AFP: Iranian police arrested 91 people on Saturday as the nation marked the anniversary of last year’s disputed presidential election, police chief Hossein Sajadinia said.
Opposition group members among 91 detained: Tehran governor
US urges Iran to free political prisoners, US hikers
AFP: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on Iran to meet its international obligations and release all political prisoners, as well as three American hikers held for almost a year.
Iran finalizes deal to build gas pipe to Pakistan
AP: Iran’s state TV says the country has finalized a deal to build a pipeline to Pakistan capable of exporting 21.5 million cubic meters per day.
91 arrested in anniversary protests: police commander
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 13 – Ninety one people were arrested in Tehran in protests Saturday marking the anniversary of last year’s uprising, according to Tehran Police Commander Brig. Gen. Hossein Sajedi-Nia.
Chants of God is greatest heard from rooftops
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 12 – Chants of “Allah-o Akbar” (God is the greatest) and “death to the dictator” echoed from rooftops throughout the capital at 23:30 local time on Saturday.
22:00 local time – An update from Tehran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 12 – Security forces attacked anti-government protesters at Tehran’s Mossadeq intersection, Daneshjoo Park and Enqelab Street, arresting a number of people late on Saturday.
Clashes and arrests as protests extend into the night in Iran capital
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 12 – A group of anti-government protesters charged at State Security Forces at 20:00 local time on Saturday in Tehran’s Ferdowsi Square forcing police units to draw back in their vehicles and on motorbikes.
Continued clashes in Iran capital
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 12 – Some 400 opposition supporters Saturday evening clashed with hard-line members of the paramilitary Bassij and plain-clothes agents at the intersection of Palestine and Enqelab streets, chanting “death to the dictator” and “[Supreme Leader Ali] Khamenei shame on you, leave our country alone”, eye witnesses reported.
EU foreign policy chief concerned over Iran human rights situation
DPA: European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Saturday expressed concern over the situation in Iran one year after the Islamic republic’s disputed presidential election.
This just in: Rally in west Tehran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 12 – Hundreds of opposition supporters rallied in Azadi Street, in the intersection of Jayhoon and Shadmehr streets, in west Tehran, at 19:50 local time on Saturday despite heavy police presence in the Iranian capital, an Iran Focus correspondent reported.
