Iran eases restrictions on reformist Mousavi

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian authorities grant limited visiting rights to reformist leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, under house arrest following protests sparked by a contested 2009 election, two media outlets report Monday.

Mousavi, 75, his wife Zahra Rahnavard and fellow reformist Mehdi Karroubi were placed under house arrest in 2011 over their role in the millions-strong Green Movement protests.

The protests — known as “the sedition” by hardliners — followed allegations of rigging in the 2009 presidential election won by hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Neither of the men has been charged with a crime.

On Monday, reformist-linked ILNA news agency says some restrictions on visits to Mousavi and Rahnavard “have been lifted… over the past week.”

— AFP