is necessary in the world.

5:26am Revolutionary Road – Javan newspaper declared today that Saeed Hajjarian prefers to remain in prison because the medical care he was receiving there was superior to the medical care he was going to receive outside prison. Hamshahri newspaper has fired several of its staff members for reportedly having sympathies to the protesters’ cause.

5:26am Revolutionary Road – Mohsen Namjo was sentenced in absentia to five years imprisonment . He was accused of insulting Quranic verses. Namjo had reportedly recorded songs, using Quranic verses as lyrics. It is worth mentioning that the songs were of comedic nature.

5:26am Revolutionary Road – Mehrdad Heydari, a prominent reporter in northeastern Iran, was killed in Mashhad under suspicious circumstances by unknown individuals. Heydari had been publishing reports that were deemed anti-government in the past few weeks. This is the second death of a prominent Iranian in Mashhad in the post-election violence.

5:26am Revolutionary Road – Last night, people around Tehran’s Apadana area lit candles in large numbers in order to commemorate the death of Sohrab A’rabi. People chanted, “Sohrab is alive; religious authority is dead!”

5:24am LA Times – Mir-Hossein Mousavi and his wife are swarmed by supporters near the home. His plans to form a political front wins the backing of powerful cleric Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and a key conservative.

5:22am Omidhabibinia – 13 Balouch rebels executed this morning in Zahedan.

5:20am Omidhabibinia – Some Bloggers are saying Hossein Derakhshan who was missing since 8 month ago is working with inteligence agents.

Tuesday, July 14th (Tir 23rd), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

1:29am Omidhabibinia – Urgent: Behroz Javid Tehrani (One of Political Prisoners July 1999 Uprising) is in grave danger in Evin Prison under torture.

1:27am Omidhabibinia – Shariati Hospital Nurses, MD, strike and protest the jailing of political activists and dealing with injured protesters by police.

1:26am Omidhabibinia – All Kurdish Cities in Iran are in General Strike.Today is 20th aniversary of Kurd’s leaders terror.

1:23am Omidhabibinia – General Strike in Mahabad, Bokan, Sardasht.

Sunday, July 12th (Tir 21st), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

9:52pm CNN – A top Iranian general said government troops are “ready to sacrifice our lives” rather than back down in the face of protests over June’s disputed presidential election. Gen. Sayyed Hassan Firouzabadi, chief of Iran’s Joint Armed Forces, said Iranian soldiers were willing to die as they did in the brutal eight-year Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, according to the state-run Fars News Agency.

9:32pm Omidhabibinia – Mousavi’s office in presidential complex evacuted by officals, Mousavi used the office for about 20 years after Prime Minster.

9:31pm Omidhabibinia – Reports: Heavy Precense Security Forces at Vali Asr Sq. Some ppl trying togather in streets nearby.

9:30pm Omidhabibinia – More tha 200 Protesters gatherd at Tohid Sq with V sign.

9:30pm Omidhabibinia – Clashes at Keshavarz Bl. and around Vali Asr Sq.

9:29pm Omidhabibinia – Clashes at Tohid Sq, Bassij attacking people (Not confirmed).

9:29pm Omidhabibinia – Hundreds of detainees families gathering in front of Evin Prison and Islamic. Rev, Court at Molam St.

9:28pm Omidhabibinia – Reformist will go to Friday Pray this week with Rafsanjaini as Imam (Not confirmed).

9:28pm Omidhabibinia – Mohsen Hajarian, (Hajarian son, ref. jailed) arrested tonight. Reports more than 3500 detained in last 4 weeks.

Saturday, July 11th (Tir 20th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

10:44am CNN – An Iranian-American who was briefly imprisoned in Iran in 2007 on an accusation of endangering national security was arrested Thursday night, sources close to his family told CNN Friday. Security forces took Kian Tajbakhsh, a social scientist, from his home in Tehran, the sources said. In addition, the home where he lives with his wife and year-old child was ransacked, and his computer was taken.

8:03am BBC – A month on from the disputed presidential election in Iran, there is little sign of the opposition to the election of President Ahmadinejad going away. The latest pictures from the streets of Tehran have shown further protests, with chants of “death to the dictator” heard from demonstrators.

Friday, July 10th (Tir 19th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

10:06am StopAhmadi – People will continue protests EVERY Thursday at 5PM (various locations in Iran and Tehran).

10:06am StopAhmadi – Many are mad at BBC Persian for poor coverage of yesterday, adds to rumors they negotiated a deal with the Iranian government.

9:55am Tehran Bureau – Protester: on scale from 1 to 10 (1 being most peaceful) it was a 7.

Thursday, July 9th (Tir 18th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

Tehran Bureau: More updates from July 9th (Tir 18th)

Updates of the events of July 9th (Tir 18th)

7:21pm Omidhabibinia – Police shooting teargas at people in front of Tehran University.

7:20pm Omidhabibinia – Tens of thousands of people chanting against regime at Vanak sq., Vali Asr sq., Ferdosi, Vali Asr Cr, Tehran Uni, Polythecnic Uni.

7:18pm Omidhabibinia – Clashes at Vali Asr Sq. spreading to all nearby streets including Vila Street.

