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RFE/RL Iran Report
1/21/2011 9:01:40 AM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Iran.
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Turkey's Status Buoyed As Six Powers, Iran Arrive In Istanbul
Turkey's ability to bridge the gulf in understanding between East and West is coming sharply into focus as Iran and six world powers gather in Istanbul to resume protracted talks over Tehran's controversial nuclear program. More 
A Sign Of Anger In The Iranian Winter
More than a year has passed. It's cold and snowing in some cities in Iran. But some Iranians don't seem to have contained their anger against Iran's leaders. Or so it seems, according to this recent picture we received from Iran. More A Dutch-Iranian woman,Zahra Bahrami, who has been sentenced to death in Iran on multiple charges, has been allowed a visit from her daughter in Tehran's Evin prison. Bahrami was arrested after participating in Ashura protests against the Iranian regime. She has denied the charges against her. Her daughter, Banafsheh Nayebpor, said she was allowed to visit her mother on January 18. More 
U.K. Law Groups Call For Release Of Jailed Iranian Lawyer
Two lawyers' associations in Britain are calling on Iran to release a prominent human rights lawyer who was jailed for 11 years earlier this month. More 
Corruption Charge For Ex-Iran Official
The accusations against former Deputy Culture Minister Mohammad Ali Ramin were leveled by the former head of that ministry's foreign press department, Mohammad Hossein Khoshvakht. More 
Afghans Seek New Fuel Source As Warm Relations With Tehran Turn Frosty
It is a dispute that has severely strained relations between Iran and Afghanistan; for weeks, more than 1,600 diesel fuel tankers bound for Afghanistan have been stranded on the Iranian side of the border without apparent explanation. Now, amid shortages and soaring fuel prices, the government in Kabul has approached Afghanistan's erstwhile foe, Russia, in a search for an alternative energy source. More 
Baha'is Warn On Iran Arson Attacks
The Baha'i International Community has sounded the alarm over a recent spate of arson attacks on Baha'i-owned businesses in the city of Rafsanjan in south-central Iran, More 
Tunisia's Popular Uprising Sends Ripples Across Eurasia
When longtime Tunisian ruler Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali was overthrown by a popular uprising last week, there were swift predictions that the event could set an example for other countries known for their autocratic rulers across Central Asia, Azerbaijan, and Iran. More 
Thousands Of Iranians Join Online Protest Against Sanctions
About 25,000 Iranians have reacted to last week’s crash of Iran Air flight 277 by joining an online protest against sanctions that prevent Iran from purchasing new aircraft and spare parts. More 
U.S. Envoy Making Rounds To Bolster Iran Sanctions
David Cohen, the U.S. Treasury Department's assistant secretary for terrorist financing, is in Europe to meet with allies and discuss the firm application of UN sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program. He sat down with RFE/RL Radio Farda correspondent Kavyan Hosseini in Prague. More 
Afghans Protest Iran Fuel Blockade
More than 500 people have protested in Herat against Iran's weeks-long blockage of hundreds of fuel tankers seeking to enter Afghanistan. More Workers at the factory in Eslamshahr, 10 kilometers outside of Tehran, reportedly received only 50 percent of their back pay, which still includes four months' worth of salaries and a New Year's bonus from last year. More 
Ebadi: Crackdown Shows Govt 'Fear'
Iran's Nobel peace laureate, Shirin Ebadi, says the ongoing crackdown on activists and lawyers shows the extent to which the regime fears human rights defenders. More 
Report Says Decline In Freedom Continues Across Former Soviet Union
The latest "Freedom in The World" report by the U.S.-based rights watchdog Freedom House indicates that authoritarian regimes across a broad geographical range are stepping up their suppression of freedom. More 
New International Nuclear-Fuel Bank Likely To Find Few Customers
The alternative of the nuclear fuel bank makes uranium-enrichment unnecessary for Iran’s economic development objectives. Yet Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has made it clear that the government has not halted enrichment. Iran’s choices draw greater attention to the irony of the fuel bank. More |
