Security forces arrested several supporters of moderate presidential candidate Hassan Rowhani in Iran’s June 14 election after pictures of detained opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi were displayed at a meeting, websites reported on Sunday.
Opposition website Kaleme.com reported seven arrests of participants in a ceremony in the Jamaran mosque in northern Tehran on Saturday, with relatives saying “they were taken to Tehran’s Evin prison”.
Conservative website nasimonline.ir and alef.ir also reported the arrests and showed pictures of former premier Mousavi being held by some people at the gathering.
Mousavi and reformist Mehdi Karroubi were defeated by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the 2009 presidential election, and alleged fraud when the incumbent was re-elected.
Their claim led to deadly street violence and a bloody crackdown on dissent by the regime.
Both Mousavi and Karroubi have now been under house arrest for more than two years.
Media also reported that banners reading “Death to the dictator”, “Political prisoners must released” and “The prime minister of the Imam (Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini) must be freed,” were seen at the meeting.