About 2 weeks ago we posted a blog with regard to a joint committee that has been established by Mousavi and Karroubi. The committee was established in order to follow up on the rights of those individuals arrested or wounded as a result of clashes with the armed forces.
Etemadmeli (Karroubi’s official newspaper) in today’s newspaper released additional information regarding the committee:
“Ali Reza Hosseini Beheshti (son of famous martyr Beheshti) will be the official spokes person of the committee.”
“Families of the victims can conduct searches for their arrested relatives, and additionally they can now pursue legal actions through the various facets of the committee.”
“The committee is a legal organization and Morteza Olavy will be the head of the legal division.”
“The aim of this committee is to exert sufficient pressure on the judiciary and penitentiary officials in order to safeguard the release of those who have been arrested.”
“THIS COMMITTEE DOES NOT HAVE POLITICAL AMBITIONS AND ITS GOAL IS TO SERVE THE PEOPLE.”
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As of today, we at NIAC have decided to stop blogging in “liveblog” format. We will, however, continue monitoring the situation in Iran and will post information as it becomes available to us in individual blog posts. As always, thanks for reading.
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We will miss your live blog. It was one of the very best. a real resource for those with limited time seeking to keep on top of the outlook for justice in Iran.
What an anticlimactic response by the leaders of the opposition. I realize the previous revolution took a long time to materialize and this could be a strategy to survive the immediate clampdown while working to expand the committee and gain clout. However, it is making poor use of the current momentum. If they lose the momentum, hardliners will weed out all elements of the regime that demonstrated slightest resistance.
Peter,
Don’t worry — we aren’t about to stop blogging! It might be a little longer between updates, but the updates will also probably be a little longer, and more detailed.
I like the change from the “liveblog” format to separate updates, as it works much better with RSS newsreaders & notifications with each update, as opposed to only one notification for a single “liveblog” that may contain numerous updates. This way I know when theres new material that I will want to read.