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'Berlin Wall's Lessons For Today'

In an op-ed for "USA Today," Jeffrey Gedmin discusses RFE and the role of free media in societies living under repressive regimes. More
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UN Committee Slams Iran For Postelection Crackdown

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. More

Iranian Nobel Laureate Threatened, Harassed

Iranian human rights advocate and lawyer Shirin Ebadi said she has been receiving death threats, RFE/RL's Radio Farda reports. More

Conflict In Yemen Widens Amid Charges Of Iran Involvement

A decades-old conflict in Yemen between the government and northern rebels from the country's Shi'ite minority is heating up. As it does, Yemeni officials are charging Iran with supporting the rebels in a conflict that is also drawing in Saudi Arabia. RFE/RL correspondent Charles Recknagel speaks with RFE/RL's Radio Farda correspondent Hossein Aryan about the fighting in Yemen and whether it risks sparking a larger regional crisis. More

Six Powers Urge Iran To Reconsider Nuclear Offer

Senior officials from six world powers have expressed disappointment that Iran had not accepted proposals intended to delay its potential ability to make nuclear bombs, and urged Tehran to reconsider. More

El-Baradei Urges Iran To Agree Fuel Deal By Year End

The UN nuclear watchdog chief has urged Iran to accept an offer to process its enriched uranium abroad by the end of 2009, and advised Western powers not to impose further sanctions on Tehran. More

Iran Arrests Student Activists Ahead Of Student Day

Iran has increased its pressure on student activists ahead of the national Student Day on December 7. More

World Powers Meet On Iranian Nuclear Program

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Prominent Iraqi Sunni Fighter Sentenced To Death

A U.S.-backed Sunni militia leader whose arrest provoked violence between Sunni fighters and forces of Iraq's Shi'ite-led government has been sentenced to death for murder and kidnapping, a court spokesman said. More

Iran Unrest Death Sentences 'Distressing,' Clinton Says

Death sentences imposed by Iran over unrest after disputed elections in June were unfortunate and distressing, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said. More

IAEA Inspectors Revisit Disputed Iran Nuclear Site

UN inspectors have revisited Iran's second uranium-enrichment facility, diplomats said, after voicing concern that Tehran's belated disclosure of the nuclear site meant more may be hidden away. More

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