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 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:22:17 +0000 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Palestinians will not launch a new uprising against Israel despite their frustration at the deadlock in U.S.-sponsored peace efforts, President Mahmud Abbas has said. http://www.rferl.org/content/Palestinian_President_Sees_No_New_Intifada/1885977.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Palestinian_President_Sees_No_New_Intifada/1885977.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:55:58 +0000 News The recently fired police chief of Armenia's second city of Gyumri has been charged with abuse and mistreatment, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports. http://www.rferl.org/content/Fired_Armenian_Police_Chief_Charged_With_Physical_Abuse/1885976.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Fired_Armenian_Police_Chief_Charged_With_Physical_Abuse/1885976.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:47:49 +0000 From Our Bureaus Ella Pamfilova, the chairwoman of the Russian president's Council for Promoting Civil and Human Rights, has said the death in custody last week of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky is a "murder and a tragedy," RFE/RL's Russian Service reports. http://www.rferl.org/content/Russian_Rights_Council_Says_Jailed_Lawyer_Was_Murdered/1885974.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Russian_Rights_Council_Says_Jailed_Lawyer_Was_Murdered/1885974.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:39:53 +0000 From Our Bureaus An Armenian administrative court has ordered police to issue jailed opposition leader and newspaper editor Nikol Pashinian with papers allowing him to run in an upcoming parliamentary by-election, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports. http://www.rferl.org/content/Armenian_Court_Allows_Jailed_Editor_To_Run_For_Parliament/1885967.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Armenian_Court_Allows_Jailed_Editor_To_Run_For_Parliament/1885967.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:23:22 +0000 From Our Bureaus International mediators gave a mixed assessment of the Munich talks between the Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, saying there was progress on some issues but a failure to agree on others, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports. http://www.rferl.org/content/Difficulties_Reported_In_Latest_Armenian_Azerbaijani_Summit/1885966.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Difficulties_Reported_In_Latest_Armenian_Azerbaijani_Summit/1885966.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:13:37 +0000 From Our Bureaus The UN criminal tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has said former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic cannot appeal against the court's decision to appoint him legal counsel after he boycotted proceedings. http://www.rferl.org/content/Karadzic_Not_Allowed_To_Appeal_Appointed_Counsel/1885964.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Karadzic_Not_Allowed_To_Appeal_Appointed_Counsel/1885964.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:08:38 +0000 News King Abdullah issued a royal edict ordering the dissolution of what is widely considered a rubber stamp assembly, composed of 110 mainly tribal pro-government loyalists, as of November 24, state television said. http://www.rferl.org/content/Jordan_King_Dissolves_Parliament_Calls_Election/1885961.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Jordan_King_Dissolves_Parliament_Calls_Election/1885961.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:03:43 +0000 News Blogger Baghe bi bargi (A garden without leaves) writes that her mother is worried for her safety because of her participation in protests against President Mahmud Ahmadinejad. http://www.rferl.org/content/If_You_Want_To_Protest_Just_Make_Sure_Your_Mother_Doesnt_Find_Out/1885955.html http://www.rferl.org/content/If_You_Want_To_Protest_Just_Make_Sure_Your_Mother_Doesnt_Find_Out/1885955.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:50:07 +0000 Persian Letters http://www.rferl.org/content/If_You_Want_To_Protest_Just_Make_Sure_Your_Mother_Doesnt_Find_Out/1885955.html#relatedInfoContainer It was Gogol I turned to in my search for an image of Ukraine. It is a tabula rasa; this is both an advantage and a weakness. http://www.rferl.org/content/A_Bird_Over_The_Dnieper/1885942.html http://www.rferl.org/content/A_Bird_Over_The_Dnieper/1885942.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:06:43 +0000 Commentary The meeting on November 24 will be the ninth such meeting as U.S. President Barack Obama nears a decision on whether to add as many as 40,000 troops to an eight-year-old war that was started after the September 11 attacks and that has begun to try the patience of the American people. http://www.rferl.org/content/Obama_To_Meet_Advisers_On_Afghanistan/1885913.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Obama_To_Meet_Advisers_On_Afghanistan/1885913.