http://www.rferl.org Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries http://www.rferl.org/img/rssLogo.gif http://www.rferl.org en-US Copyright 2009 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:08:27 +0000 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Twenty years ago, hundreds -- perhaps thousands -- of political prisoners in Iranian jails were randomly executed by the revolutionary regime. Each year, members of the victims’ families gather to remember their loved ones. But this anniversary, police did not let the mourners gather. http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Anniversary_Political_Prisoners/1194912.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Anniversary_Political_Prisoners/1194912.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:17:25 +0000 Features An Iranian parliamentary committee has approved in the first reading a bill to allow men to take a second wife. The bill has been on the table for years but only now has it been approved over the fierce objections of women's rights activists. Meanwhile, Iranian female activists, facing increasing pressure from authorities, have been nominated to win the UN's Human Rights Prize. http://www.rferl.org/content/Iranian_Women_Protest_Polygamy_Law/1185382.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Iranian_Women_Protest_Polygamy_Law/1185382.html Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:33:10 +0000 Features The student protests and bloody crackdown have been the subject of intense discussion -- and sparked the creation of a student movement that has had a huge impact on the country's sociopolitical life. http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Student_Protests/1182717.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Student_Protests/1182717.html Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:02:20 +0000 Features The rising cost of living, rumors of a possible U.S. or Israeli attack, new UN sanctions -- all are hot topics in Iran. But recently, the burning issue has been high-level corruption. http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1144661.html http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1144661.html Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:34:28 +0000 Iran