Protests Return To Iran



Protests Mark Funeral Of Dissident Iranian Cleric -- Yahoo News/Reuters

TEHRAN (Reuters) – Huge crowds of Iranians turned out for the funeral of leading dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri in the holy Shi'ite city of Qom on Monday and some chanted anti-government slogans, websites reported.

Montazeri, who died late on Saturday aged 87, was viewed as the spiritual patron of a pro-reform opposition movement that blossomed after a disputed presidential election in June and has proved resilient despite repeated efforts to suppress it.

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More News On Today's Protests In Iran

Iran clashes after Montazeri funeral -- Yahoo News/AFP
Iran cleric's funeral turns to opposition protest -- Yahoo News/AP
Iranian Police, Mourners Clash at Cleric’s Funeral -- Bloomberg
Tens of thousands attend funeral of Iranian opposition cleric -- Washington Post

Iranian Mourners Swarm Qom for Montazeri's Funeral -- Wall Street Journal
Iranian opposition turns funeral of cleric Hossein Ali Montazeri into mass rally -- Times Online
Popular dissident Hossein Ali Montazeri mourned in Iran -- L.A. Times
Iran's Top dissident cleric Montazeri dies -- Voice of America
Huge turnout reported for Iranian cleric’s funeral -- New York Times
Cleric's death, torture case jolt Iran -- Wall Street Journal
Iran: What the death of dissident cleric Montazeri means for opposition -- Christian Science Monitor

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