[Al Arabiya Latest] Iranian authorities refused to issue a permit for a planned mourning ceremony for those slain during the worst crisis to rock Iran since the Islamic revolution three decades ago.
"No permit has been issued for gathering and marching for any individuals or different political groups," Mahmoud Abbaszadeh Meshkini, the interior ministry's political director, told the Fars news agency.
Opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, who lost to incumbent hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, had submitted request for a "silent" memorial in Tehran on Thursday which would feature recitals from the Koran.
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[Iran Press TV Latest] A top adviser to former presidential candidate Mohsen Rezaei, whose son died in detention following his arrest during a post-election protest, says he will pursue his 'rights.'
Abdul-Hossein Ruholamini, head of Iran's prestigious Pasteur Institute, told Press TV in an interview that while he was proud of the achievements of the 30-year-old Islamic Revolution, he hoped his son's death would lead to efforts aimed at resolving some recent mismanagements in the system. "It is our unwavering belief that hopefully the blood of our innocent, martyred Mohsen would open up a path to untie some of the recent social and political knots and resolve mismanagement problems -- whether originating from individual or systematic sources," Ruholamini said.
Mohsen Ruholamini, a computer programming student who was in his 20s, was arrested July 9 during a demonstration. His family was told twelve days later that the son had died.
Ruholamini went on to explain that his son had taken part in the protests because of his "adventurous soul and deep aversion of dishonesty -- whether it was fabricated by people inside or outside the country."
"But I will not overlook his rights, even though he has departed and will not return... What I aim to do -- within the letter of the law -- is to pursue a serious campaign for the improvement of internal affairs."
"It is a given fact that if we want to have a model leadership, we should not besmear the whole system with our own mistakes, disappointments, our lack of experience and ineptness. Or with the slightest mishap, smaller or greater than this, lose our bearings," interjected Ruholamini.
Ruholamini condemned what he termed foreign media attempts to interfere in Iran's internal affairs. "It took our country thirty years to progress this far... We will survive this very hard tragedy, because we trust the system," he said. "We are part of a very big family and will resolve out problems in our midst."
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[Iran Press TV Latest] A powerful Principlist faction has warned the Iranian President against acting 'contrary to the will of the people' and 'the call of religious leaders'.
The Islamic Engineers Society said in a Tuesday letter to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that he had 'acted against his own interests' by appointing Esfandyar Rahim-Masha'i as head of the presidential office.
Ahmadinejad had initially appointed Rahim-Masha'i as the first vice president, a post he resigned from after the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, sent a handwritten note to the office of the president on the issue.
However, Rahim-Masha'i was later named the head of the presidential office, sparking a fresh row between Ahmadinejad and his supporters and opponents.
Intelligence Minister Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i was dismissed for allegedly opposing the appointment of Rahim-Masha'i as first vice president.
"It is notable to ask why Rahim-Masha'i is not dismissed despite the Leader's demand while some of the ministers are sacked because of their opposition to your decision," the letter read.
"It seems you want to be the sole speaker and do not want to hear other voices... therefore it is our duty to convey to you the voice of the people," the letter said.
The Principlist faction said it had previously warned Ahmadinejad in a private letter against his acts 'taken without any insight'.
The powerful faction said Ahmadinejad's decision had 'frustrated his supporters' and 'caused divisions'.
The letter warned that Ahmadinejad's inattention to the advice of the Leader and the country's religious leaders would have dire consequences and 'ultimately lead to the formation of a deviant sect'.
The Islamic Engineers Society asked Ahmadinejad to contemplate what happened to former Iranian prime minister Mohammad Mosaddeq and former president Abolhassan Banisadr 'whose opposition to the country's religious leaders' ultimately led to their overthrow.
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Yikes. That's fairly hard-core. This appeared in Iran Press?
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[Al Arabiya Latest] The head of Tehran prisons, Sohrab Soleimani, denied that two protesters had died from prison beatings, insisting they had been struck down by meningitis. But opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, Ahmadinejad's closest rival, said that if one of the protesters had died of meningitis, "how come his teeth were broken?" "It was excruciating meningitis." Could have been cirrhosis ... I think spavins does that, too...
The reformist Sarmayeh newspaper also reported that the life of Saeed Hajjarian, an advisor to former president Mohammad Khatami being detained in Evin prison, was in danger. "He looked pale... very weak and seriously depressed... He had a foul body odour and said he had been kept in the sun as a pressure tactic," Hajjarian's wife Vajiheh Marsoosi was quoted as saying.
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