Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Iranian executions begin: Mousavi calls government "illegitimate"


Six Mousavi Supporters Hanged in Iran -Sabina Amidi

Six supporters of defeated candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi were hanged in the Iranian city of Mashhad, sources in Iran told this reporter in a telephone interview.
(Jerusalem Post)


Mousavi calls new gov't 'illegitimate'

After Iran's Guardian Council announc[ed] that the election case was closed, opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi said he considered Iran's cleric-led government "illegitimate," and former president Mohammad Khatami lashed out at the regime for a "velvet coup" against the Iranian people.

"It is our historical responsibility to continue our protests and not to abandon our efforts to preserve the nation's rights," said a statement posted on the Web site of Mousavi, who has become the spearhead of the popular movement that disputed the vote.
[Jerusalem Post]
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