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Iranian scholar Haleh Esfandiari has been based in the US since 1979. Two years ago she endured four months of solitary confinement in Iran’s notorious Evin prison. She had been in Tehran to visit her elderly mother when authorities began to interrogate her about her work at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. Jeb Sharp spoke with Esfandiari. Download MP3 (photo: Carol Zall)Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Thousands of opposition supporters have clashed with security forces during a government-sponsored rally in Tehran. Iran’s reformists had been warned not to try to turn the pro-Palestinian ‘Jerusalem Day’ marches into anti-government protests. Meanwhile, President Ahmadinejad delivered a speech in which he reiterated his claims that the Nazi Holocaust was a “myth”. The World’s Laura Lynch reports. (AP photo shows opposition supporter on June 15)Download MP3
Thousands of opposition supporters have clashed with security forces during a government-sponsored rally in Tehran. Iran’s reformists had been warned not to try to turn the pro-Palestinian Quds (Jerusalem) Day marches into anti-government protests. Reports say opposition leaders Mir-Hossein Mousavi and former President Mohammad Khatami were attacked. The opposition has been banned from holding rallies since the disputed presidential election in June.
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Download MP3The BBC’s Jon Leyne reports that Iran’s opposition leaders continue to accuse the government of torturing and killing citizens arrested during protests that followed June’s disputed presidential election.
Iran’s Supreme leader today warned Iranians not to play into the hands of the country’s enemies. This after other senior leaders spoke out against the outcome of last month’s disputed presidential election. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Ramin Mostaghim, special correspondent for the Los Angeles Times in Tehran.
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Media restrictions make it difficult for Iranians to voice their opinion about the country’s current political turmoil. But the BBC’s Gabriel Gatehouse travelled to the Iran-Iraq border, where he found some Iranians who were surprisingly outspoken. Listen
Today on The World: New protests in Iran’s capital Tehran are met with a stiff government response; Scientists in Kenya try to protect the wildlife from the adverse effects of human development; and Ghana prepares to welcome Barack Obama. Listen
There were new protests in Iran’s capital Tehran today. Demonstrators gathered despite an official ban on public gatherings. Witnesses say protesters were dispersed and beaten by government forces. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets the story from Los Angeles Times reporter Borzhou Daragahi, who’s in Beirut.
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Correspondent Cyrus Farivar reports on how technology activists around the globe are working to help Iranians bypass their government’s Internet censorship.
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Today, Iranian opposition leader Mir Hussein Mousavi called the crackdown on protestors in Iran “a coup.” Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Iranian author Reza Aslan about the clampdown.
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Reporter Ursula Lindsey tells how Iran’s street protests are being viewed in Egypt. Cairo and Tehran are old rivals, with longstanding grievances. But the two governments agree on one thing. Neither wants to see anti-government demonstrations on their streets. Listen
Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Sara Khorshid, a freelance journalist in Cairo. Earlier this week she wrote an op-ed criticizing Western media coverage of the events in Iran. Listen
Iran’s President Ahmadinejad has a blog, a Facebook page, a Twitter account, and YouTube videos. Iran’s other presidential candidates are also on the web. As election day grows near, they’re hoping to attract votes from Iran’s many Internet users. Reporter Cyrus Farivar takes us on-line to follow the Iranian election. Listen
