Cartoon 169: The Battle Over Justice in Iran
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Tag : Ali Motahari
June 23, 2017
Angry Protestors Force Rouhani to Flee Rally in Tehran
A few weeks after being elected for a second term as president, Hassan Rouhani had to be whisked away from a rally in Tehran on June 23 by his security forces after being encircled ...
November 19, 2015
Largest Wave of Arrests by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Since 2009
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April 5, 2015
Cartoon 107: Ali Motahari Attacked in Shiraz
Conservative Member of the Iranian Parliament Ali Motahari was attacked during a March 9, 2015 visit to Shiraz to deliver a speech. Plainclothes individual attacked the taxi cab he was aboard with sticks and stones, broke the windows, ...
January 30, 2015
Cartoon 105: Ahmad Jannati on the House Arrests
On January 24, 2015, hardliner cleric and member of the Guardian Council, Ahmad Jannati, reacted to conservative Member of the Parliament Ali Motahari's interrupted speech at the Iranian Parliament, in which he asked for an end to ...
December 3, 2014
Cartoon 101: Please Put Me On Trial
An open letter signed by the Karroubi family and published on November 29, 2014, states that during their last meeting with Green Movement leader Mehdi Karroubi, he “explicitly and clearly criticized the lack of ...
October 13, 2014
Cartoon 96: Motahari’s Appeal to Rouhani on the House Arrest
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April 26, 2010
Ali Motahari, Iranian Conservative MP: Iran’s Judiciary Lacks Independence
Over the past few months, several lawyers who represent political prisoners have expressed concern over the Iranian Judiciary’s lack of impartiality, as well as the widespread influence of Ministry of Intelligence and IRGC’s Intelligence Unit in the Judiciary’s decision-making processes. In an interview with ...