UN Secretary General called on Tehran to dialogue with the opposition.

SyuzhetyOppozitsiya to re Ahmadinedzhada22.06.2009V Tehran broke UN Secretary protestaGeneralny share Ban Ki-moon has called on Iranian authorities to immediately cease the use of force in relation to the protests that began in response to the presidential election victory of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad . On this June 22, said Reuters.
In a statement distributed by the Press Service of the UN secretary general, said that the Iranian authorities, led by head of state must re-start a dialogue with the opposition in order to find a way out of this situation. Ban Ki-moon calls on the Iranian leadership "to immediately stop the arrests, intimidation and the use of force" against the civilian population. Iran must not trample on civil and political rights of opposition protesters, Secretary General stresses.
Ban Ki-moon has previously made a comment the political situation in Iran, but then the Secretary General in their statements to be more cautious, calling on the authorities to respect the will of the people. Now, said Reuters, the UN secretary general rhetoric acquired obviously critical to the authorities of Iran.
Recall June 21, condemning the actions made by the Iranian authorities, U.S. President Barack Obama. In particular, he called on Tehran to renounce force in suppressing demonstrations and to stop violent acts against his people. " European Union, in turn, expressed "deep concern over the brute force that is applied to the demonstrators, and has already led to casualties."
Iranian opposition took to the streets on 13 June, after the country held a presidential election. According to official information, the victory they won Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but supporters of a candidate loser - Mir-Hossein Mousavi - confident that the results of the election rigged.
The protests of supporters of opposition candidate soon degenerated into riots and clashes with police. During the suppression of riots in many major cities of Iran were killed, according to various estimates, from 10 to 150 people. Iranian authorities have refused to report the dead. Coverage of events in Iran is complicated by the fact that journalists are not allowed Western media in this country, as the only means of obtaining information about the riots is the Internet.