Iranian police arrest participants of funeral ceremony in TehranJuly 30, 2009 - 22:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iranian police arrested participants of the funeral ceremony at the cemetery in Tehran set up in memory of the demonstrators killed during protests after the presidential election. One of the leaders of the opposition World Hossein Mousavi tried to join the ceremony at the grave of a young woman who died at the hands of police, who has become a symbol of resistance to the Iranian authorities. However, police did not allow him to do so, Moussaoui forced back into the car and leave. Participants in the funeral ceremony surrounded the car of the former presidential candidate, shouting the slogan "Moussaoui, we support you!" After that, police ordered the crowd to disperse, warning of the possible consequences of those who do not obey the order. Mourning ceremony was held at the graves of 27-year-old Neda Agha Soltan, who's loss was filmed on a mobile phone. On the day of rally the young woman watched the progress of the protest. Earlier, Iranian authorities refused permission of the memorial ceremony at the mosque in Tehran, the Reuters agency reports. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |