Forum Views ()
Forum Replies ()
Read more with google mobile :
Mousavi vows 'year of perseverance' against Iran regime
Yahoo!
My Yahoo!
Mail
More Yahoo! Services
Account Options
New User? Sign Up
Sign In
Help
Yahoo! Search
web search
Home
Singapore
Asia Pacific
World
Business
Entertainment
Sports
Technology
Africa
Europe
Latin America
Middle East
North America
Mousavi vows 'year of perseverance' against Iran regime
AFP - Saturday, March 20
Send
IM Story
Print
Iran's opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi (L) and Mehdi Karroubi shake hands in Tehran in 2009. Mousavi vowed a "year of perseverance" in his fight against the government, in an Internet message marking the Persian new year.
TEHRAN (AFP) - – Opposition leader and former premier Mir Hossein Mousavi vowed a "year of perseverance" in his fight against the government, in an Internet message on Friday to mark the Iranian New Year.
European states also said Tehran should stop censoring the Internet and jamming satellite broadcasts to Iran.
Mousavi, who remains steadfast in rejecting last June's re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said a "retreat would be treason to Islam, the nation and to the blood of the martyrs."
"We will face issues and problems in (the Iranian year to March 2011)," Mousavi said on his website, adding that the issues were "rightful" popular demands.
"These demands will continue and the New Year will be the year of perseverance for this rightful and legal demand," he said of Nowrouz, which starts on March 21 and marks the arrival of spring.
Once seen as a pillar of the Islamic regime, Mousavi is now a bitter critic of the hardline leadership, along with fellow prominent opposition figure Mehdi Karroubi.
One of the worst political crises in 30 years erupted when Mousavi, Karroubi and hundreds of thousands of their supporters took to the streets after Ahmadinejad's re-election, charging that the poll had been massively rigged.
EU states said on Friday Iran should stop jamming broadcasts and censoring the web, following a crackdown on the media after the protests in which it also resorted to communications blackouts.
"The EU calls on the Iranian authorities to stop the jamming of satellite broadcasting and Internet censorship and to put an end to this electronic interference immediately," said the text prepared for a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday.
Nearly 70 foreign radio and television stations that transmit to Iran via the Eutelsat satellite were jammed on February 11, the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, they said.
Reformist former president Mohammad Khatami, a strong supporter of the opposition, meanwhile, called for electoral changes and political prisoners to be freed.
"We should learn our lesson from past events and choose a different path," the website Parlemannews.ir quoted Khatami as telling a group of reformists.
"Several issues can be solved if prisoners are freed, political movements enjoy legal freedom, criticism is allowed within legal boundaries (and) the ground is prepared for healthy and free elections."
However, a supporter of both Khatami and Mousavi was reported jailed on Friday after an appeals court upheld a one-year sentence for spreading anti-regime propaganda.
Opposition website kaleme.com said Hossein Marashi "was taken to Tehran's Evin prison on Thursday" and banned from engaging in party political activity for six years.
Mousavi also lashed out at the government's handling of the inflation-hit economy, predicting the year ahead would see unemployment and poverty mount as investment wanes.
"The adventurist policies, which lack wisdom, have created a threatening situation for us," he said.
"We are in the worst situation when it comes to foreign policy and international relations, and we will witness more sanctions and pressure," Mousavi predicted.
Washington has been bolstering efforts to garner international support for a fourth round of UN sanctions against Tehran for doggedly pursuing its nuclear programme.
Hardline cleric Ahmad Khatami, who has repeatedly lashed out at the opposition, urged Iranians in his Friday prayer sermon to remain "alert" after the disputed election.
"Last year's events were complex, but there were lessons to be learned. The most important lesson was that we must be alert," he said at Tehran University.
Recommend
Send
IM Story
Print
Related Articles
UK-World Summary Reuters - 28 minutes ago
US, Russia, will sign nuclear treaty in April: report AFP - 1 hour 47 minutes ago
Obama reaches out to Iranian people AFP - 2 hours 34 minutes ago
British boy receives pioneering stem cell surgery AFP - Saturday, March 20
Obama to Iran - U.S. offer of dialogue still stands Reuters - Saturday, March 20
News Search
Top Stories
'Red Shirts' take to streets to win over Thai capital
British boy receives pioneering stem cell surgery
US tanker bid war heats up with Airbus, Russia in wings
Hollywood stars help prevent suicide after Twitter alert
German tax authorities probe Credit Suisse clients, staff
More Top Stories »
ADVERTISEMENT
Most Popular
Most Viewed
Most Recommended
McLaren launches new supercar
US children get Playboy, not Bugs Bunny in cable mixup
Bullock cancels London trip, film premiere called off
Japan celebrates defeat of bluefin tuna trade ban
Hollywood stars help prevent suicide after Twitter alert
More Most Viewed »
Chile quake moved Earth's axis, shortened days: scientist
Experts confirm asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs
'Britain's Fritzl' raped daughters for over 25yrs
Researchers back cancer-fighting properties of papaya
Common weed-killer chemically castrates frogs: study
More Most Recommended »
Elsewhere on Yahoo!
