Jul 21st, 2009 · In Iran, the political landscape keeps changing. In the past few days, two former presidents have spoken out against the newly elected government. One called for a referendum; the other said the government had lost the trust of millions. But Iran's Supreme leader has endorsed the presidential election that returned Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to power. To get a sense of how these voices of dissent are affecting Iran, Steve Inskeep talks with Iranian-American writer Hooman Majd.
Keywords: politics · presidential · Iran · president · dissent · Steve Inskeep · landscapes · Supreme · Writer · Mahmoud Ahmadinejad · referendum · legitimacy
Jul 9th, 2009 · Iranian-American author and human rights activist Roya Hakakian talks about growing up Jewish in post-revolutionary Iran.
Keywords: Activist · Iran · human · Jewish · Teen · Revolutionary · Roya Hakakian · Iranian American
Jul 4th, 2009 · Marzieh Hashemi, who reports for Iran's Press TV, talks to Host Scott Simon about how she believes that much of the world has a distorted view of what has happened in Iran in the aftermath of the disputed election. Hashemi is Iranian-American and was born in New Orleans. She moved to Iran a year ago and is a supporter of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Keywords: world · New Orleans · Iran · Dispute · Aftermath · President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad · distorted · Iranian American · Press TV · Host Scott Simon · Marzieh Hashemi · Hashemi
Jun 18th, 2009 · Protests in Iran continued Thursday as demonstrators wore black to mourn those killed in clashes throughout the week. An Iranian-American researcher in Tehran, who is a supporter of presidential challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi, says protesters are using the language and cultural traditions of the Islamic Republic to argue for their rights.
Keywords: protests · demonstrations · presidential · Iran · culture · Tehran · research · Traditional · Challenger · cities · language · Islamic Republic
May 30th, 2009 · Weeks after the release of Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi from a prison in Tehran, host Scott Simon reflects on two other journalists detained by a government hostile to the U.S. Laura Ling and Euna Lee were on assignment near the North Korea border when they were arrested March 17. The women have had no contact with the West in the two months since.
Keywords: Scott Simon · Americans · Prisons · hostile · Tehran · Roxana Saberi · Korea · North Korea · imprisoned · Iranian American · Laura Ling · Euna Lee
May 14th, 2009 · Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi, who was convicted of espionage in Iran last month, is leaving Tehran after being released from prison on Monday. Saberi, who has worked as a freelance reporter for NPR and other news organizations, was heading to Austria with her parents and a family friend on Thursday.
Keywords: organization · Iran · convicted · Prisons · Tehran · Roxana Saberi · Family · Espionage · Austria · friends · Iranian American · Saberi
May 13th, 2009 · A lawyer for Roxana Saberi, the Iranian-American journalist who was convicted of espionage last month in Iran, disclosed new details about her case Wednesday, telling NPR that the Iranian prosecutor in the case had claimed Saberi was actively recruited by a CIA agent.
Keywords: CIA · Iran · Lawyers · convicted · prosecutors · agent · Roxana Saberi · Espionage · recruiting · Iranian American · Saberi
May 11th, 2009 · Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi was released Monday from an Iranian prison where she had been held since January. Sen. Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, where Saberi grew up, says the Iranian government has rectified a "terrible miscarriage of justice," and officials said she is now free to leave the country.
Keywords: country · Iran · Prisons · Sen · Justice · Roxana Saberi · Relief · miscarriage · terrible · Dorgan · Iranian American · Saberi
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