BBC News Middle East 14 February 2011 Last updated at 10:07 GMT
Iran arrests opposition leader Mousavi ahead of rally Iranian police have placed opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi under house arrest, his official website says. It says the move is intended to block him from attending a rally in Tehran in support of the protests in Egypt. It is the latest in a series of arrests of people linked to Mr Mousavi and fellow opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, also under house arrest. Several opposition groups have vowed to take part in the protest, although officials have banned the gathering. Although Iran's establishment officially supports the Egyptian popular protests, it says the rallies are a "political move" by the two opposition leaders. The authorities have stepped up security in the capital, blocked access to internet sites, and started jamming satellite news channels. Analysts say Tehran is trying to stop opposition groups from using the Egypt rally as a means to re-ignite anti-government protests - last seen in 2009 - against the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. A girl waves an Iranian flag from the top of a crane in Abbas-Abad St, central Tehran The girl waved an Iranian flag from the top of a crane In an unusual move, a girl climbed a tall crane in central Tehran on Monday morning and began inviting people to attend today's rally, the BBC's Mohsen Asgari reports from the Iranian capital. She threatened to kill herself if officials tried to approach her, but was later arrested by the police, our correspondent says. Also on Monday morning, Iranian police vans blocked the lane leading to the house of Mr Mousavi and disconnected his mobile phones and land lines, his website Kaleme.com said. Last week, almost a dozen people close to Mr Mousavi were detained. Are you in Iran? Will you be joining any protests? Or have you witnessed any of these events? You can send us your experiences using the form below: Send your pictures and videos to yourp...@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124 (UK) or +44 7725 100 100 (International). If you have a large file you can upload here. Read the terms and conditions (Required) Name (Required) Your E-mail address (Required) Town & Country (Required) Your telephone number (Required) Comments In most cases a selection of your comments will be published, displaying your name as you provide it and location unless you state otherwise. But your contact details will never be published. When sending us pictures, video or eyewitness accounts at no time should you endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws. ------------------------------------ Post message: prole...@egroups.com Subscribe : proletar-subscr...@egroups.com Unsubscribe : proletar-unsubscr...@egroups.com List owner : proletar-ow...@egroups.com Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: proletar-dig...@yahoogroups.com proletar-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: proletar-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