7:18pm Omidhabibinia – Heavy clashes at Vali Asr Square, Tehran.

7:17pm Omidhabibinia – Reports of clashes at Dravzeh Shiraz, Isfehan.

7:14pm CNN – Iranian pro-government Basij militia members dispersed crowds of protesters in Tehran Thursday — sometimes with force — according to a journalist on the scene.

4:00pm CNN – The commander of Iran’s security forces warned that police would “strongly confront” anyone planning to protest Thursday, a day that marks the anniversary of a pivotal point in Iran’s reformist movement.

3:08pm Revolutionary Road – Mousavi, Karoubi and Khatami held a joint meeting in Tehran today. The three leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the cause of invalidating the election. They called on the government to recognize the legitimate demands of the protesters. They also appealed the government to immediately release all political prisoners and protesters detained during the post-election unrest. The three leaders appointed Mr. Alireza Beheshti, Mr. Moghadam, Mr. Al-Weri and Mr. Amini to probe into the cases of those arrested. They will also survey families whose properties had been damaged during the protests.

3:07pm Revolutionary Road – Black-outs were also reported in Eastern Tehran, as well as the areas of Baharestan, Sarcheshme and Amir Kabir in Central Tehran. There were unconfirmed reports of gunshots in Eastern Tehran as well as Basijis attacking people who climbed to their rooftops to chant ‘Allah o Akbar’ and ‘Death to the Dictator’.

3:06pm Revolutionary Road – In anticipation of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s speech on Tuesday night, people across Iran came up with a unique plan to disrupt the transmission of the broadcast. The plan was to turn on as many electronic devices as possible, thus disrupting the flow of electricity across the country. Reports confirm that during his speech parts of Karaj, Ghazvin, Sari, Tabriz, Isfahan, Rodehen, Saghez, Lavasan, Ahvaz, Khoramshahr, Dezful, Jahrom, Khomeini Shahr, Shahin Shahr, Folad Shahr, Kashan and Rasht experienced massive black-outs.

3:05pm Revolutionary Road – There have been reports of atrocities committed against villages in Iran. According to partially confirmed reports, a village near Kamyaran in the Kordestan Province was set on fire by security forces because of protests there last week. Several villagers have also been arrested and are currently in custody.

Wednesday, July 8th (Tir 17th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

4:15pm Revolutionary Road – Earlier oppositions to presidential election results had announced they will go on strike(in E’etekaaf coverage) on Tuesday and Wednesday and also will have demonstration on July 9th anniversary.

4:13pm LA Times – Key Iran cleric’s party dismisses vote results. The statement by Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani’s party heightens the confrontation between President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s camp and supporters of reformist challenger Mir-Hossein Mousavi.

4:10pm Omidhabibinia – Black out: Some parts of West Tehran and Akbatan went d ark from 9.15-10.15 PM.

4:08pm Revolutionary Road – The Capitan of Iran’s National soccer team, Mehdi Mahdavikia, after leaving the team warned the authorities and the people in a letter; “now that the team has been eliminated from qualifying (soccer world cup 2010 in South Africa) and this popular sport has been surrounded by many issues and problems a red flag has been raised and you must find a way to get out of this situation”.

Tuesday, July 7th (Tir 16th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

1:23pm Revolutionary Road – Protestors using sandstorm in Tehran as cover to write anti-gov slogans around city.

1:23pm Revolutionary Road – Despite official reports initial counts by medical personnel show more than 92 people are dead in and around Tehran.

1:23pm Revolutionary Road – Naser Kheirollahi is among the ones who have been hanged yesterday.

1:22pm Revolutionary Road – Hamid Maddah, an activist , a member of Mousavi’s campaign who was arrested and tortured in Mashhad, has died of injuries.

1:22pm Revolutionary Road – Home of imprisoned, pregnant journalist Mehsa Amrabadi raided and damaged. Husband detained in court while seeking info on her.

1:20pm Revolutionary Road – Plans for general strike tommorrow, but gov has closed factories, schools, etc.

12:04pm Omidhabibinia – SMS Service is cut off in Tehran again, in fear of 18 Tir (Thursday) demonstrations.

11:55am Omidhabibinia – Clashes at Falke Etelat Sq (Tehran No) after chanting against regime on the roofs.

Monday, July 6th (Tir 15th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

12:47pm Omidhabibinia – Majmae Modarsein Qom (Clerical Scholars) declare election invalid and condemn crackdown, Positioned against Khamenei.

Sunday, July 5th (Tir 14th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

3:55pm AP – Ali Reza Beheshti, 47, a close Mousavi ally and son of one of the main leaders of the 1979 Islamic revolution: “People expect their representatives to represent them and not to defend authorities by any means”, “I wish the lawmakers would respect the demands of the majority of their constituents and submit a bill disqualifying the president.”

3:42pm BBC – A group of clerics in Iran has called Iran’s presidential vote invalid, contradicting official results. The pro-reform group’s statement pits it against the top legislative body, which last week formally endorsed the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

3:39pm CNN – Former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani: “I doubt any wakened consciousness would be satisfied with the resulting situation.”

Saturday, July 4th (Tir 13th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

5:20pm Revolutionary Road – Six people were executed in Qom. 29 people scheduled to be executed in Tehran.

