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Iranian Film ‘A Separation’ Wins Worldwide Acclaim
The Iranian film ‘A Separation’ has been racking up awards at film festivals around the world since its release last year, most recently garnering a Golden Globe. We ask how that success is viewed in the director’s home country, Iran.
Zahra’s Paradise: A Graphic Novel Explores Iran’s Political Problems
‘Zahra’s Paradise’ is the new graphic novel by an Iranian-American author. He tells host Marco Werman how he created a webstrip based on the images streaming out of the Iranian protests in 2009.
Iran’s beleaguered opposition
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What began in Tunisia and spread to Egypt may now be energizing the beleaguered opposition in Iran. Thousands of anti-government protesters rallied yesterday in central Tehran. It was the first major show of strength from Iran’s opposition in more than a year but hardline members of Iran’s parliament are determined to avoid a repeat of what happened in Egypt. Karim Sadjadpour follows Iran at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He tells anchor Lisa Mullins the regime’s resolve to crush the opposition is a short-term strategy. Download MP3
Iran’s cyberwar
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced new initiatives to improve cyber-freedom in countries like Iran. Lisa Mullins speaks with Iranian cartoonist and editor Nikahang Kowsar of Khodnevis.org about what the best use of the money would be and how both Iranian online activists and Iranian authorities use social media to thwart each other. Download MP3PBS Tehran Bureau
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Iran cracks down on protesters
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Iranian security forces clubbed and tear-gassed demonstrators who marched today in Tehran and other major cities in Iran to protest against the regime. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with a protester who used the pseudonym “Behzad” about today’s events. Download MP3
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Egypt sparks Iran to crack down on dissidents
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Iranian leaders have been responding to events in Egypt by cracking down on dissidents. Barbara Slavin, a senior fellow at The Atlantic Council tells anchor Marco Werman that Iranians executed a record number of prisoners last months. She says it’s an effort to stifle opposition that might feel empowered after events in Tunisia and Egypt. Download MP3
A Persian insult, an Inuit dialect, and Urdu directions
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In this week’s World in Words podcast, Iran’s leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is known for his fruity prose, and this month he outdid himself with a new anti-American insult. Also, we hear from a linguist who’s spending a year in Northwest Greenland. And getting from Point A to Point B in Urdu, a language that has the same word for “go straight” and “turn right” Download MP3
Iran to start another nuclear plant
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Iran says it will begin construction of a third nuclear enrichment plant by March 2011. The Islamic republic already has a large enrichment site at Natanz and a smaller one near Qom (pictured). The US and its allies accuse Iran of using its civilian nuclear program as a cover to make nuclear weapons. Tehran denies the charges. The World’s Katy Clark talks with intelligence expert Greg Thielmann. Download MP3Mothers continue fight for release of Iran hikers
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Nora Shourd (left) and Cindy Hickey are the mothers of Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd, two of the three American hikers who are being held in a Tehran prison. The three hikers were arrested along the Iran/Iraq border. The mothers are asking the U.S. government to help secure the release of their children. Marco Werman talks with Nora Shourd and Cindy Hickey. (Photo: Alex Collins) Download MP3Iran’s failed revolution – one year on
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A year ago Iran was in political upheaval. Now Iranians are wondering what became of the Internet-fueled revolution that brought thousands to the streets of Tehran. Cyrus Farivar has some thoughts from Iranians, both at home and abroad. Download MP3 (flickr image: Hamed Saber)Iran’s nuclear defiance
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Iran’s tough stance on its nuclear program got a little tougher today. Iran’s President Ahmadinejad said today his country will not agree to talks on the issue if the UN Security Council imposes new sanctions. Stephen Kinzer is the author of “Reset: Iran, Turkey and America’s Future.” Marco Werman talks with him. Download MP3Iran signs nuclear fuel deal with Turkey
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Years of diplomatic deadlock over Iran’s nuclear program may have reached a breakthrough. Iran says it will ship low-enriched uranium to Turkey. In return, higher-enriched uranium will be sent back to Iran. The proposal is being met with applause and skepticism. The World’s Jason Margolis will have more in today’s show. Download MP3
Ahmadinejad speaks at UN nuclear conference
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Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke today in New York at a United Nations conference on the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty. His appearance prompted walkouts by US, French and British delegates. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Jim Walsh of the MIT Securities Studies Program. He recently attended a nuclear meeting hosted by Tehran.
Iran’s underground music scene
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There’s a thriving underground music scene in Tehran. A new feature film takes us there. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the Director of “No One Knows About Persian Cats.” A musician from an Iranian rock band also joins in on the conversation. Download MP3Iran’s nuclear conference
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Leaders from more than 40 countries are gathering in Washington for a summit called by President Barack Obama to look at measures to improve nuclear security. It is a major plank of Mr Obama’s nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation agenda. Neither North Korea nor Iran, two states with disputed nuclear ambitions, have been invited to the summit. In fact, Iran is hosting its own nuclear conference this week. Jim Walsh is an expert in international security and a Research Associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Security Studies Program. Download MP3
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