 RFE/RL Iran Report 4/22/2010 6:04:39 PM A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Iran. For more stories on Iran, please visit and bookmark our Iran page . |
 Jailed Iranian Activist 'Out Of Solitary' A jailed Iranian student activist is reported to have been moved out of solitary confinement. More  Iran's Ahmadinejad Visits Zimbabwe Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad flew into Zimbabwe today for talks with President Robert Mugabe. More An oddly moving film, said to be taken in Iran in 1975. More  Prominent Female Poet Not Included in Iran's Book Of Poets Iran has recently published a book about prominent poets from Iran and the world, apparently without including Forugh Farrokhzad, regarded by many as the country's most influential female poet. More Iran Student Still In Solitary Confinement An Iranian student activist whose case has become a symbol for opposition protests remains imprisoned in solitary confinement. More  Iran Guards Begin Gulf War Games Iran has begun large-scale military exercises in the Persian Gulf, amid a continuing standoff with the West over Tehran's disputed nuclear program. More  Clear Skies For NATO Meeting, Though Trouble Brews Over Russia, Afghanistan NATO foreign ministers are breathing a collective sigh of relief as skies in Europe clear from volcanic ash and their April 22-23 meeting in the Estonian capital, Tallinn, can now officially go ahead. Russia is expected to dominate the agenda of the meeting in the former Soviet republic. More  Iran To Test Missiles In Three-Day Drill Iran's Revolutionary Guards are set to begin a three-day military drill in the Persian Gulf on April 22. More  Three Members Of One Family Sentenced To Death The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has reported that three members of one family (husband, wife, and their son) and two of their close friends have been sentenced to death after being arrested in Iran's postelection crackdown. More  God's Own Sanction Against EU Countries The hard-line Rajanews website has suggested that the recent eruption of Iceland’s volcano and the cloud of ash that has led to travel chaos was God’s reaction to attempts by European Union countries -- led “by the U.S., Britain, and the Zionist lobby” -- to impose tough economic sanctions against the Islamic republic. More  Iran Faction Suspensions Aim To Cripple Reform Drive The Iranian authorities have suspended two prominent opposition factions in a move that could dramatically alter the balance of power in the country. More The semiofficial Fars news agency quoted the head of the provincial Red Crescent Society, Mohammad Bagher Mohammadi, as saying two people also were injured in the explosion, which occurred in the city of Ilam. More  Turkey Offers To Mediate With Iran Turkey said today it is prepared to mediate with the West to defuse the nuclear standoff with Iran. More  Drinking Coffee In Tehran's 'Islands Of Forgetfulness' Female vocals and the soft thud of chill-out beats mixes with the steam of the coffee maker, the jingle and clank of cups, and the chatter of young people. More  Iran Starts Work On Enrichment Plant A close aide to Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad says Tehran has started work on a new uranium enrichment plant. More  Students Condemn Arrest Of Filmmakers Panahi, Nourizad The Islamic Society of the students of the cinema and theater department of Tehran's Art University has condemned the jailing of two Iranian filmmakers, Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Nourizad, and criticized artists for their silence over the pair's jailing. More Iranian journalist, blogger, and women's rights activist Zhila Bani-Yaghoob has been awarded The "Reporters' Without Borders Freedom of Expression" prize for her blog "We Are Journalists." More  U.S. Considering Options On Iran U.S. President Barack Obama's national security advisers are considering a broad range of options to curb Iran's nuclear program. More  Iran Seeks Talks On Nuke Fuel Swap Iran plans to hold talks with all members of the UN Security Council in an effort to break a deadlock over a planned uranium exchange deal. More  Iranian Writer Sentenced To Prison Iran's reformist daily "Sharq" is reporting that prominent filmmaker, journalist, and blogger Mohammad Nourizad has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison and 50 lashes. More  Pentagon Says U.S. Has Iran Options The U.S. Defense Department says Defense Secretary Robert Gates believes President Barack Obama and his national security team "have spent an extraordinary amount of time and effort considering and preparing for the full range of contingencies" regarding Iran's nuclear program. More Seven Baha'i religious leaders in Iran who have been detained since 2008 remain in prison after refusing to appear in a Tehran court earlier this week. More  Afghans On Iran's Death Row Describe Their Plight Six Afghans apparently awaiting execution in an Iranian prison paint a grim picture of a bloodthirsty criminal justice system. More  Iran Calls For New Nuclear Watchdog Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has opened a sparsely attended two-day nuclear disarmament conference in Tehran with a call for a new global body to oversee the disarmament process. More  The Hijab-Adultery-Earthquake Link More  Why Was Khatami 'Recommended' Not To Leave Iran? More  Iranian Official Says Filmmaker Detained For Security Reasons An Iranian government official has ruled that the detention of renowned filmmaker Jafar Panahi is for security reasons. More Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak says Malaysia's state-run oil company has suspended gasoline supplies to Iran due to that country's continuing standoff with the international community over its nuclear program. More  Interview: Helping Iranians Beat Internet Censorship Iran has one of the most draconian Internet censorship regimes in the world. But recently, the San Francisco-based Censorship Research Center says the U.S. government has approved the export of antifiltering software designed to help Iranians defy the censors. More  Khatami 'Barred' From Leaving Iran An Iranian pro-reform website says former President Mohammad Khatami was barred from leaving the country ahead of a trip he planned to make to Japan for a nuclear disarmament conference. More  Kabul Alarmed By Iran's Executions Of Afghan Prisoners Worry and anger mount among Afghans over death sentences carried out by Iranian authorities against Afghan prisoners in recent weeks. More  Appeal For Iran Detainee Releases More than 100 Iranian journalists and bloggers have written an open letter to Iran's judiciary chief to demand the immediate release of their jailed colleagues. More  Powers Discuss Fresh Iran Sanctions Major powers have met in New York to discuss fresh sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. More  U.S. Says Iran Could Build Nuclear Weapon In A Year U.S. officials say Iran's accelerated nuclear program could produce one weapon in roughly a year, if the country decided to go that route. A top U.S. diplomat also told Congress that the UN is likely to approve strong sanctions against Iran 'within weeks,' with China and Russia's support. More |
