Tens of mournful mothers of Iran have been aressted

Iran- Tehran

Saturday December 5th 2009

Tens of mournful mothers of Iran, a group of mourning mothers who
gather every Saturday in Parks, have been arrested by the security
forces on Saturday evening in Park Laleh, Tehran. The Mournful Mothers
of Iran march peacefully in parks on Saturday evenings to commemorate
their children who have been killed, detained, tortured or disappeared
after the results of the controversial presidential election on June
12th 2009. The mournful mothers want justice; identification and
arrest of those responsible for the killings and the violence
inflicted on their children during the peaceful marches protesting the
results of the election. Witnesses say the security forces attacked
the mournful mothers in Park Laleh on Saturday 12/5/09 around 5 p.m.
in Tehran and arrested anyone who attempted to join them.