70 Iranian Professors Detained

The website of Mir Hossein Mousavi, the candidate that many believe rightfully won the election, has stated that the Iranian government has arrested 70 university professors in its continued crackdown on the Iranian protestors.

Seventy university professors were detained in Iran in a widening government crackdown on protesters, according to a Web site affiliated with Iran's key opposition figure, Mir Hossein Mousavi, who says he was robbed of victory in a rigged presidential election.

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