Coverage of Grand Ayatollah Montazeri's Passing in International Media
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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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