The Wire

The Iranian regime has been conducting televised trials of people accused of supporting Opposition protests after June’s disputed election. Reports of the torture, rape and deaths of imprisoned protestors have caused Opposition leader Mousavi to join with Mehdi Karoubi, who finished fourth in the election. They have denounced the regime, including the Supreme Leader, and are gaining support from influential Iranian clerics. Iran hasn’t seen a wave of show trials like this since the 1980s.