Iranian opposition will hold mourning ceremony for demonstrators killed in protests
Iranian opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi have applied for interior ministry permission to hold a mourning ceremony for demonstrators killed in protests over last month's election.
"We request permission to hold a ceremony to commemorate the 40th day after the deaths of our citizens who lost their lives following the start of the saddening events," the two leaders said in a letter to Interior Minister Sadeq Mahsouli.
"The ceremony will have no speeches. It will consist only of recitals from the Koran and participants will be asked to pay their respects in silence," Radio Svoboda reported.
"We request permission to hold a ceremony to commemorate the 40th day after the deaths of our citizens who lost their lives following the start of the saddening events," the two leaders said in a letter to Interior Minister Sadeq Mahsouli.
"The ceremony will have no speeches. It will consist only of recitals from the Koran and participants will be asked to pay their respects in silence," Radio Svoboda reported.
