 RFE/RL Iran Report 8/26/2010 6:15:18 PM A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Iran. For more stories on Iran, please visit and bookmark our Iran page . |
 Iranian Cleric Decries Prison Torture A reformist Iranian cleric describes as "shocking" a recent letter by a political prisoner detailing ill-treatment in jail. More  Iran Launches New Crackdown On Universities The Iranian government says it will restrict the number of students admitted to humanities programs at universities More  Are Iran's Opposition Leaders Billionaires? Iran's intelligence minister, Heydar Moslehi, has repeated the accusation that the leaders of the opposition Green Movement received a billion dollars from Western countries. More  Former Nuclear Negotiator Was A Spy, Says Iranian Ministry Former Iranian nuclear negotiator Hossein Mousavian, who is currently a visiting fellow at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, is in the news again after being accused of espionage -- again. More  Iran Politician's Wife Demands Release The wife of jailed Iranian reformist politician Mostafa Tajzadeh has written to Tehran's prosecutor expressing concerns about her husband. More  Controversial 'Family Bill' Returns To Iranian Parliament's Agenda It is called the Family Protection Bill, but it is better-known as the antifamily bill. Iran's parliament is preparing to discuss a bill this week that would allow men to marry additional wives without the consent of their first wife, and would tax dowries. More  Families Meet With Iranian Prisoners The families of 16 of the 17 Iranian political prisoners who began a hunger strike last month have finally managed to meet with them. More  Iran To Raise Baby Girls As Basij Members A female commander of the pro-government Basij militia, Zohreh Abbasi, has said that her unit has introduced a special program that allows baby girls to be registered as members of the force and receive training. More  Basij Members Trained To Conquer Virtual World Controlling the virtual world is one of the priorities of Iran’s pro-government Basij force and members are receiving necessary training in that area, according to an official with the militia. More |
