Mousavi's wife: My duty to continue legal protests

The wife of Iranian opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi called on the establishment to immediately release Iranians detained at election protests, his website reported on Wednesday.

"I regret the arrest of many politicians and people and want their immediate release ... It is my duty to continue legal protests to preserve Iranian rights," Zahra Rahnavard was quoted by the website as saying. She also criticised the presence of armed forces in the streets. (Reuters)