5:19pm Revolutionary Road – 7 arrested in Qazvin, 220 in mazandaran.

5:18pm NYT – Iran cleric says British embassy staff to stand trial.

5:17pm Revolutionary Road – On the twentieth day of the Iranian people’s nationwide uprising on Thursday, July 2, a large portion of Tehran’s Bazaar went on strike, with the majority of owners either refusing to open their shops or closing shop by noon. Agents from the clerical regime’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security and plain-clothes agents had attempted to preclude the strike through intimidation and imposition of pressure.

5:17pm Revolutionary Road – Farsi websites on Friday carried a statement by Resistance activists inside Iran calling for gatherings to mark the July 9, 1999 student uprising. According to their statement gatherings will be held in five parts of Tehran and other cities across Iran.

5:16pm Revolutionary Road – The Netherlands’ parliament unanimously legislated a law to forbid sale of filtering technology to Iran.

5:15pm Revolutionary Road – 27 European nations all summoned Iran’s ambassadors in Europe to object to detention of UK embassy staff.

5:14pm Revolutionary Road – In a short call from prison, Mojtaba Tehrani, asked his family for prayers, said he’s in good physical condition.

5:13pm Revolutionary Road – Hashem Khastar, Reza Arab, Roohollah Shahsavar and many civilians are still detained in Mashhad.

Friday, July 3rd (Tir 12th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

8:18pm Omidhabibinia – Detainees Families gathering infront of Evin Prison.

8:16pm Tehran Bureau – Government officials are asking residents in north and northwest Tehran to choose: either keep their much prized — but illegal — satellite dishes, or continue chanting, “Allah o Akbar!” or “God is Great,” the revolutionary slogan piercing the capital every night, but not both.

8:10pm BBC – Report from Tehran: “Although the city is calm, the hearts of the people are not. They are looking for an opportunity to come again on the street and shout for their rights.”

8:06pm Reuters – A powerful Iranian cleric warned on Friday that detained British embassy staff would face trial for their alleged role in post-election unrest, and EU countries summoned Iranian envoys to protest against the detentions.

Thursday, July 2nd (Tir 11th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

9:43pm CNN – Bloody attacks and midnight arrests, combined with a regime growing more technologically savvy, have begun stemming the flow of online information from dissidents in Iran, activists and human rights officials say.

1:57pm Omidhabibinia – Mousavi: Stay calm, this is a family conflict we have to support Islamic Republic and ask for legal protests!

1:53pm Omidhabibinia – SMS service is reactivited in Iran, after about 3 weeks.

1:52pm Omidhabibinia – Unconfirmed reports about Clashes in Rasht after mourning for a victim.

Wednesday, July 1st (Tir 10th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

9:15pm CNN – Karoubi vowed to “stand by the people and the revolution, until the end of my life,” describing the actions of the government over the June 12 vote as “the foundation for the annulment of the elections.” “I will not recognize the legitimacy of the government which has resulted from this process,” the 72-year-old cleric and former parliamentary speaker wrote.

2:33pm BBC – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has cancelled his trip to an African Union summit in Libya, officials in Tehran say. Ahmadinejad’s office did not give any reason for the decision.

2:29pm Omidhabibinia – Report from Iran: Worying News about detained students. They are under hard torture to make fake confessions for heavy sentences.

Tuesday, June 30th (Tir 9th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

9:50pm Reuters – Ahmadinejad: “This election was actually a referendum. The Iranian nation were the victors and the enemies, despite their … plots of a soft toppling of the system, failed and couldn’t reach their aims.”

9:47pm CNN – Iran’s election authority on Monday stood by its findings that gave hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad an overwhelming victory. There was “no tangible irregularity,” Guardian Council spokesman Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei told government-run Press TV after reporting that a recount of some 10 percent of the votes found no significant differences. “After this, the file will be closed and from today on in the presidential election, the file has been closed.”

3:07am NIAC – Ahmedinejad supporters are attempting to block Mousavi from appearing on a live television program.

Monday, June 29th (Tir 8th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

9:42pm State TV – After the conclusion of the partial vote recount, Iran’s electoral watchdog, the Guardian Council has confirmed the result of the June 12 poll.

5:43pm Reuters – A partial recount of Iran’s disputed election won by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad began on Monday, but one defeated reformist candidate said an annulment of the poll was “the only way to regain the people’s trust.”

4:48pm Guardian – Mousavi today kept up the pressure on the government and blamed those behind the “rigged” presidential election for the bloodshed during two weeks of mass street protests.

1:48pm BBC – At least 1,000 opposition supporters are reported to have staged a noisy rally outside a mosque in Tehran on Sunday evening before it was broken up by police and militia.

1:44pm BBC – Five out of nine local staff from the UK embassy detained in Tehran have been released, Iranian officials say.

2:10am AP – The Paris-based International Federation of Human Rights said its information suggests at least 2,000 arrests have been made — ‘not just (people) arrested and later released, but who are locked up in prison.’

Sunday, June 28th (Tir 7th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

3:18pm BBC – Iran has detained eight local staff at the British embassy in Tehran on accusations of having a role in post-election riots.

