 RFE/RL Iran Report 2/2/2010 5:00:50 PM A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Iran.For more stories on Iran, please visit and bookmark our Iran page . |
 Iran To Execute Nine More Protesters, As Opposition Denounces 'Dictatorship' Iran's judiciary says nine more protesters linked to counterrevolutionary groups are to be executed soon. Meanwhile, opposition leader Mir Hossein Musavi has denounced the "roots of tyranny and dictatorship" that still exist in Iran. More  Iranian Regime 'Paralyzed From Within' Abolfazl Eslami, a former career diplomat who fled Iran, says the ruling establishment faces opposition even from its own diplomats and security forces. More  ‘You Can’t Punish Someone Before He Commits A Crime’ Nineteen-year-old Arash Rahmanipour was executed in Iran on January 28 after being convicted of waging war against God and attempting to overthrow the Iranian regime. The charges against Rahmanipour related to his alleged role in Iran’s postelection unrest. His father, Davoud Rahmanipour, told Radio Farda broadcaster Baktash Khamsehpour about what he called an unjust sentence against his son. More Latest Iranian Executions Roundly Condemned Amnesty International, along with the U.S. and British governments, have condemned the executions in Iran of two men who were sentenced to death in trials after June's disputed Iranian presidential election. More  Where Is The Color Green? Iran's flag is composed of three bands of color: green, white, and red. But in at least two official ceremonies in recent days, images of that flag have been used where the green color has been replaced by blue. More  Iran’s Protesters Must Keep Their Eyes On February 11 The recent statement of the sheikh of reforms (as the supporters of Mehdi Karrubi call him) prompted doubts among many protesters. But they have resulted in a situation that has many lessons for all of us. More  Another Iranian Diplomat Steps Down Iranian opposition websites and blogs are reporting that a second Iranian diplomat has resigned to protest the postelection crackdown. More  A 'Mourning Mother' Recalls Evin Prison Blogger Jomhoriyat has published writings by one of Iran's mourning mothers about her detention in Tehran's Evin prison. More  'Iran, Please, Free The Hikers' Three young American hikers who were detained in Iran nearly six months ago are being held on espionage charges. But two Belgians travelers who faced a similar ordeal have been luckier. Idesbald Van den Bosch and Vincent Boon Falleur were imprisoned alongside the Americans in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, but were released December 8. Since then, they have been pleading for clemency for their fellow inmates. More  Confusion Surrounds Former Armenian President's Visit To Iran Former Armenian President Robert Kocharian travelled to Iran last week for a two-day visit that has been variously described as "private" and "unofficial," or, alternatively, undertaken as the result of a "state invitation" extended by the Iranian leadership. More  Happy Birthday, Neda If Neda Agha Soltan were alive, she would have turned 27 today. She was shot and killed about seven months ago during a peaceful protest in Tehran against the reelection of Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad. Vigils and other events are planned in cities around the world to honor her memory and protest against the bloody crackdown against peaceful protesters in Iran. More |
