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Mousavi calls day of mourning for Iran dead Jun 17, 2009 7:58AM

Defeated presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi urged supporters to stage protests or gather in mosques to mourn those killed after disputed elections that set off Iran's worst unrest since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Read more

Iran prosecutor warns of death penalty for violence Jun 17, 2009 5:51AM

An Iranian provincial prosecutor has warned that the "few elements" behind post-election unrest could face the death penalty under Islamic law, an Iranian news agency reported Wednesday. Read more

Backers of Iran's Mousavi plan more protests Jun 17, 2009 5:42AM

Supporters of Iran's defeated presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi aim to keep pressure up with new protests on Wednesday over a disputed poll which has led to the biggest upheaval since the 1979 Islamic revolution. Read more

Iran ready for partial recount in disputed vote Jun 16, 2009 7:05AM

Iran's top legislative body said Tuesday it was ready to carry out a partial recount in a disputed presidential election that has prompted the biggest street protests since the 1979 Islamic revolution. Read more

Iranian blogosphere backs Mousavi as protests mount Jun 16, 2009 8:40AM

Supporters of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi posted defiant messages on Twitter on Tuesday, calling for a second banned pro-Mousavi rally to go ahead and offering security updates. Read more

Iran protesters plan more rallies after one killed Jun 16, 2009 2:05AM

Iranians planned more protests on Tuesday against a presidential election they say was rigged but the focus of their anger, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left the country to attend an international meeting. Read more

Iran president goes to Russia, meets Medvedev Jun 16, 2009 1:50AM

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday defied mass protests against his re-election by visiting Russia for a summit. Read more

Iran state TV says seven people killed near rally Jun 16, 2009 1:49AM

Iranian state television said on Tuesday seven people had been killed near the site of a rally in Tehran. Iran's English-language Press TV carried a breaking news headline citing radio as saying "Seven people killed near illegal Tehran rally." Read more

Obama troubled by Iran post-election violence Jun 16, 2009 12:22AM

President Barack Obama said on Monday he was deeply troubled by post-election violence in Iran and urged the Islamic republic to investigate voting irregularities in a way that would not result in bloodshed. Read more
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