Montazeri was placed under house arrest for six years; demonstrations of support for him were suppressed; and many of his disciples and close friends were imprisoned, tortured, killed, or forced to flee the country.
Montazeri estuvo sometido a detención domiciliaria durante seis años, se reprimieron las manifestaciones de apoyo a él y muchos de sus discípulos y amigos íntimos fueron encarcelados, torturados o muertos o se vieron obligados a huir del país.