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Page last updated at 06:27 GMT, Tuesday, 23 June 2009 07:27 UK

End Iran violence, UN chief urges

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United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for an immediate end to arrests and the threat and use of violence by authorities in Iran.

He urged them to respect fundamental civil rights, "especially the freedom of assembly and expression". Emma North reports.

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