Mourning Iran's Dissident Cleric
![An Iranian woman mourns next to the body of Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri at his house in the holy city of Qom.](https://gdb.rferl.org/98c7a61a-7dbd-40de-b3de-46f9728c75fe_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Iranian woman mourns next to the body of Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri at his house in the holy city of Qom.
![Many of the mourners began arriving in Qom on December 20, a day before his funeral.](https://gdb.rferl.org/ee975b0e-8fdd-42cb-8c6f-8b637608ee5a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Many of the mourners began arriving in Qom on December 20, a day before his funeral.
![The funeral procession attracted tens of thousands of people from across Iran.](https://gdb.rferl.org/d7f10420-a905-45dd-8961-4edd4e465f04_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The funeral procession attracted tens of thousands of people from across Iran.
![Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Musavi (left) attends the procession, surrounded by security.](https://gdb.rferl.org/99709fc8-4261-4bd9-a13f-ecc44f95635c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Musavi (left) attends the procession, surrounded by security.
![The coffin of Montazeri, who was one of the highest Shi'ite authorities, passes through mourners.](https://gdb.rferl.org/76776310-d9f4-4a16-a207-21d05bfa7dfa_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The coffin of Montazeri, who was one of the highest Shi'ite authorities, passes through mourners.
![Many supporters of Iran's Green Movement attended the funeral, many of them chanting antigovernment slogans.](https://gdb.rferl.org/6c81c026-dc97-4015-805a-686802bc6c26_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Many supporters of Iran's Green Movement attended the funeral, many of them chanting antigovernment slogans.
![Opposition activists and supporters of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei clash during the funeral.](https://gdb.rferl.org/d64d1c07-5891-4070-82db-8ceaeb4ed2b3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Opposition activists and supporters of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei clash during the funeral.