Mir-Hossein Mousavi

...film maker who won international acclaim with his 2001 Afghan picture "Kandahar." He is also one of Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi's most well-known and vocal supporters overseas, having left Iran around five years ago.

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...that have been emboldened by the unprecedented protests after June's disputed presidential election. Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi strongly attacked the Revolutionary Guard in a new statement Wednesday, accusing the elite corps of...

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TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi said Sunday the reform movement would not be cowed by the hardline government's harsh methods as riot police prevented a demonstration by moderates taking place. Mousavi's...

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...to death over the unrest that followed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed poll victory. Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi has called for government restraint. "The government should not intimidate people to change their...

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...spoke, security forces outside the huge prayer hall used tear gas and batons to disperse supporters of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, who claims he is rightful winner of the June 12 election. Another candidate, Mahdi Karroubi, was...

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..."show trial." The government has stopped short of indicting the most visible opposition leaders, presidential candidates Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mahdi Karroubi, but there have been signs in recent weeks that could change. The opposition says...

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