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...Abtahi's recitation. Clutching a white piece of paper, Abtahi said, "After the election [reformist former President Mohammed] Khatami and [Hashemi] Rafsanjani had sworn to have each other's back, and I don't understand the point of it, knowing the difference [in votes between Ahmadinejad and Mir-Hossein Mousavi] was 11 million ... Hashemi [Rafsanjani] wanted to take revenge on Ahmadinejad and the Supreme Leader." Abtahi's voice lowered when he mentioned Rafsanjani, who is believed to be the most powerful backer of the opposition and its protests. (See the top 10 symbols of protest...
...Mousavi, Khatami and, most significantly, Rafsanjani, possess extensive revolutionary credentials, having served under the Islamic Republic's founder, Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini. They cannot be easily arrested. In the eyes of the ruling hard-liners, then, the road to the triumvirate must go through the Tehran courtroom. (See behind-the-scenes pictures of Mir-Hossein Mousavi...
...those living on modest incomes, there are frequent mentions of democracy, human rights, the release of political prisoners, even the overthrow of the entire regime. But taken as a whole, it is hard to tell what their objectives are, particularly since the opposition transcends thwarted presidential contender Mir-Hossein Mousavi's Green Movement platform. The question remains: What exactly will they be marching for - and perhaps fighting for - on Thursday...
...time opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi arrived at the cemetery on Thursday afternoon, thousands of protesters were there, swarming around and chanting, "We support you." Another presidential candidate turned opposition head, Mehdi Karroubi, planned to join Mousavi, but it was not immediately clear whether he was in attendance. The crowd began chanting, "Neda is not dead; the regime is dead," and "Death to the dictators!" One witness said rocks were thrown by protesters as they defied orders by the security forces to disperse. Several were arrested, including the political activists Saeed Shariati and Shayesteh Amiri and filmmaker Jafar Panahi, according...
...security officers in riot gear forced Mousavi to leave before he could begin the prayer service at Agha-Soltan's grave. The Basij and Revolutionary Guards then shot off tear gas and began beating protesters with batons, witnesses said. The cemetery grounds were sealed off shortly thereafter...