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:02:13 +0000 News Energy-hungry Turkey's nuclear flirtation with Russia came to a painful end last week when the government, under pressure from many fronts, canceled a tender that awarded the contract to build and operate the country's first nuclear power plant to a consortium led by Russia's Atomstroyexport. The move hints at a recognition that energy resources are more than simply commodities. http://www.rferl.org/content/Turkeys_Radioactive_Waltz_With_Russia_Comes_To_An_End/1885889.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Turkeys_Radioactive_Waltz_With_Russia_Comes_To_An_End/1885889.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:25:44 +0000 Features The widow of former Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) agent Aleksandr Litvinenko says she still hopes the suspects in his killing will be tried in London, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports. http://www.rferl.org/content/Litvinenkos_Widow_Sees_No_Progress_After_Three_Years_/1885810.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Litvinenkos_Widow_Sees_No_Progress_After_Three_Years_/1885810.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:11:57 +0000 From Our Bureaus Big up to "Foreign Policy's" Passport for bringing this to our attention: Putin attending a rap battle. http://www.rferl.org/content/Putin_In_Da_House/1885715.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Putin_In_Da_House/1885715.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:44:04 +0000 Transmission http://www.rferl.org/content/Putin_In_Da_House/1885715.html#relatedInfoContainer Iraq's fractious parliament approved an amended version of a law needed to hold a general election next year, but it deliberately sidestepped a veto by Sunni Arab Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, lawmakers said. http://www.rferl.org/content/Iraq_Parliament_Passes_New_Vote_Law_Veto_Unresolved/1885697.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Iraq_Parliament_Passes_New_Vote_Law_Veto_Unresolved/1885697.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:30:33 +0000 News At least eight people were killed and two injured today when munitions exploded at a Russian navy arms depot, the second such incident at the same arsenal in 10 days, a spokesman for the Defense Ministry said. http://www.rferl.org/content/Russia_Says_New_Blast_At_Arms_Depot_Kills_Eight/1885691.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Russia_Says_New_Blast_At_Arms_Depot_Kills_Eight/1885691.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:24:36 +0000 News Uzbekistan has closed its border with Central Asian neighbor Kazakhstan to all but citizens of each nation returning home, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said today, as swine flu spreads in both countries. http://www.rferl.org/content/Uzbekistan_Closes_Border_With_Kazakhstan/1885592.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Uzbekistan_Closes_Border_With_Kazakhstan/1885592.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:15:26 +0000 News Two Afghan ministers suspected of embezzlement have been summoned for investigation, Afghanistan's deputy attorney general said today. http://www.rferl.org/content/Two_Afghan_Ministers_Summoned_In_Corruption_Probe_/1885413.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Two_Afghan_Ministers_Summoned_In_Corruption_Probe_/1885413.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:54:39 +0000 News Pakistani security forces backed by tanks and artillery attacked Taliban positions in the northwest of the country, killing 22 militants, a senior police official said today. http://www.rferl.org/content/Pakistani_Forces_Attack_Taliban_In_Northwest_Kill_22/1885333.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Pakistani_Forces_Attack_Taliban_In_Northwest_Kill_22/1885333.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:46:47 +0000 News CNN International reports on RFE/RL's role in Czechoslovakia's Velvet Revolution, and its continuing mission to spread free media http://www.rferl.org/content/CNN_world_changing_radio/1885207.html http://www.rferl.org/content/CNN_world_changing_radio/1885207.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:25:21 +0000 RFE/RL In The News Iran's President Mahmud Ahmadinejad today starts a South American tour in Brazil. It is the first state visit by an Iranian president to the regional giant. Later, Ahmadinejad continues on to Venezuela and Bolivia. All three countries share a common characteristic, namely that their leaders are cool towards U.S. influence or downright hostile to the United States. http://www.rferl.org/content/Iranian_President_Begins_Brazil_Visit/1885200.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Iranian_President_Begins_Brazil_Visit/1885200.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:21:24 +0000 News http://www.rferl.org/content/Iranian_President_Begins_Brazil_Visit/1885200.html#relatedInfoContainer News & views on RFE/RL's broadcast region Sunday Morning Talk Shows # The Newshour has the analysis of Gerson and Shields # Fareed Zakaria interviews Maziar Bahari # " Meet the Press " discusses Afghanistan, health care, and the 9/11 trials # "Face the Nation" has Chuck Shumer Afghanistan/Pakistan # David Ignatius on co-opting Afghan tribes # Pakistan doesn't like the idea of surge in Afghanistan # Robert Haddick sees a Pakistan-U.S. ... http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown_press_review/1885191.html http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown_press_review/1885191.