 RFE/RL Iran Report 11/19/2009 4:59:01 PM A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Iran.For more stories on Iran, please visit and bookmark our Iran page . |
 Putting A Price On Iran's Nuclear Decisions Iran has rejected a UN-proposed deal under which it would export its lightly enriched uranium for further enrichment. What options does that now leave for the United States? More  Death Sentences Seen As Intimidation Move Five people have been sentenced to death and 81 have received jail terms of up to 15 years in connection with the unrest that followed Iran's disputed June election. The country's Justice Department says those sentenced to death were affiliated to or members of "counterrevolutionary groups." But observers consider the heavy sentences to be a move by the Islamic establishment to put an end to the continued opposition against President Mahmud Ahmadinejad reelection. More  Confessions Of A Man Blogger Masireh Sabz (The Green Path) admits he’s been wrong about Iranian women. He says he has come to realize how courageous Iran’s women really are during the ongoing protests against the reelection of President Mahmud Ahmadinejad. More A conservative Iranian website, "Alef," has claimed that a former deputy defense minister who has been missing for three years was abducted by Israel's secret services with the collaboration of German and British intelligence services and is now being held by Israel. More  Tehran Detention Center Doctor's Death Arouses Suspicions Two opposition websites have reported a physician resident at the Kahrizak detention center has committed suicide. One said that he committed suicide following the revelation of events at the detention center that is being described by the opposition as "Iran's Guantanamo." More  Armenia 'Honoring' Gas Deal With Iran Armenian Energy Minister Armen Movsisian says that despite complaints by Iranian officials Yerevan is fully complying with an agreement to import natural gas from Iran, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports. More Azerbaijani physicist Rashid Aliyev, who had worked for the Iranian Sazan Electronics Industry Company (SEIC), was arrested on October 5 upon arriving in Tehran from Azerbaijan. More  International PEN Marks Day Of The Imprisoned Writer International PEN -- the worldwide association of writers -- marks the Day of the Imprisoned Writer this time each year. Its aim is to recognize and support writers who resist repression of their basic human right to freedom of expression. While International PEN campaigns on behalf of hundreds of authors all year round, this November 15 the group is highlighting the cases of five authors in five countries, representing five geographical regions. The countries are Cameroon, Iran, China, Russia, and Mexico. RFE/RL correspondent Bruce Pannier spoke to Sara Wyatt, director of the writers in prison committee at International PEN, about the campaign. More  Would You Like A Condom? Blogger 35 degrees writes about changing social norms in Iranian society, where sexual matters are generally taboo. More  Forget About Ahmadinejad, Or No Wedding Blogger Iran Azad (Free Iran) writes about how his friend, a supporter of Mahmud Ahmadinejad, was rejected by a girl he wanted to marry because of his loyalty to the Iranian president. More  Iran's One Million Signatures Campaign Recognized As 'Women Of The Year' Iran's One Million Signatures campaign, which fights to gather public support against discriminatory laws in the country, has received the Women of the Year award from U.S.-based Glamour magazine. More  Live and Let Live Blogger Premenstrual Syndrome says Iran’s Green movement, which is opposed to President Mahmud Ahmadinejad, distinguishes itself from other revolutionary movements by rejecting violence. More  'Green Opposition Movement Doesn’t Exist' A member of Iran’s parliament, Mohammad Nabi Rudaki, has said that the green opposition movement doesn’t exist. Rudaki made the comments in an interview with Iran’s official news agency (IRNA). More |
