you where we saw law enforcement pull somebody out of a car and beat him. moments ago we had a journalist who joined us by phone who did not want to be identified because the threat in iran. the opposition leader mousavi, his wife was beating severely by a militia group. there are were protests after the outcome of that election. it turns out his wife was reportedly beaten severely by a militia group. we hear on the wires a group of her supporters formed around her and wisked her off to safety. things are getting ugly on the streets of iran as we watch them acknowledge the 31-year anniversary since the clerical leaders took over. that s the situation on the
crackdown on those who wish to espouse their opinion. free speech not a value in that country. those who wish to assemble not welcome to go out onto the streets and they are met with violence. we saw that in regard to the elections and now we get word that mousavi s wife has been injured. the violence that stepped up significantly. we are trying to get more reports and it is difficult. we are not allowing it. we are trying to get to the bottom of the situation and find out what injuries there are and what the situation is. and word out of the state department as well. we have phones ringing across d.c. and you can check out our foxnews.com web site for the latest if you want to see more about this unsettling story and get more reaction. we ll be back in to in just a minute. we go to a developing story in texas. a string of churches across the
he was attacked by the revolutionary guards in some sort. his face has been hit by a bullet. and he has some injury and piece of stone was hit on his head. and he s basically receiving medical treatment. his brother hasn t been release. mr. mousavi trying to get access to the square and was corn earned down by revolutionary guards and basically, he wwas, had no choice but to abide to orders and he s going back home. his wife reject all the possible advises from the body guards and in the street, where he was brutally beaten, attacked by the
tehran university demonstrated against the closing down of several reformist papers. in 2005, ahminedjad escalated tensions with the west. in fiery speeches, the hard lined conservative raged against the u.s., israel, in what he called western imperialism. the peaceful nuclear program pressed on despite the concern iran was after a bomb. but ahminedjad s opponents criticized him for mismanaging the economy. one of his opponents was former prime minister mousavi. ahminedjad s landslide victory sparked widespread protests by a movement that still claims the election was rigged and the
movement that people are the leaders. of course mr. mousavi, others are representative of the movement, but not the leaders. reporter: some experts say the absence of a clear leader is precisely why the regime can t crush the opposition movement. after all, who does the government go after when it s not even sure who s leading the charge? so far, the movement hasn t been able to spark political change, but a recent television debate where state-run media invited an opposition leader to speak is the first acknowledgment. this movement cannot be ignored. one of the most effective ways to gauge the movement s momentum is their ability to target major calendar days and holidays in iran and a essentially hijack government-sanctioned events to make their voices heard. the next gate they are targeting, february 11, the anniversary of the islamic revolution. cnn, islamabad.