 RFE/RL Iran Report 5/13/2010 A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Iran. For more stories on Iran, please visit and bookmark our Iran page . |
 Iranian Sufis 'Attacked By Militia' Iranian militiamen have raided a Sufi house of worship in the northern city of Karaj. More  Interview: Journalist Says Liberty Prize Belongs To All Iranians Fighting For Democracy Akbar Ganji is a prominent Iranian journalist and writer who was jailed in the Islamic republic for six years because of his criticism of the Iranian establishment, his exposure of a state role in the assassination of dissidents, and his efforts toward advancing democracy in Iran. More  A Video Game Ahmadinejad Would Love To Play Several Iranian news websites, including “Kharabonline” and “Aftabnews,” are reporting that copies of a computer game targeting Iran’s opposition leaders has been distributed in some cities in Iran’s Isfahan Province. More  Musavi And Wife Condemn Executions, As Authorities Fail To Deliver Bodies Opposition leader Mir Hossein Musavi and his wife Zahra Rahnavard have both issued separate statements in condemnation of the May 9 hanging of five prisoners for their alleged links to terrorist groups and involvement in bomb attacks. More  Iran's Navies Flex Their Muscle Despite official rhetoric about “the brotherhood of the two navies” and reports of their close cooperation and coordination in many fields, Iran's two naval forces are most definitely rivals. More  Iran Sentences 'Newsweek' Reporter In Absentia An Iranian court has sentenced an Iranian-Canadian journalist who was in Iran to cover last June's presidential election for "Newsweek" magazine to 74 lashes and 13 1/2 years in jail in his trial in absentia on national security charges, "The New York Times" reports. More  Ayatollah 'Responsible' For Execution The brother of an activist hanged in Iran has blamed the country's supreme leader for his death, RFE/RL's Radio Farda reports. More  Official: 'I Consider Musavi An Enemy Of God' Gholam Hossein Elham, a member of Iran's powerful Guardians Council, has reportedly said that opposition leader Mir Hossein Musavi is a "mohareb," which means "an enemy of God" or someone who takes up arms against the Iranian establishment. More  Iran Hangs Five, Including A Teacher Iran today executed five prisoners over their alleged "involvement in bomb attacks and links to terrorist groups." At least four of them were members of Iran's Kurdish minority. More  Musavi Visits Family Of Jailed Filmmaker Jafar Panahi Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Musavi and his wife Zahra Rahnavard on May 8 visited the family of Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi who has been in jail since March 1. More |
