(CNN) - Iranians wounded during protests are being seized at hospitals by members of an Islamic militia, an Amnesty International official told CNN.

Ayatollah Ahmed Khatami says rioters in Iran will be 'firmly' dealt with if they continue to protest.

"The Basijis are waiting for them," said Banafsheh Akhlaghi, western regional director of the human rights group, referring to the government's paramilitary arm that has cracked down on protesters during the violent aftermath of the June 12 presidential election.

Amnesty International has collected accounts from people who have left Iran and expatriates with relatives there who say the Basij has prohibited medical professionals from getting identification information from wounded demonstrators who check in, Akhlaghi said on Saturday. They are also not allowed to ask how the injuries happened, and relatives are hard pressed to find the wounded.

Once the patients are treated, the militia removes them from the hospital to an undisclosed location, she said.

Iran has restricted international news agencies, including CNN, from reporting inside the Islamic republic. However, CNN has received similar accounts, including that of a woman who arrived in the United States from Iran with a broken ankle and thumb. Read full story

More from CNN's Iran coverage: The role of female protestors

From CNN.com:

By Saad Abedine
CNN

TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) - The Arab world is among the worldwide audience that has been closely watching as events in Iran have unfolded over the past week.

"In all honesty, I am amazed by these Iranians," Egyptian human rights activist and blogger Walid Abbas posted on his Twitter page. "I have no green t-shirt" Abbas tweeted Saturday. He was referring to the color worn by many supporters of opposition candidate Mir Hossein Moussavi, whose supposed failure to win last week's election sparked the wave of unrest that has gripped the nation.

Protesters fight running battles with motorcycle-mounted militia members Saturday in Tehran

Watching the events unfolding in Iran on Twitter, Youtube and other social networks, the Egyptian activist said he is learning from the Iranian activists. He said he does not support Moussavi because he is part of the Mullah system.

"We are not with Moussavi," Abbas tweeted, "We are with the Iranian people and their demands."

Taghlob Salah, a 24-year-old Iraqi student at Baghdad Law College, told CNN that the Iranian youths who make up most of the protesters can be inspiring to Iraqis, despite cultural differences. See images of the clashes Saturday »

"Despite the difference that we have with Iran and the fact that many Iraqis don't trust their Persian neighbor, we are still Muslims and at the end of the day that matters a lot," he said. "We will look at this phase in Iranian history and learn, for sure and I can say that we will learn from them, 100 percent."

Iraq and Iran are culturally linked because their populations are predominantly Shiite Muslims, as opposed to Sunni Muslims who make up the majority of most Arab countries. Read full story

TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) - Iran's supreme leader on Friday rejected opposition claims that last week's presidential elections were rigged, describing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's win as "definitive" and calling for an end to days of protest.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made his first address since the June 12 presidential elections.

In his first speech since the June 12 election outcome sparked the country's worst unrest in 30 years, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the vote accurately reflected the will of the people and accused "enemies of Islam" of stoking anger.

The "Islamic establishment would never manipulate votes and commit treason. The legal structure in this country does not allow vote-rigging," Khamenei said, in his first address since the elections.

He told a large crowd at Tehran University that the "historic" 85 percent turnout of more than 40 million people meant the vote was too large to have been manipulated.

"There is a difference of 11 million votes. How can vote-rigging happen?" he added... Read full story

From Reza Sayah
CNN

TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) - Members of Iran's national soccer team wore green arm and wrist bands Wednesday during their World Cup qualifying match against South Korea.

Members of Iran's National Soccer Team sport green bands in their game against South Korea on Wednesday.

The team does not normally wear green bands.

Many Iranians are viewing the team's bands as a sign of support for Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi, although that has not been confirmed.

Green is the campaign color of Moussavi and has been widely worn by his supporters who have staged massive rallies in Tehran before and after last week's presidential election.

Moussavi is disputing the results of the vote that gave President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a second term and is calling for a new election.

The players took the wrist bands off when the team came out for the second half of the game that was taking place in Seoul, South Korea.

It is unclear whether the players were asked to remove the wrist bands.

The match ended 1-1.

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TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) - Thousands of Iranians planned to protest for a fifth day on Wednesday against an election they claimed had been manipulated - even as the government stepped up its crackdown, hauling dozens to jail, banning international journalists from filming rallies and blocking access to social networking sites, such as Twitter and Facebook.

"We are fighting with our lives and the world is just watching," said Ali, a Tehran University student who did not want his full name used for his safety. "They see how the government is trying to silence us, how they are beating us - but they don't come to our help. It's OK. We will succeed, even if we have to fight alone."

Ali said he and his classmates will once again pick up placards, cover their faces with handkerchiefs and march Wednesday to demand the government annul the results of last week's balloting that kept hardline incumbent president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in power... Read full story

Iran bans foreign journalists from covering rallies

TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) - Iran's government Tuesday banned foreign media from covering rallies in Tehran being held in the wake of last week's disputed presidential election.

Supporters of Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi protest Monday in Tehran.

The decision comes after video footage emerged showing violence at demonstrations in support of opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi. He has contested the results of Friday's election, which showed an overwhelming victory for hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad... Read full story

Moussavi warns of violent showdown

TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's main political rival Tuesday urged his supporters to call off an election protest rally to avert possible violent clashes as thousands of the Iranian president's supporters jammed Tehran's streets.

Mir Hossein Moussavi, who claims Ahmadinejad's 62 percent victory in last week's presidential elections was rigged, made the request following mass protests a day earlier in which seven people were reportedly killed... Read full story

Moussavi was not seen as a reformer during his stint as prime minister during the 1980s.

7 killed in Tehran attack; Moussavi vows to 'pay any cost'

TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) - Seven people were killed after they reportedly attacked a military post in central Tehran, state television said Tuesday.

Government-funded Press TV said the people were killed Monday night at the site of Azadi, or Freedom, Square where opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi held a massive rally earlier in the day and urged followers to continue their demonstrations peacefully.

Moussavi told followers Monday he will "pay any cost" to contest the country's presidential election results, but said he had little hope his challenge would succeed... Read full story

Would Iran with Moussavi at the helm look any different?

TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) - He's been labeled by many as the "reformist," a man who can take Iran beyond the truculent anti-Western rhetoric of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

So, when Iran's government announced over the weekend that Mir Hossein Moussavi had lost in his bid to become the country's next president, young Iranians took to the streets by the thousands alleging ballot fraud... Read full story