Financial news on Yahoo! Finance
Stars and latest movies
Best travel destinations
More on Yahoo! News
Home
Singapore
Asia Pacific
World
Business
Entertainment
Sports
Technology
Subscribe to our news feeds
Top StoriesMy Yahoo!RSS
» More news feeds | What are news feeds?
Also on Yahoo
Answers
Groups
Mail
Messenger
Mobile
Travel
Finance
Movies
Sports
Games
» All Yahoo! Services
Site Highlights
Singapore
Full Coverage
Most Popular
Asia Entertainment
Photos
World Cup 2010
Copyright © 2010 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved.
Terms of Service |
Privacy Policy |
Community |
Intellectual Property Rights Policy |
Help
Other News on Saturday, 20 March 2010 Mideast Quartet tells Israel to halt settlements
German tax authorities probe Credit Suisse clients, staff
Brazil surgical robot fixes heart in Latin America first
BA strike to go ahead after talks collapse
Rocket fired from Gaza at Israel: army
At least 200 killed as Sierra Leone mine collapses
|
Palm shares plunge on weak forecast
Atom smasher reaches record energy levels: CERN
EU agrees to act to stop Iran jamming broadcasts, Internet
US military pushed for closure of CIA-Saudi website: report
Putin says Russia could sign up to Iran sanctions: RIA
|
US Army worries about 'threat' from whistleblower website
Google to add Maya, Nahuatl languages to search engine
Owner Postpones Auction For "Sex" Website
Somali rebels join forces in cyberspace: U.N. report
Icahn Makes Hostile Takeover Bid For Lions Gate
Mexican police ask spirits to guard them in drug war
|
Palm's survival questioned
Police Accidentally Raid House 50 Times ? And Counting
Ukraine's Yanukovich to repeal Bandera hero decree
|
Ashley Tisdale, Alyson Michalka Sign On For CW Cheerleading Drama
Somali rebels join forces in cyberspace: U.N. report
|
Palm Reports Q3 Loss, Analysts Cut Price Target To $0
Paralyzed Woman Takes 8th Floor Plunge
Zuma defends minister, demands spats end
|
"The Last Song" Star Hallock Beals Talks New Movie And Miley Cyrus
US breaks up vast China, Malaysia smuggling ring
Hidden Camera Reveals Babysitter Abusing Infant
Top Colombian rebel gets 20 years prison in U.S
FIFA excludes Indonesia's World Cup bid
Obama says history is nigh on health care
Pakistan arrests halt UN contacts with Taliban
Dutch PM slams 'disgraceful' Srebrenica gay comments
The Economist not published in Thailand
Russia, US on 'brink' of new arms treaty: Clinton
Activists urge Australia to charge Japanese whalers
Japan PM hints at leaving disputed US base on Okinawa
NKorean loggers in Russia making defection bids
Net produces new generation of China activists
SKorea appeals to France over looted royal books
Trial starts in British teen's slaying in India
Bollywood, Hollywood join hands against piracy
Somali rebels join forces in cyberspace: U.N. report
|
S.Korea rebuffs N.Korea threat to seize assets
Secrets unravel as "Breaking Bad" returns to TV
Losing the battle to keep female flesh off Afghan TV
Pakistani stocks, o/n rates flat; rupee firmer
German celebrity magazine admits fake interviews
Bharti to sell iPhone 3GS in India
Patti Smith to be honored by music industry
China warns US not to politicise yuan debate
Soviet space dogs blast-off to animated immortality
Street kids stage their own World Cup in South Africa
French makes inroads in Africa
Risque sex film arouses interest in Bollywood
Bollywood, Hollywood join hands against piracy
Court rules against Anna Nicole Smith in estate
|
FCC kicks off cable-broadcaster review
|
McLachlan to release first album in seven years
|
Losing the battle to keep female flesh off Afghan TV
|
Secrets unravel as Breaking Bad returns to TV
|
Neil Young documentary captures raw energy of live show
|
Sports endorsement firm eyes music world
|
MySpace trail leads US police to teen burglar
New venture from Facebook co-founder to promote charity
Obama to Iran
Opposition red shirts try to win over Thai capital
|
British boy receives pioneering stem cell surgery
US-TECH Summary
Supposed 'ETA terrorists' are just holidaymakers:report
New York food trucks turn to Twitter
Mousavi vows 'year of perseverance' against Iran regime
Israel strikes in Gaza after deadly rocket
|
Albanian stalemate can hit EU ambitions: official