2:07pm Reuters – Defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi on Saturday rejected authorities’ proposals for a partial recount of votes from this month’s election and repeated his demand the entire ballot be annulled.

“This kind of recount will not remove ambiguities…There is no other way but annulment of the vote…Some members of this committee are not impartial,” said Mousavi.

1:17pm Omidhabibinia – Reports: No More Place at Prisons in Tehran Province. Detainees will tranfer to other Provinces.

1:16pm Omidhabibinia – More than 22 Protesters Arrested Yesterday in Victim’s Mothers Meeting at Park Laleh.

1:13pm Revolutionary Road – At least three people were wounded in clashes between Tehran residents and the Islamic Republic’s Forces on Saturday in the city center. The clashes occurred on Towhid Street and Keshavarz Boulevard as Police tried to stop people from entering Laleh Park to attend a rally called for by the mothers of those killed during the recent nationwide protests.

They also planned to honor the memory of Neda Agha Soltan. Meanwhile, the Bazaaris have called for a strike. Trading has come to a halt today and the Bazaar is virtually closed. The carpet Bazaar has been closed today following the call for today’s protest.

1:12pm Revolutionary Road - Vahid the writer of Vahid Online blog has been arrested. Ali Mosleh the writer of The Mailman ring twice blog has also been arrested. Many bloggers and Human rights activist are still in prison and we have not heard anything on their condition. Shiva Nazar Ahari, Ali Kalai, Somaye Tohid loo, Ahamd Zeid Abadi, Abdollah Momeni, Ali Mosleh, Emad Bahavar, Majid Dari, Mahsa AmrAbadi and Mohammad Ali Abtahi.

Saturday, June 27th (Tir 6th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

10:31am Press TV – Alaeddin Boroujerdi, Head of Iran’s Parliamentary Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy: “Rafsanjani, Mousavi vow support to end unrest.”

10:28am Gooya – “Mousavi has been essentially under house arrest since Monday…”, “any event announced from now on is not linked to Mousavi and is only in his support…”, “all Mousavi’s associates have been arrested and every day more of them are detained.”

10:25am NiacINsight – Human rights activists “Iranbaan” reports that “Neda Agha Sultan’s father was brought on TV and her martyrdom was blamed on the rioters.”

10:24am Telegraph – Millions of pounds in private wealth has begun flooding out of Iran in the wake of mass demonstrations which have paralysed commercial life after the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

10:20am Slashdot – Iran tries to pacify protesters with Lord Of The Rings marathon. Iranians are normally treated to one or two Hollywood or European movie nights a week. Now it’s two or three films a day. The message is “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” Let’s watch, forget about what’s happened, never mind. Stop dwelling in the past. Look ahead.

10:20am Revolutionary Road – Brigadier-general Fazli: Eight Basiji’s have died in recent events.

10:18am Revolutionary Road – Khatami in Friday prayers: “These riots are against the law and since [Khomeini] has prohibited them, they’re against Islam. Islamic jurist (i.e., Khamenei) is not a political leader, he’s a proof of religion.”

10:17am Revolutionary Road – Families are charged 5-14 thousand dollars to receive the bodies of their loved ones. They also need to sign a waver that they won’t sue the police or other attackers. In a written statement, they need to say Mousavi is the reason and we have not complaints against police.

10:17am Revolutionary Road – National security commission have met with Mousavi & Karoubi.

10:16am Revolutionary Road – Iranian embassy in Stockholm was occupied by Iranian revolts.

10:13am Huffington Post – Report from yesterday: In the centre of Tehran there are many fewer security forces on the streets. A stadium where Basij militia – an arm of the Revolutionary Guard – were based is now being used for sport again. But the power of the regime is not far from the surface. On the main avenues black cars with the words special police painted on them move steadily through the traffic, each one containing four or five men in camouflage uniforms.

It has been much quieter these last few days. One elderly witness said she felt it was the calm of the grave. [...] When you ask Iranians about the way this might go, a phrase keeps cropping up. They say it might seem quiet to an outsider, but there is fire below the ashes.”

Friday, June 26th (Tir 5th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

8:28pm StopAhmadi – Protesters in Stockholm, Sweden attacked the Iranian Embassy, Police needed backup.

3:59pm Reuters – A hardline Iranian cleric on Friday called for the execution of “rioters” in the latest sign of the authorities’ determination to stamp out opposition to the June 12 presidential election.

3:08pm Reuters – Iran’s top legislative body said on Friday it had found no major violations in the June 12 presidential election and called it the “healthiest” vote since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

10:53am Tehran Bureau – Report from Iran: “The clashes are now sporadic… But the chants of Allah o Akbar are higher than ever…”

10:52am Tehran Bureau – Report from good sources in Iran but unconfirmed: A possible compromise runoff vote.

Thursday, June 25th (Tir 4th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

10:08pm Guardian – Our correspondent in Tehran says the country was calm today relative to the unrest of this week and last because there is a very large entrance exam today for the country’s public universities. One and a half million students participated, he said.

Meanwhile, the correspondent says credible rumours continue to fly that the government has brought in Arabs to bolster the security forces. Yesterday on this blog we posted an interview with a young volunteer militiaman who said the regime had brought in volunteers from Lebanon, where Iran has ties to the Islamist Hezbollah movement.

