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Iranian opposition leaders have vowed to attend ceremonies to honour those killed in the violence following the country's disputed election result. Iranian opposition leaders have vowed to attend ceremonies to honour those killed in violence which followed the country's disputed election result.
Authorities have refused permission for a ceremony traditionally held 40 days after a person's death. They plan to join a gathering at the graveside of a young girl whose killing during protests on 20 June became a potent symbol of post-election unrest.
Among those who died on 20 June was Neda Agha Soltan, a young woman whose death was filmed on a mobile phone. Authorities refused permission for a mourning ceremony at a Tehran mosque marking 40 days after a person's death.
The mother of Ms Agha Soltan - who became a symbol of Iran's protests - is expected to take part in the memorial. Opposition supporters have alleged the results of the election were rigged.
One of 10 protesters who died that day, 27-year-old Ms Agha Soltan was shot to death as she watched protests from the sidelines of the demonstrations. Twenty-seven year-old Neda Agha Soltan was shot dead as she watched protests from the sidelines of the demonstration.
Her death - one of 10 that day - was filmed on a mobile phone and broadcast around the world.
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When footage of her death was posted on a video-sharing website, she became a symbol for the country's opposition movement. Shia Muslims traditionally mark 40 days after a death in a ceremony called the Arbayeen.
The BBC's Jon Leyne says that Shia Muslims traditionally mark 40 days after a death in a ceremony called the Arbayeen. Although permission for a ceremony has been refused, opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi said they planned to visit the graves of protesters on Thursday, including that of Ms Agha Soltan.
Bowing to pressure about the treatment of opposition detainees, some of whom are reported to have died in prison, Iranian authorities have announced that many are going to be released. On Tuesday, officials said about 140 people detained during the protests had been released from Evin prison.
Twenty who are charged with more serious offences - including bombings and attacking security forces - are expected to be put on trial next week. But about 200 others, accused of more serious crimes, remain in jail.
There has been growing outrage, even among government supporters, about the treatment of opposition detainees, some of whom have died in prison. The scale of anti-government protests has put pressure on Iran's leaders
Bowing to pressure about the treatment of detainees - some of whom are reported to have died in prison - officials said that more prisoners accused of minor offences would be released on Friday.
However, 20 people have been charged with more serious offences, including bombings, carrying weapons and attacking security forces.
Tehran's public prosecutor's office has announced that the first trials of "rioters" will begin on Saturday, the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported.
US pressure
On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she deplored the way the Iranian government was treating those it had imprisoned after the violence and urged authorities to release political detainees.On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she deplored the way the Iranian government was treating those it had imprisoned after the violence and urged authorities to release political detainees.
She said reports of the continuing detention and abuse of political prisoners suggested that Iran's political situation had yet to be resolved.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was re-elected in last month's elections, but opposition leaders say the poll was rigged.
Anger at the result led to the largest mass protests seen in Iran since the 1979 revolution which brought the current Islamic regime to power.
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