RFE/RL Iran Report
12/30/2010 6:52:45 PM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Iran.
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Afghans Feel Pinch Of Iranian-Border Fuel Blockade
Despite promises by Tehran to lift a recently imposed blockade, thousands of fuel trucks bound for Afghanistan remain stranded on the Iranian side of the border. More Iran has begun transporting equipment to Tajikistan for the construction of a controversial hydropower plant. More Three more senior Iranian clerics have come out with criticisms of government policy. More Seven friends and relatives of Iranian political prisoner Ali Saremi are reported to have been detained outside Tehran's Evin prison where he was hanged on December 28. More More Human rights groups and activists are expressing concern over the imminent execution of a Kurdish student, Habibollah Latifi, who has been accused of terrorist activities. More On the second anniversary of Nasrin Sotoudeh being banned from leaving Iran, Nazila Ghanea was overcome with the feeling that Sotoudeh should have been present to see the people of the world recognize her selfless bravery. More |