The government responded by placing leaders of the movement under house arrest, and on 14 February Iranian state TV broadcast images of "some 50 conservative MPs marching through parliament's main hall" chanting "Death to Mousavi, death to Karroubi". House arrest Mousavi and his wife, as well as Mehdi Karoubi, another opposition figure, were put under house arrest after they urged their supporters to organize demonstrations in support of uprisings in the Arab world in February 2011. On 2 February 2013, Iran's security forces arrested Mousavi's two daughters, Zahra and Nargess Mousavi, in their home. The semi-official news agency ILNA reported that they were questioned, and then freed the same day. After the election of Hassan Rouhani as President in 2013, it was announced that Mousavi and Rahnavard would soon be freed from house arrest. In 2019, Mousavi was given the right to exit his home once a week. In addition, his immediate family were also able to visit him anytime. They were also given permission to use a mobile phone and satellite television. However, , he is still under house arrest. Political and academic posts Member of Central Campaign of Islamic Republican Party (1979–1981) Head of Political Office of Islamic Republican Party (1980–1981) Editor-in-Chief of Islamic Republican Newspaper (1981) Minister of Foreign Affairs (1981) President of Council of Cultural Revolution (1981) Prime Minister of Iran (1981–1989) President of Mostazafen Foundation of Islamic Revolution (1981–1989) President of Economy Council (1982–1989) Political adviser of president Hashemi Rafsanjani (1989–1997) Senior adviser of President Khatami (1997–2005) Member of Expediency Discernment Council (1989–2012) Member of Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution (1996–2012) President of Iranian Academy of Arts (2000–2009) Leader of Green Movement and The Green Path of Hope (2009– ) See also References Further reading External links Official site "The Political Evolution of Mousavi", Tehran Bureau on PBS Frontline, 16 February 2010 |- |- 1942 births Al-Moussawi family Candidates for President of Iran Council of the Islamic Revolution members Foreign ministers of Iran Iranian architects Iranian journalists Iranian painters Iranian revolutionaries Iranian democracy activists Iranian Green Movement Iranian newspaper publishers (people) Iranian prisoners and detainees Iranian reformists Central Council of the Islamic Republican Party members Living people Members of the Expediency Discernment Council Movement of Militant Muslims politicians People from East Azerbaijan Province People of the Iranian Revolution Presidential advisers of Iran Prime Ministers of Iran People who have been placed under house arrest in