9:49pm Revolutionary Road – More than 130 academics including Noam Chomsky and Slavoj Žižek have signed a letter in support of the demonstrations.

8:04pm Gooya – Mousavi is back under house arrest.

8:04pm State TV – Mousavi aide subject to travel ban.

6:32pm Revolutionary Road – Report from Iran: Since Thursday morning thousands of relatives of those arrested in the people’s nationwide uprising held a sit-in outside the Tehran branch of the ‘Revolutionary Court’ of the religious fascism ruling Iran. Agents of the suppressive State Security Force and Ministry of Intelligence and Security have besieged the protesters and are preventing other people from joining them.

6:30pm Revolutionary Road – Report from Iran: Thousands of university students and people in Shiraz have staged protests since 17:00 local time in Eram Square, Abiverdi district, Chamran Highway, and Daneshjou Square. The regime’s suppressive forces have placed people under brutal attacks, arresting and injuring many of them.

6:20pm Iranbaan – An Iranian journalist has reported that of the 70 professors previously arrested, 66 of them have been released.

5:56pm BBC – Nearly two thirds of MPs appear to have stayed away from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s poll victory party. All 290 MPs were invited to attend the party, Iran’s press reports, but only 105 turned up. An earlier BBC report wrongly reported that 105 did not attend.

5:55pm BBC – Mousavi: “I won’t refrain from securing the rights of the Iranian people… because of personal interests and the fear of threats”, “Those who violated the election process stood beside the main instigators of the recent riots and shed people’s blood on the ground”.

11:52am BBC – More than 100 MPs appear to have snubbed an invitation to celebrate Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s election win, local press reports say. All 290 MPs were invited to the victory party on Wednesday night but 105 did not turn up, the reports say.

10:52am BBC – Report from Iran: There have been clashes near the parliament building in the capital Tehran, in the streets around Baharestan Square. The new protests came hours after Iran’s supreme leader said he would “not yield” over the election result.

10:50am Reuters – Iran’s reformist opposition leaders vowed to press on with legal challenges to an election they say was rigged, even as the hardline government appeared on Thursday to have largely crushed mass street protests.

10:45am Tehran Bureau – Report from Iran: “My dear friend Iason Athanasiadis, a Greek journalist based in Istanbul, is being held by the Iranian authorities.”

10:44am Revolutionary Road – Arrested journalists have been threatend to write in support of Ahmadinejad and his government and not to support popular gatherings anymore.

Wednesday, June 24th (Tir 3rd), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

9:00pm  Kalameh – 70 members of the Islamic Association of University Teachers of Iran (IAUTI) have been arrested.  (English here)

8:23pm AP – The wife of Iran’s opposition leader is comparing a government crackdown on protests to martial law. Zahra Rahnavard campaigned beside her husband, Mir Hossein Mousavi. She says on one of his Web sites that his followers have the constitutional right to protest and the government should not deal with them ‘as if martial law has been imposed in the streets.’ She is calling for the release of all activists and others arrested at protests.”

7:54pm Iran Focus – Shops remained closed throughout the day on Tuesday in cities in the western Iranian province of Kurdistan.

7:00pm Reuters – Iran’s moderate defeated candidate Mehdi Karoubi rejected Wednesday the June 12 presidential election result and said the new government was “illegitimate,” his website reported.

6:22pm Revolutionary Road – 25 journalist arrested last night.

6:18pm Revolutionary Road – More than 10.000 Bassij Milittias get position in Central Tehran, including Baharestan Sq.

6:00pm PersianKiwi – “I see many ppl with broken arms/legs/heads – blood everywhere – pepper gas like war… ppl run into alleys and militia standing there waiting – from 2 sides they attack ppl in middle of alleys…
saw 7/8 militia beating one woman with baton on ground – she had no defense nothing -… so many ppl arrested – young & old – they take ppl away”

4:30pm Reuters – Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed on Wednesday he would not budge in response to protests.

4:29pm CNN – Iranian authorities said Wednesday they have arrested several foreign nationals, some with British passports, in connection with the country’s post-election unrest.

4:20pm CNN – Four Iranian footballers have been “retired” from the national side after protesting against the contested election result in the country during a match against South Korea, according to media reports.

1:51pm StopAhmadi – Larijani accuses guardian council of pro-Ahmadinejad bias and said most Iranians are suspicious of the election results.

2:00am PersianKiwi – Mousavi – on his website – Wed Sea of Green is 100% confirmed – no cancellation will be made.

1:55am Independent – Mousavi is under 24-hour surveillance and is unable to communicate with his supporters.

12:36am AP – Iran’s Foreign Ministry said it expelled the two Britons for ‘unconventional behavior’, state television reported, and Britain announced it was sending two Iranian diplomats home in retaliation.

Tuesday, June 23rd (Tir 2nd), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

11:50pm TNR.com – Khamenei will extend the assessment period for election complaints by 5 days. “[Guardian] Council officials asked for more time to eliminate any ambiguity–and Khamanei acquiesced,” Veis writes.

