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Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 3:45 PM
Subject: RFE/RL Iran Report - 3/17/2011 7:42:06 PM
From: <listmanager@list.rferl.org>
Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 3:45 PM
Subject: RFE/RL Iran Report - 3/17/2011 7:42:06 PM
 RFE/RL Iran Report 3/17/2011 7:42:31 PM A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Iran. For more stories on Iran, please visit and bookmark our Iran page . |
 'No New Year Leave' For Iranian Political Prisoners Iranian political prisoners will not be allowed the customary temporary leave to celebrate the upcoming new year, under a directive by the head of the judiciary. More Iran says it has successfully launched a test spacecraft meant to sustain life in orbit. More  'New Crackdown' On Iran Students A former student activist of Tehran's Sharif University of Technology told Radio Farda on March 13 that 16-18 students of that university have been detained since mid-February. More  Baha'i Leader Barred From Funeral One of seven Baha'i leaders serving prison terms in Iran is reported to have been refused permission to attend his wife's funeral. More  UN: Iran Intensifies Crackdown The United Nations said that Iran has intensified its crackdown on opponents as well as executions of drug traffickers, political prisoners, and juvenile criminals. More  As Food Prices Spike, Azerbaijanis Endure Border Chaos To Shop In Iran Between 3,000 and 3,500 Azerbaijanis are crossing the Iranian border daily in search of cheap food as prices at home soar. The rising prices are partially explained by global market trends. But analysts say corruption also plays a big role. More  Iran Opposition Figure Yazdi On Trial The detained Iranian opposition politician Ebrahim Yazdi is due to go on trial on March 12. More  Battered And Bruised, Rafsanjani May Have Fought His Last Battle His ability to recover from political defeat has given him Lazarus status in Iranian politics. But now Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a former president and pillar of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, may have suffered one blow too many after being forced to surrender the chairmanship of the Assembly of Experts. More  Iran Students Abroad Decry New Curb The director of student affairs at Iran's Education Ministry announced on March 8 that those studying abroad -- both students on government scholarships and those paying their own way -- are forbidden to submit a thesis related to Iran. More  Jailed Iranian Journalist 'In Grave Condition' A jailed ethnic Azeri journalist and human rights activist is in critical condition in Tehran's Evin prison, his wife said. More |
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