Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warns opposition
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks on during a meeting in Tehran, Iran on July 20, 2009. Khamenei warned the opposition political leaders in Iran to back down on their remarks against the results of the presidential election. (UPI Photo/HO)
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TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- An Iranian parliamentary committee agreed to review evidence of abuse in Tehran's prisons after allegations were posted on the Web, an opposition leader said.
TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- A group of Iranian clerics posted a letter on opposition Web sites, calling Iran's supreme leader a dictator and demanding his removal.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Leading Iranian clerics have called for the arrest of a cleric-politician who says protesters were raped in a Tehran prison, sources said.
TEHRAN, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- An Iranian prosecutor warned Monday that anyone criticizing a massive trial of 100 government opponents as illegitimate would be prosecuted.
TEHRAN, July 31 (UPI) -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad compared his relationship to Iran's Supreme Leader to that of a father and son Friday.
TEHRAN, July 28 (UPI) -- About 140 Iranian demonstrators were freed from one prison Tuesday and officials said Iran's supreme leader has ordered a second prison closed.
TEHRAN, July 16 (UPI) -- Changes to Iranian law on the legal profession would give the government control over who can practice law, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.
TEHRAN, July 6 (UPI) -- The supreme leader of Iran said Monday his country would "react" to internal interference from Western nations.