11:00pm PersianKiwi – we have report of large street battles in east & west of Tehran now

6:55pm PersianKiwi – Wednesday march at Baharestan Sq 4pm Mousavi will attend too.

2:15pm State TV – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be sworn in before parliament between July 26 and August 19.

12:54am Reuters – Iran’s judiciary will teach those arrested during protests over the disputed presidential election a lesson, an official said, after riot police broke up the latest demonstration in Tehran.

11:09am Tehran Bureau – Note from Tehran: police/basij pulling cars over to inspect at checkpoints, they will seize any cameras along with the owner’s ID card.

11:07am StopAhmadi – Police/basij vandalizing peoples property, although now it’s also during daytime.

11:06am StopAhmadi – Hamzeh Ghalebi, head of Mousavi’s youth HQ & Reza Homaei arrested in Isfahan.

2:00am State TV – Iran’s Guardian Council rules out the possibility of nullifying the country’s June 12 Presidential election, saying there has been no record of any major irregularity.

1:24am PersianKiwi – People – no business in Iran TUESDAY – sorry we are all on STRIKE.

12:18am PersianKiwi – Karoubi: “I demand release of all political prisoners immediately.  I demand gov provide medical treatment for those injured.  I demand that the bodies of the martyrs be released to the families for burial immediately.  I demand an immediate end to censorship by gov.  I invite the nation to participate on Thurs in rememberance of those killed by this Gov.”

Monday, June 22nd (Tir 1st), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

11:47pm State TV – Iran to release box-by-box vote count.

11:30pm Tehran Bureau – police/basij pulling cars over to inspect at checkpoints… they will seize any cameras along with the owner’s ID card

11:02pm NIAC – In an open letter, Karroubi complained to the speaker of the Guardian Council about the provinces where the number of votes exceeded the number of eligible voters. According to Karroubi, there are more than 200 such regions. “But the problems are not limited to these regions… the interesting thing is why the Guardian Council, which oversaw the qualification of the administrators, did not report such widespread fraud on the day of the election?” Karroubi said. Therefore, he asked the Guardian Council to save the country from great danger by canceling the elections instead of “wasting time” by recounting the votes.

10:30pm LA Times – Iran to create special court to try protesters.

1:15pm Peiknet – Ayatollah Rafsanjani reportedly has a letter signed by 40 members of the powerful 86-member Assembly of Experts calling for the annulment of the recent presidential election results.

5:56am BBC – Reports from Iran: At least 1,000 demonstrators have gathered in a square in the centre of Tehran despite Basiji vow to crackdown on any demonstrations.

9:15am Yahoo! – State radio reports that 457 people were arrested on Saturday.

9:32am CNN – Iran’s election authority has rejected claims of voting irregularities by a defeated presidential candidate, while acknowledging that the number of ballots cast in dozens of cities exceeded the number of eligible voters there, state-run TV reported Monday.

5:52am PersianKiwi – Soon Mousavi will announce full national strikes, probably starting with Petrochemical – prepare for this.  Expect food shortage – transport stoppage – money shortage in bank.  Gov will respond with electric power cuts – prepare and have gas cylinders at home or gasoline for light/cooking.

UPDATE:  So far as we were aware a call by Mousavi for a strike has not been announced.  However, in this video clip provided by the Worker-Communist Party of Iran’s TV service, Hamid Taqvaee says that numerous unions were discussing having a strike on the 26th in support of the demonstrations.  This might not still be planned, but is something to take note of.

5:10am Press TV – Rafsanjani’s daughter Faezeh released, though his children are reportedly still barred from leaving the country.

3:24am Reuters – Mousavi urges supporters to continue protests, made a veiled appeal to the security forces to show restraint in handling demonstrations.

Sunday, June 21st (Khordat 31st), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

11:09pm Reuters – Gunfire rang out in Tehran late on Sunday and pro-reform clerics stepped up criticism of Iran’s authorities after more than a week of unprecedented popular defiance against the leadership of the Islamic Republic.

10:40pm Revolutionary Road – Click link to read updates on Sunday demonstrations.

10:33pm PersianKiwi – Reports from Iran: Government is losing control of army.

10:32pm PersianKiwi – Shahab Talebani – arrested – Mohammad Ghoochani newspaper editor.

10:29pm PersianKiwi – Kourosh Zaim – member of national peoples party arrested.

10:22pm PersianKiwi – Mousavi: “I did not go to meeting of Guardian Council Saturday because their final decision was made on Friday.”

10:16pm PersianKiwi – Faeze Hashemi Rafsanjani and family members being held prisoner in military compound.

10:14pm PersianKiwi – Mousavi – “We are (Independently) working on a gerneral Strike Plan. Please help us with your ideas if you have expertise.”

3:06pm BBC – State media said calm had returned to Tehran on Sunday. It is unclear whether fresh protests would go ahead, after official demands for them to stop.

1:52pm PersianKiwi – Mousavi: “I call for free elections overseen by a fair national council, not one which has an agenda of its own.”

1:44pm Reuters – State television aired interviews on Saturday with critics of the protests urging Iranians to unite behind the government and suggesting only the West gained from Iran’s troubles.

1:41pm Reuters – Mousavi: “Islamic Republic must be purged of lies and dishonesty.”

