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SIC- Monday December 21, 2009: Country-wide mourning sessions and protests after Grand Ayatollah Montazeri's passing on Sunday, and his Monday funeral ceremony in Qom were widely reflected in International TV channels and News Websites. This post aims to act as an archive of related material and will be updated accordingly.

Part 1: Coverage on International News Websites

Sunday, December 20 Articles:

Iran's leading cleric has died EuroNews

Turmoil at the tomb of Grand Ayatollah Montazeri Financial Times Deutschland

Iran: Dissident Montazeri dies Focus

Top Iran Dissident Cleric Montazeri Dies At 87 New York Times

Grand Ayatollah Montazeri has passed away Spiegel

Thousands of dissidents flock to attend mourning ceremony for Grand Ayatollah Spiegel


Monday, December 21 Articles:

Clashes reported at funeral of Iranian dissident cleric BBC News

Iran: What the death of dissident cleric Montazeri means for opposition Christian Science Monitor

Intriguing people for December 21, 2009 CNN

Death of "Influential Green Movement Supporter" reflected in Germany media Deutsche Welle Farsi

Great loss for the opposition – a tribute to Grand Ayatollah Montazeri German Weekly “Die Zeit”

Iran braces for protests as 'up to 1m' attend funeral of reformist cleric Guardian

Iranian opposition attend funeral of Montazeri Guardian

Filling Montazeri's shoes in Iran Guardian

Iran’s opposition has lost a major supporter Handelsblatt

Des centaines de milliers d'Iraniens accompagnent la dépouille mortelle de Montazeri Le Monde

Iranian dissident cleric's funeral draws huge crowds Los Angeles Times

The Ayatollah’s Inspiration (Maziar Bahari) Newsweek

Cleric’s Funeral Becomes Protest of Iran Leaders New York Times

Car of Iran opposition's Mousavi attacked-website Reuters

In Death, Grand Ayatollah Could Unify Iran's Opposition Wall Street Journal

Cleric's Death, Torture Case Jolt Iran Wall Street Journal

Clashes Erupt at Reformist Cleric's Funeral Wall Street Journal


Tuesday, December 22 Articles:

Cleric's funeral breathes life into Iran's protest movement The Independent

Iranian Cleric’s Office Reportedly Attacked The Lede- New York Times Blog

Iran's Regime 'Has Every Reason to Be Worried' Spiegel Online

US Cites 'Fissure' in Iranian Society VOA News English


Wednesday, December 23 Articles:

Iran protesters ‘savagely attacked,’ reports say AFP/MSNBC

Iran police 'clash with Montazeri mourners' AFP/Yahoo News

Clashes at Montazeri ceremony, Iran opposition says BBC News

Fresh protests, clashes reported in Iran CNN World News

Iran forces clash with cleric's mourners - websites Reuters

Fierce unrests in Iran: Tear gas and batons in Esfahan German daily "Tageszeitung" (TAZ)

Isfahan beset by violence UPI

Iranian police threaten fierce crackdown on protesters Washington Post

Arrests and injuries after new clashes in Iran ZDF-Heute


Friday, December 25 Articles:

Tehran protesters clash with Iranian security forces Los Angeles Times


Part 2: Coverage in International TV Channels

Al Jazeera English, Sunday December 20



BBC World News, Sunday December 20



CNN, Sunday December 20



France 24, Sunday December 20



CNN, Monday December 21

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SIC- Sunday December 20, 2009: Following Grand Ayatollah Montazeri's passing on Sunday morning, December 20 (29 Azar) his students and followers as well as several Ayatollahs and clerics attended early mourning session in his house in Qom. Meanwhile, people in his hometown of Najaf Abad, Isfahan, demonstrated to mourned his loss.

Students in Sharif, Tehran, Shahid Beheshti, Elm-va-San'at (IUST), Arak, Sahand and Shiraz University of Technology also held marches and mourning sessions and chanted slogans in support of Grand Ayatollah Montazeri and against the coup government. Later in the evening, an invitation to attend a vigil ceremony in Mohseni (Madar) Sq in Tehran was published on social networks. Released videos show people in Mirdamad Blvd and Mohseni Sq standing holding candles and chanting slogans.

According to the initial announcement made by Ayatollah Montazeri's office, his funeral will start from his house at 9:00 a.m. on Monday morning and he will be buried next to his martyred son inside Hazrat Masoumeh's Shrine in Qom. A commemorative ceremony is also scheduled for Monday evening at Masjed A'zam (Grand Mosque). Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, leaders of the Green Movement, in a joint statement asked everyone to attend the funeral.

A large number of Ayatollah Montazeri's followers and supporters from Tehran, Najaf Abad, Isfahan and other cities have traveled to Qom to attend the funeral. Reports indicate that Ahmad Qabel, a religious researcher and one of Ayatollah Montazeri's students was arrested in the city of Neyshabour while traveling from Fariman to Qom to attend the funeral ceremony. Moreover, a bus with families of political prisoners, human rights journalists and women rights advocates traveling to Qom to attend the ceremony was stopped by basij forces in Tehran's Enqelab Sq and some of its passengers have been arrested. In a similar incident, a group of political activists including members of Freedom Movement of Iran who were traveling from Tabriz to Qom were stopped by security forces upon leaving the city and made to return.

Important statements from political and clerical figures and organizations and news updates from Iranian and international media will be sent on IranSIC's twitter account. More videos and news about Monday's funeral session in Qom and demonstrations in other cities will be added to this website.

Update- Change of plans: According to Ayande News, Ayatollah Montazeri's funeral will start at 10:30 from Imam Hassan Mosque, en route Bazar and Eram St, and probably buried in Hazrat Masoumeh' Shrine around noon.

BBCPersian: Emaddedin Baghi's Interview with Ayat. Montazeri
http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/iran/2009/12/091220_montazeri_iv.shtml

Saeed Montazeri talks with VOA about cause of death, plans for funeral, and Ayatollah Montazeri's feelings towards post-election incidents
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=envHWMYxTz8

Collection (Qom, Najaf Abad, Tehran)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTQP0hqnWnE

Qom:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t06fJ3XXN-s

Najaf Abad:
P1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnvPqjF1XbQ
P2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX2WuqwP72k
P3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMYa6ZaC3xE
P4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzaZJkcdCMM

Sharif University of Technology:
P1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oarfwIafEN4
P2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkJpCW5xz-k
P3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xchwoQM3QM

Iran University of Science and Technology:
P1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSZrW1mrIp8
P2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx_BNeIB62k

Mirdamad Blvd - Mohseni Sq
P1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU9Idp3B-0g
P2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogadF_IZjTc
P3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oioT4vC1NEw
P4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VtaPD_Lnxo
P5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TB05SC4krI
P6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6U6BGuYjs4
P7 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwiU3KUl2DA
P8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WlScw9fpYs
P9 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at9eeajrc4w
P10 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10uGDFzr_38
P11 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwRw2ewQDiw
P12 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eZ2XuZUInU

Arak University
P1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ig3SreVtA0
P2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1ZP9wvUDFw
P3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N9fWPTAt-M
P4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9E4u5qWb_s
P5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MV8bN1LNr4

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