DN! Iran Arrests Sister of Shirin Ebadi and Aide to Mousavi
1Iran Arrests Sister of Shirin Ebadi and Aide to Mousavi
Iranian security forces are continuing to round up prominent dissidents following Sundays mass street protests. Last night police arrested Nooshin Ebadi at her home. She is the sister of Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi. Other dissidents arrested included Ali Reza Beheshti, a top aide to political opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi. Earlier today Iran summoned the British ambassador in Tehran and accused Western countries of supporting the Iranian protesters. The meeting came one day after President Obama expressed solidarity with opponents of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
President Obama: The United States joins with the international community in strongly condemning the violent and unjust suppression of innocent Iranian citizens, which has apparently resulted in detentions, injuries, and even death. For months, the Iranian people have sought nothing more than to exercise their universal rights. Each time they have done so, they have been met with the iron fist of brutality, even on solemn occasions and holy days.