1:33pm CNN – Iran’s influential parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani: “Although the Guardian Council is made up of religious individuals, I wish certain members would not side with a certain presidential candidate.”

1:26pm PersianKiwi – Report from Iran: The army is NOT on the streets – not against the people – no tanks yet.

1:23pm PersianKiwi – Hospital source – severe shortage of blood in all hospitals.

9:34am Alex Garcia – Confirmed: Tanks have rolled in Tehran.

5:36am BBC – Supreme Leader Khamenei: “Revolutionary Guards and Basiji have one week to quell the uprising.”

5:20am WOTN – Confirmed ppl are being arrested in hospitals and dragged from their homes.

5:14am Change For Iran – Report from Iran: “IRG moving tanks into Tehran”.

Saturday, June 20th (Khordat 30th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

**Ongoing – Coverage of today’s demonstrations can be found here.**

7:07am HOPI – Khamenei: ‘End protests or risk bloodshed’.

6:19am Guardian – Report from Iran: “All those close to Mousavi have been arrested.”

6:17am AP – A spokesman for Mousavi said today the opposition leader is not under arrest but is not allowed to speak to journalists or stand at a microphone at rallies.

5:46am Revolutionary Road – Report from Iran: Vahed Corp Workers Syndicate in Iran and Free Union of Workers of Iran have published announcements in favor of uprising in Iran and have declared workers demands including a minimum wage of 1 million tooman/month(ca $1000/month) and right to organize and strike!

5:40am Tehran Bureau – Report from Iran: “We hear in the [Iranian blogosphere] that the Supreme Leader has told Mousavi to keep quiet or he will be exiled, and also that the reformist leaders in jail are being pressured to give false confessions.”

5:38am PersianKiwi – Karoubi – Recognize the will of the nation and void the 10th Presidential Elections to return order to the country.

5:37am PersianKiwi – Shirin Ebadi – Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate – condemns harsh treatment of protesters in Iran.

Friday, June 19th (Khordat 29th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

8:46pm AnonymousIran – Transcript of Ayatollah Khamenei’s Friday speech in English, calls for calm and says divisions in Iran caused by Israel and America.

8:41pm IndyMedia – Workers from Iran Khodro have come out on strike against repression.

8:39pm PersianKiwi – The situation in Iran is now CRITICAL – the nation is heartbroken – suppression is imminent.

8:36pm PersianKiwi – Confirmed – the Government has refused to issue a permit for Sea of Green march at 4pm on Saturday in Tehran.

8:36pm PersianKiwi – Unconfirmed reports – Revolutionary Guard has been mobilised to secure Tehran.

8:35pm PersianKiwi – Confirmed – Shahab Talebani has been arrested today

7:28am Revolutionary Road – Hundreds of students from universities in Tehran, Esfahan, Shiraz and many other cities have been arrested in recent days.

5:49am Change For Iran – Government moving people from outside into Tehran in bus caravans to attend today’s prayers. Mousavi and Karoubi calling on their followers not to participate.

5:30am Google – Google launched a Farsi/English translation tool to Google Translate.

5:20am Change For Iran – Although against the law for armed forces to enter universities there were lot’s of police forces inside today.

5:20am Change For Iran – Professors today talking about resigning if the government continues to treat university like this.

4:44am PersianKiwi – The security situation in Tehran is very dangerous – 100′s arrested every day.

4:43am PersianKiwi – Unconfirmed reliable source – several commanders of Revolutionary Guard Force arrested today.

4:40am PersianKiwi – Unconfirmed reports that there is dissent among commanders of the Revolutionary Guard Force.

4:31am PersianKiwi – Mousavi and Karoubi ask supporters NOT to attend Friday prayers in Tehran!

4:31am PersianKiwi – Hospital source – severe shortage of blood supplies accross ALL Iran hospitals – please donate blood. Tehran hospital doctors are on 24 hour standby.

1:55am Tehran Bureau – Reports from Iran: Many Sepah (secret service) commanders arrested.

1:55am Reuters – Mousavi asks the world to participate in sea of green in all capital cities this Sunday.

1:51am Reuters – Iran’s top legislative body has decided to invite the three defeated candidates in last week’s disputed presidential election to a meeting on Saturday to discuss their complaints, its spokesman said on Thursday.

Thursday, June 18th (Khordat 28th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

8:38pm Tehran Bureau – Hezbollah members spotted in Kurdistan region.

8:28pm Picture – Doctored photo found of Ahmadinejad rally.

8:27pm Change For Iran – State TV showing programs about how Evil Internet is and US, Britain and Israel are all behind demonstrations. Also running mass media propaganda about US and Israel joint forces working in some Internet sites against Iran and saying Mousavi supporters are all criminals and they will stop them at any cost.

6:17pm Revolutionary Road – Report from Iran: “These rallies are created by people and not mousavi or other objecting candidates. At the moment these objections have reached the highest pitch, and these candidates have no choice but to participate in these rallies and objections so that they won’t lose control.”

6:15pm Revolutionary Road – Islamic Republic is no longer issuing or renewing the visas for the journalists and has informed them that it will be against the law if anyone is trying to broadcast the news of Iran.