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:16:03 +0000 Transmission http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown_press_review/1885191.html#relatedInfoContainer News & views on RFE/RL's broadcast region RFE/RL in the Media # CNN reports on RFE/RL's past and current missions # The "Checkpoint Jerusalem" blog cites Radio Azadi's Hillary Clinton intvw # The "Independent" on the false reports of Martin Smid's death in 1989 Int'l Press Review Sunday Morning Talk Shows # The Newshour has the analysis of Gerson and Shields # Fareed Zakaria interviews Maziar Bahari # " Meet the Press " ... http://www.rferl.org/content/rferl_rundown_press_review/1885189.html http://www.rferl.org/content/rferl_rundown_press_review/1885189.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:14:51 +0000 The Rundown The leader of Russia's Muslim republic of Ingushetia, who narrowly survived an assassination attempt in June, conceded on November 22 that widespread state corruption was helping an Islamist insurgency in the region. http://www.rferl.org/content/Ingushetia_Boss_Admits_Corruption_Fuels_Rebellion/1885164.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Ingushetia_Boss_Admits_Corruption_Fuels_Rebellion/1885164.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:46:28 +0000 News Three Saudi soldiers were killed and an unspecified number wounded as they fought to stop new cross-border raids by Yemeni rebels, the Saudi-owned daily "Asharq al-Awsat" reported on its website on November 22. http://www.rferl.org/content/Saudi_Troops_Killed_In_Yemen_Rebel_Clashes_/1885149.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Saudi_Troops_Killed_In_Yemen_Rebel_Clashes_/1885149.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:36:44 +0000 News Mourners in Moscow have buried a Russian Orthodox priest shot dead in his church by a masked gunman last week. Daniil Sysoyev had received death threats for converting Muslims and criticizing Islam. His death is drawing attention to fragile relations between the Russian Orthodox Church and other faiths in a country that has Europe's largest Muslim population. http://www.rferl.org/content/Patriarch_Kirill_To_Take_Part_In_Funeral_For_Slain_Priest/1885137.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Patriarch_Kirill_To_Take_Part_In_Funeral_For_Slain_Priest/1885137.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:27:10 +0000 News http://www.rferl.org/content/Patriarch_Kirill_To_Take_Part_In_Funeral_For_Slain_Priest/1885137.html#relatedInfoContainer Incumbent Traian Basescu has won the first round of Romania's presidential election, exit polls showed, but the slim margin gave few clues as to who would form the next government to resolve the economic crisis. http://www.rferl.org/content/Incumbent_President_Tops_1st_Round_Of_Romania_Vote/1885132.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Incumbent_President_Tops_1st_Round_Of_Romania_Vote/1885132.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:16:48 +0000 News Blogger Nurafkan (Projector) reacts to the November 11 execution of Kurdish political activist Ehsan Fattahian, who had been accused by some of being a separatist. http://www.rferl.org/content/I_Consider_Myself_An_Iranian_Before_A_Kurd/1885949.html http://www.rferl.org/content/I_Consider_Myself_An_Iranian_Before_A_Kurd/1885949.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:33:41 +0000 Persian Letters http://www.rferl.org/content/I_Consider_Myself_An_Iranian_Before_A_Kurd/1885949.html#relatedInfoContainer The Iraqi parliament today failed to resolve an impasse threatening to delay the country's election in January, which could affect the U.S. military's plans for a partial pullout next year. http://www.rferl.org/content/Iraqi_Parliament_Fails_To_Reach_Election_Deal/1884886.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Iraqi_Parliament_Fails_To_Reach_Election_Deal/1884886.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:08:58 +0000 News Afghan President Hamid Karzai could invite militants to attend a "Loya Jirga," or grand council meeting, aiming to seek peace and reconciliation with the Taliban, a spokesman said today. http://www.rferl.org/content/Karzai_Says_Militants_Could_Be_Invited_To_Afghan_Jirga/1884874.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Karzai_Says_Militants_Could_Be_Invited_To_Afghan_Jirga/1884874.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:50:49 +0000 News Afghan children returned to school wearing medical face masks today after a three-week closure ordered by the government to prevent the spread of the H1N1 virus. http://www.rferl.org/content/Afghan_Schools_Reopen_After_Swine_Flu_Shutdown/1884811.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Afghan_Schools_Reopen_After_Swine_Flu_Shutdown/1884811.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:42:13 +0000 News A Russian submarine broke off a mission in the Black Sea on November 21 and headed back to base, apparently because of engine trouble, the state RIA-Novosti news agency reported. http://www.rferl.org/content/Russia_Submarine_Returns_To_Base_After_Engine_Problem/1884810.