Iranian police arrest participants of funeral ceremony in TehranJuly 30, 2009 - 22:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iranian police arrested participants of the funeral ceremony at the cemetery in Tehran set up in memory of the demonstrators killed during protests after the presidential election. One of the leaders of the opposition World Hossein Mousavi tried to join the ceremony at the grave of a young woman who died at the hands of police, who has become a symbol of resistance to the Iranian authorities. However, police did not allow him to do so, Moussaoui forced back into the car and leave. Participants in the funeral ceremony surrounded the car of the former presidential candidate, shouting the slogan "Moussaoui, we support you!" After that, police ordered the crowd to disperse, warning of the possible consequences of those who do not obey the order. Mourning ceremony was held at the graves of 27-year-old Neda Agha Soltan, who's loss was filmed on a mobile phone. On the day of rally the young woman watched the progress of the protest. Earlier, Iranian authorities refused permission of the memorial ceremony at the mosque in Tehran, the Reuters agency reports. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |