 RFE/RL Iran Report 10/14/2010 4:44:22 PM A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Iran. For more stories on Iran, please visit and bookmark our Iran page . |
 Iran Reformist Party Member Arrested Tehran Prosecutor Abbas Jafari-Dolatabadi announced the arrest of Participation Front leader Ali Shakurirad on October 13. More  What If Chile's Mining Accident Had Happened In Iran? Iranian blogger Arman has some theories about what it would look like if miners would have been trapped under ground in the Islamic republic. More  Iranian Intellectuals To Lebanese People: 'Ahmadinejad Doesn't Deserve Your Trust' A group of about 30 Iranian journalists, intellectuals, and academics based in the United States, Canada, and Europe have said in an open letter addressed to the people of Lebanon that they should not be fooled by Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad, whom they accuse of being up to no good. More Several Iranian opposition websites have reported that blogger Mehdi Khazali, who is the son of a hard-line cleric, has been arrested in Iran. More  Ahmadinejad Gets Hero's Welcome In Lebanon, As Israel, West Watch With Suspicion Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad arrived in Lebanon to a hero's welcome, his first visit to one of Iran's most strategically important regional allies since taking office in 2005. The trip is expected to act as a show of support for the Shi'ite Islamist organization, Hizballah, which fought a 34-day war with Israel in 2006 with Iran's backing. Israel has labeled the visit "provocative." More  Havel Calls for Release of Jailed Iranian Rights Lawyer Former Czech President Vaclav Havel has called for the release of jailed Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, who is reportedly on hunger strike in Evin prison to protest her imprisonment. More  Iran Inmates Seek Probe Of Vote Unrest Fourteen political prisoners in Tehran's Evin prison have issued a statement calling for the creation of an independent body to probe the violent unrest that followed last year's Iranian presidential election. More  Iran, Pakistan 'Worst' Gender Offenders Iran and Pakistan score among the worst of 134 countries surveyed in a new report on gender inequalities issued by the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. More  Iran State Television: Where Beer Becomes Lemonade Iranian journalist Reza Valizadeh worked for some four years as a reporter, presenter, and producer with Iran’s state-controlled radio and television. He says changing dialogue in foreign movies and documentaries is common practice. Valizadeh -- who fled Iran following last year’s postelection crackdown -- talked about his experience working for Iran state broadcasting in an interview with Persian Letters. He also talks about his detention in 2007 over a blog post. More  Iran Speaker Praises Armenia Ties Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani has praised his country's deepening relations with Armenia and described them as important for regional security during an official visit to Yerevan. More  Iranian Defense Minister In Baku Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi arrived today in Baku on a two-day visit to discuss expanding bilateral military cooperation and regional security. More  Jailed Iranian Filmmaker Challenges Supreme Leader Iranian filmmaker and journalist Mohammad Nourizad has written an open letter to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei arguing that the United States does more to protect religious freedom and moral values than Iran. More  Blogging Against The Death Penalty Iranian bloggers are protesting against the death penalty and executions in the Islamic republic in what they describe as a "blogging game" launched on the occasion of World Day Against The Death Penalty on October 10. More  Political Football In Iran In recent years, commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) -- a branch of the Iranian military that is thought to have extensive assets in far-flung sectors of the economy -- have gradually permeated Iran's football scene. More  Unpaid Workers Go On Strike In Iran Workers at two plants in southern Iran have gone on strike to demand unpaid wages. More  'Genius' Blogger Sentenced To 15 Years Iranian blogger Hossein Maleki Ronaghi has been reportedly sentenced to 15 years in prison. More  Iranian Human Rights Lawyer On Hunger Strike Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh is on a hunger strike to protest the poor conditions she says exist in Tehran's Evin prison where she's being held. More  Musavi Supports Referendum On Government Policies Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Musavi says President Mahmud Ahmadinejad's foreign and internal policies should be put to a nationwide referendum. More  Nokia Says It Has 'Restricted' Business With Iran In a September 28 statement, Nokia Siemens Networks said that it had restricted its business with Iran following "credible reports" that the Iranian authorities use communications technology to suppress political activity. More |