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Russia_Submarine_Returns_To_Base_After_Engine_Problem/1884810.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:39:28 +0000 News With just five space shuttle flights remaining, the program that has come to symbolize U.S. space superiority for the last 30 years is coming to an end, with no replacement on the near horizon. The Obama administration is considering whether it should go ahead with efforts to further explore the moon and Mars -- a plan initiated by the previous administration in 2005 -- or scale back and stay closer to Earth. http://www.rferl.org/content/As_Shuttle_Nears_Retirement_US_Weighs_Options_For_Future_Space_Exploration/1884779.html http://www.rferl.org/content/As_Shuttle_Nears_Retirement_US_Weighs_Options_For_Future_Space_Exploration/1884779.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:44:42 +0000 Features http://www.rferl.org/content/As_Shuttle_Nears_Retirement_US_Weighs_Options_For_Future_Space_Exploration/1884779.html#relatedInfoContainer A leading Iranian reformer, who was reportedly jailed for six years, has been released on bail of 7 billion rials (about $700,000), the official IRNA news agency reported today. http://www.rferl.org/content/Reports_Top_Iranian_Reformer_Jailed_For_Six_Years/1884698.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Reports_Top_Iranian_Reformer_Jailed_For_Six_Years/1884698.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:54:02 +0000 News Iran's opposition leader Mir Hossein Musavi said the government should stop intimidating people to try and change their political views, a reformist website reported today. http://www.rferl.org/content/Irans_Musavi_Tells_Government_To_Stop_Intimidation/1884693.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Irans_Musavi_Tells_Government_To_Stop_Intimidation/1884693.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:51:41 +0000 News Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and his Armenian counterpart, Serzh Sarkisian, made "important progress" today at four hours of talks in the German city of Munich to discuss the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, mediators say. http://www.rferl.org/content/Azerbaijani_Armenian_Presidents_Meeting_Again_To_Discuss_NagornoKarabakh/1884679.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Azerbaijani_Armenian_Presidents_Meeting_Again_To_Discuss_NagornoKarabakh/1884679.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:25:05 +0000 News http://www.rferl.org/content/Azerbaijani_Armenian_Presidents_Meeting_Again_To_Discuss_NagornoKarabakh/1884679.html#relatedInfoContainer Iran's armed forces launched large-scale air-defense war games today to show off the country's deterrence capabilities in the face of pressure from the West over its nuclear program. http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_To_Hold_War_Games_To_Protect_Nuclear_Facilities/1884669.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_To_Hold_War_Games_To_Protect_Nuclear_Facilities/1884669.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:12:05 +0000 News Romanians voted today in a closely fought presidential election that is key to reviving economic and justice reforms and solving a government crisis that has delayed aid from the International Monetary Fund. http://www.rferl.org/content/Pivotal_Romanian_Presidential_Poll_Starts/1884658.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Pivotal_Romanian_Presidential_Poll_Starts/1884658.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:57:26 +0000 News Iran and Kuwait pledged to boost economic cooperation during the first visit to Tehran by a prime minister from the Gulf Arab U.S. ally in more than 30 years, Iranian state media said. http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Kuwait_Pledge_Cooperation_During_Rare_PM_Visit/1884360.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Kuwait_Pledge_Cooperation_During_Rare_PM_Visit/1884360.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:19:12 +0000 News A rocket hit the outside wall of the luxury Serena Hotel in Kabul today, wounding four people, including two boys, a Health Ministry official said. http://www.rferl.org/content/Rocket_Hits_Luxury_Hotel_In_Kabul_Four_Wounded/1884325.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Rocket_Hits_Luxury_Hotel_In_Kabul_Four_Wounded/1884325.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:38:11 +0000 News NATO took command of the training of the Afghan army and police today to consolidate efforts on building an effective security force, a vital precondition for the withdrawal of foreign troops. http://www.rferl.org/content/NATO_Takes_Command_Of_Afghan_Army_Police_Training/1884321.html http://www.rferl.org/content/NATO_Takes_Command_Of_Afghan_Army_Police_Training/1884321.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:32:56 +0000 News Iraq's parliament suspended efforts today to reach a deal on a law that is crucial for an election to take place in January and could affect the U.S. military' s plans for a partial withdrawal next year. http://www.rferl.org/content/Iraqi_Parliament_Struggles_Over_Elusive_Vote_Deal/1884317.