 RFE/RL Iran Report 11/4/2010 8:23:56 PM A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Iran. For more stories on Iran, please visit and bookmark our Iran page . |
 Iranian Textile Workers Demand Back Wages Some 750 textile workers have rallied in front of the governor's office in the northern Mazandaran Province to protest a 10-month delay in the payment of their salaries. More  Iran Sets New Conditions For Employing Teachers Iran's Education Ministry has issued new directives barring the employment as school teachers of persons affiliated with "illegal" parties, organizations, and groups. More  Episode 3: Talking To Free Keys And Kiosk Radio Farda's chief music producer, Payam Razi, interviews the Iranian rock band Free Keys in Tehran and introduces Kiosk, a hugely popular Iranian band currently on international tour. More  Rights Group: Secret Executions In Iran The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRI) says authorities at a prison in eastern Iran are continuing to carry out secret executions. More When a fish lives in a bowl, it can’t expresses its opinions very much and think that it’s right about the fish that live in the sea. The poor fish doesn’t know it itself. Those who have imprisoned the fish have brainwashed it and said, "You’re free." More  In Unusual Move, Iran's Revolutionary Guards Slam Ahmadinejad Over Comments The mouthpiece of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has criticized President Mahmud Ahmadinejad over recent comments, including a statement that parliament is not on top of the country's affairs. The IRGC called the comment an offense against the founder of the Islamic republic. Analysts believe the criticism has the green light of Iran's supreme leader, who is said to be concerned by Ahmadinejad's growing influence. More  Turkey Facing East-West Dilemma Over NATO Missile-Shield Plan Turkey's role in NATO is facing its sternest test in years over plans to station a missile-defense shield on its soil. U.S. officials say the system is aimed at protecting the alliance from attack by Iran, with whom Turkey has strong ties. But Turkey says it will only agree to the system if Iran and other neighbors are not defined as threats. More  Freed American Ponders Iran Return One of the three young Americans charged by Tehran with spying says she can't make any decision for the time being about returning to Iran for trial. More  Students, Legislators Protest Dissolution Of Iran's Medical University Iranian students and parliament deputies are protesting a decision to dissolve one of the country's largest medical and educational centers. More  Prominent Iranian Rights Lawyer Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison Iran has sentenced a prominent human rights lawyer, Mohammad Seifzadeh, to nine years in prison and a 10-year ban from practicing law. More |