Black and white meets new technology at photo show
Gunmen block roads in Mexico's drug-plagued north
|
'Red Shirts' take to streets to win over Thai capital
North Korea parliament to meet, Kim and cadres in focus
|
YouTube creators cashed in big on sale to Google: documents
Serbia-Kosovo row overshadows EU-Balkans summit
U.S. eyes early summer for airwaves auction process
US tanker bid war heats up with Airbus, Russia in wings
Hollywood stars help prevent suicide after Twitter alert
Legal adviser to U.S. Haiti missionaries arrested
|
Republican Leader Besieged After "Punk Staffers" Remark
High Number Of Student Suicides At Cornel University Causes Concern
Sanin wins Colombian conservative candidacy
|
$940 Billion Democratic Healthcare Bill In Final Lap Ahead Of House Vote
Appeals Court Orders Federal Reserve To Release Bailout Details
U.S. Markets Dip On Global Concerns, Dow Snaps Winning Streak
US, Russia, will sign nuclear treaty in April: report
Year's biggest sandstorm turns Beijing sky orange
Obama reaches out to Iranian people
Thai protesters begin weekend march around capital
Opposition "red shirts" try to win over Thai capital
7th anniversary of Iraq War passes, little noticed
Music biz insiders say Sony-Jackson deal makes sense
Yachting Team NZ draw first blood over Italians
North Korea sets date for parliament session
Putin offers U.S. hints of support
Pakistan army chief leaves to attend talks in US
'Red Shirts' take to streets to win over Thai capital
Obama optimistic on weekend healthcare vote
Nigeria "moving on" from political crisis
NKorean loggers in Russia making defection bids
U.S. envisions troop surge in northern Afghanistan
Sandstorms blanket Beijing in yellow dust
Smartphones not enough for carriers at CTIA
|
Japan marks 15th anniversary of subway gas attacks
New York food trucks turn to Twitter
|
U.S. eyes early summer for airwaves auction process
|
Pakistani c.bank buys 62.15 bln rupees of govt paper
Serial killings highlight Indonesian child abuse
India unexpectedly hikes rates a quarter point
SKorea vice fin min sees MSCI upgrade in H1-reports
South Korea national oil firm eyes Ghana's Jubilee
US to host 2011 APEC trade talks in Montana
US-ENTERTAINMENT Summary
'A dad like any other,' son says of drug lord Escobar
Bands explore promo potential of Chatroulette
Aretha Franklin does own thing with new album
|
Music biz insiders say Sony-Jackson deal makes sense
Bands explore promo potential of Chatroulette
|
"College" kid outdoes rap stars in digital sales
Childhood memories inspire new songs for Frampton
|
Ellen, Web site give gay teen $30,000 in prom flap
Aretha Franklin does "own thing" with new album
Childhood memories inspire new songs for Frampton
McLachlan to release first album in seven years
US weighs more troops for north Afghanistan: official
British Airways strike grounds flights but passengers fly
Pope's shame and remorse over Irish child sex abuse
|
Obama to Iran: U.S. offer of dialogue still stands
|
Israeli troops kill Palestinian in W.Bank: medics
|
Allawi edges ahead of PM again in Iraq election
|
Swarm Of Bees Attack 3, Critically Injures 2 Women
U.N.'s Ban in West Bank pushes for peace talks
|
India to get access to U.S. man on Mumbai attack
|
Thousands rally against Putin, dozens detained
|
Obama urges Senate action on finance reform
Nepal's Maoists say Koirala's death a blow to peace
|
Indonesian Muslims protest Israeli settlement plan
New threat puts Hemet officers on heightened alert
Thai protesters' caravan wends through capital
US official: India to question US terror convict
Bloated lake haunts North Dakota town again
Elderly Man Calls 911 Before Killing Wife And Himself
Tokyo marks 15th anniversary of subway gas attack
Trendy Sushi Restraunt Accused Of Selling Whale Meat Closing
Clerics tell Filipino Muslims to reject Estrada
Cambodia to build memorial for slain journalists
Aust. state named disaster zone as cyclone nears
Thai protesters stage weekend march around capital
Veteran Nepal politician Koirala dies at age 86
Cambodia bans citizens from marrying South Koreans
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
AMD to Start Production of piledriver
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights