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| Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi has said he is not afraid to die for the cause of reform. | Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi has said he is not afraid to die for the cause of reform. |
| It was his first comment since the death of his nephew and other anti-government protesters late last month. | It was his first comment since the death of his nephew and other anti-government protesters late last month. |
| In a statement posted on his website, Mr Mousavi also set out a five-stage solution to the crisis sparked by June's disputed elections. | In a statement posted on his website, Mr Mousavi also set out a five-stage solution to the crisis sparked by June's disputed elections. |
| He said the government, parliament and judiciary must accept "direct responsibility" for the situation. | He said the government, parliament and judiciary must accept "direct responsibility" for the situation. |
| They must also create a "transparent law" for trustworthy elections, release political prisoners, recognise press freedoms as well as the right of people to demonstrate, he added. | They must also create a "transparent law" for trustworthy elections, release political prisoners, recognise press freedoms as well as the right of people to demonstrate, he added. |
| "I say openly that until there is an acknowledgement of the existence of a serious crisis in the country, there will be no possibility of resolving the problems and issues," he said in the statement on his Kaleme.org website. | "I say openly that until there is an acknowledgement of the existence of a serious crisis in the country, there will be no possibility of resolving the problems and issues," he said in the statement on his Kaleme.org website. |
| He went on to say that the arrest or killing of either himself or other opposition leaders would "not calm the situation". | He went on to say that the arrest or killing of either himself or other opposition leaders would "not calm the situation". |
| But, without mentioning his nephew, he added: "I am not afraid to die for people's demands." | But, without mentioning his nephew, he added: "I am not afraid to die for people's demands." |
| Mr Mousavi's nephew, Seyed Ali Mousavi, was one of at least eight people who was killed in a brutal crackdown on anti-government protests on 27 December. | |
| It was the worst violence since a series of major protests followed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's controversial re-election in June. | |
| In the wake of the most recent violence, the government arrested senior opposition figures and blamed troublemakers for the violence. |