8:40am NYT YouTube relaxes content filter to allow uncensored videos to be posted that would usually be flagged for violence.  Heard a few reports that further censorship of Twitter accounts is occurring and that further proxies are needed.

5:10am Nico Pitney – Cell phones have been shut down.

1:25am Tehran Bureau – Ibrahim Yazdi, the dissident veteran of the 1979 revolution who is a leader of the Freedom Movement of Iran — has been arrested. Yazdi was arrested at 3:00 pm today in Pars Hospital in Tehran. He was hospitalized yesterday because of health complications. He and close to about 100 others were taken from the hospital to Evin prison. During last few days, dozens have been arrested from the Freedom Movement of Iran (FMI) in different cities of Iran.

Wednesday, June 17th (Khordat 27th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

11:59pm PersianKiwi – Mousavi & Khatami have delivered joint letter to Ministry of Justice demanding release of protesters.

11:53pm Change For Iran – Hezbollah and Hamas helping Basij with terrorizing people.

11:26pm Reuters – Day of mourning called for Thursday 18th of June (Khordat 28th), peaceful demonstrations planned.

11:23pm PersianKiwi – Sea of Green will continue tomorrow and every day until election is declared void.

9:55pm Revolutionary Road – 32 killed in Iran by police shooting.

8:15pm Tehran Bureau – Call from Iran: Today police telling protesters: “We won’t beat you, but try to escape from Palestinian death squads.”

8:00pm Tehran Bureau – From Iran: Happening Right Now – Hundreds of Thousands of people in today’s rally still walking in silence.

7:00pm Guardian – Iran arrests 500 activists in wake of election protests – Prominent campaigners, journalists and students among those contained as part of crackdown on opposition.

7:00pm Guardian – More than 500,000 Iranians are silently marching from from Haft-e-Tir Squre to Vali Asr Square, reports Saeed Kamali Dehghan in Tehran.

Many are wearing black in mourning for those killed in earlier protests. Protesters want to go to Tehran University later to mourn the killing on Sunday of students in a dormitory.

1:15pm Yahoo – Iran has also clamped down on foreign media, banning it from covering demonstrations.

“Hereby we inform all foreign media representatives to avoid any news coverage which has not been coordinated or authorised by this bureau,” a culture ministry official said.

12:34pm Tehran Bureau – 150 proferssors of Tehran university have resigned and are trying to do the funeral ceremony for 5 students killed last night.

12:29pm  Tehran Bureau – Mousavi reportedly arrested in Tehran last night. Secret Forces high command reportedly convinces Khamenei that this is a coup.

12:23pm Tehran Bureau – Tehran Rallies confirmed – Wednesday June 17th (Khordat 27th). 5 pm SILENT PROTEST 7 Tir Square. Tehran – Thursday June 18th. 2pm Bolvare sharzad sazmane melal.

12:03pm ABC News – Nobel Prize Winner Shirin Ebadi calls for new elections: “The establishment must respect the demands of millions protesting”.

11:59am Anonymous Iran – Ballots cast for Mousavi have been found in garbage.

11:13am Reuters – Supporters of Iran’s defeated presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi aim to keep pressure up with new protests Wednesday over a disputed poll which has led to the biggest upheaval since the 1979 Islamic revolution.

Tuesday, June 16th (Khordat 26th), Iran Local Time UTC/GMT +4:30 hours:

11:55pm NPR – Security officials posing as clients entered the Tehran offices of one of Iran’s leading human rights lawyers today and arrested him, Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi just told NPR’s Davar Iran Ardalan.

10:02pm Reuters – Thousands of supporters of Iran’s defeated presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi marched on Tuesday toward the state television building in Tehran, despite his call for them to call off a planned rally.

9:58pm The Independent – Basiji have reportedly stormed the dorms of Tehran University.  Reports of as many as seven dead.

8:54pm BBC – ‘Mass opposition rally’ in Tehran. Iranian opposition supporters are staging a mass rally in northern Tehran, witnesses have told the BBC. It comes despite presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi urging supporters not to risk clashes with demonstrators backing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Hundreds of thousands turned up on Monday alleging fraud in the poll which returned Mr Ahmadinejad to office.

5:50pm Daily Koz – Mousavi has been placed under house arrest. He was arrested on his way to Khamenei’s house. All communication has been shut off. Khamenei has issued a statement claiming that HE that he is leading this coup to SAVE the Islamic Government (Nezam)

3:46pm Daily Koz – Telephone communication between Tehran and the rest of Iran has been completely disconnected. This corresponds with the beginnings of the arrests of the opposition. It is suspected that this is being orchestrated by Mojtaba Khamenei son of The Supreme Leader, Ali.

2:45pm Reuters – Iran’s top legislative body on Tuesday ruled out annulling a disputed presidential poll that has prompted the biggest street protests since the 1979 Islamic revolution, but said it was prepared for a partial recount.

2:40pm CNN – Iran’s election authority has agreed to recount some votes in the disputed presidential election, but opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi rejected the idea, asking instead for fresh elections.

2:03pm BBC – Iranian state radio says seven people were killed during Monday’s protests in Tehran over the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The reports said the deaths came after “thugs” attacked a military post.