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Iraqi_Parliament_Struggles_Over_Elusive_Vote_Deal/1884317.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:22:29 +0000 News Tabloid journalism, with its screaming headlines, half-naked girls, and sensationalist news, has flourished in Russia for a number of years. But the king of the Russian tabloids, "Tvoi den" publisher Aram Gabrelyanov, is steadily building a media empire, and even offering a new school for budding muckrakers. http://www.rferl.org/content/Russias_Tabloid_King_Builds_An_Empire/1884265.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Russias_Tabloid_King_Builds_An_Empire/1884265.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:12:06 +0000 Features http://www.rferl.org/content/Russias_Tabloid_King_Builds_An_Empire/1884265.html#relatedInfoContainer The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives has called Afghan President Hamid Karzai an "unworthy partner" who does not deserve a big boost either in U.S. troops or civilian aid. Nancy Pelosi also said there was not strong support among her fellow Democrats in Congress for a big increase in troops to oppose the Taliban. http://www.rferl.org/content/US_House_Speaker_Doubts_Afghanistan_Worthiness_As_Partner/1884210.html http://www.rferl.org/content/US_House_Speaker_Doubts_Afghanistan_Worthiness_As_Partner/1884210.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:51:21 +0000 News Tens of thousands of Albanian opposition Socialist Party supporters have launched their latest protest to demand the government either recount the vote in a controversial June 28 election or hold another. http://www.rferl.org/content/Albania_Opposition_Protests_To_Demand_Vote_Recount/1884185.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Albania_Opposition_Protests_To_Demand_Vote_Recount/1884185.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:30:51 +0000 News Iran plans to hold air-defense maneuvers aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities, a senior commander was quoted as saying today. http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_To_Hold_Drills_For_Protecting_Nuclear_Facilities/1884162.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_To_Hold_Drills_For_Protecting_Nuclear_Facilities/1884162.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:59:32 +0000 News Azerbaijan said upcoming talks with Armenia on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict would be "decisive" and warned that its troops were ready to use force to take back the rebel region if they fail, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. http://www.rferl.org/content/Azerbaijan_Says_Karabakh_Talks_Last_Chance_For_Deal/1884135.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Azerbaijan_Says_Karabakh_Talks_Last_Chance_For_Deal/1884135.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:31:49 +0000 News MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) -- Three suspected Taliban militants blew themselves up today as police chased them in Pakistani Kashmir, police said. Militants have carried out a series of bomb attacks across Pakistan in recent weeks in retaliation for a military offensive in the northwest, but there have been no attacks in Pakistan's part of the disputed Kashmir region. Today's incident will revive concern that the militants are trying to expand their campaign of violence to distract the ... http://www.rferl.org/content/Suspected_Militants_Blow_Themselves_Up_In_Pakistan/1884097.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Suspected_Militants_Blow_Themselves_Up_In_Pakistan/1884097.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:48:22 +0000 News Russian President Dmitry Medvedev today made a rare criticism of the ruling Kremlin-backed United Russia party, saying the party has undermined democracy in recent regional elections. United Russia is led by Vladimir Putin, Russia's powerful prime minister and Medvedev's mentor. http://www.rferl.org/content/Russias_Medvedev_Raps_Ruling_Party_Over_Elections/1884094.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Russias_Medvedev_Raps_Ruling_Party_Over_Elections/1884094.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:41:55 +0000 News The United States must tighten control of Afghan development contracts as a first step toward stemming rampant corruption, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said today. http://www.rferl.org/content/US_To_Tighten_Control_Of_Afghan_Contracts/1883895.html http://www.rferl.org/content/US_To_Tighten_Control_Of_Afghan_Contracts/1883895.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:27:11 +0000 News The United Nations General Assembly's human rights committee condemned Iran today for a violent crackdown on protesters after presidential elections this year that the Iranian opposition says were rigged. http://www.rferl.org/content/UN_Committee_Slams_Iran_For_Postelection_Crackdown/1883884.html http://www.rferl.org/content/UN_Committee_Slams_Iran_For_Postelection_Crackdown/1883884.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:43:46 +0000 News