Iran
Cyberattacks Target Radio Farda Journalists
Radio Farda journalists have been targeted with sophisticated online attacks, part of Iran’s campaign against independent media.
Radio Farda, VOA Morning Programs Make The Leap To Television
Iranians can begin their day with a new, two hour block of live television programming from RFE/RL’s Radio Farda and VOA Persian Television, through a groundbreaking collaboration between the two…
Prospect of U.S. Military Action “High” If Iran Doesn’t Alter Nuclear Program, Lieberman Tells RFE/RL
Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) discusses Iran’s controversial nuclear program during an interview with RFE/RL’s Radio Farda in Prague.
Radio Farda Families A Target In Iran
In an escalation of ongoing efforts to thwart Radio Farda, RFE/RL’s Persian-language Service, Iranian authorities are interrogating journalists’ family members in Iran.
New Arrests Target Journalists in Iran
A Reporters without Borders (RSF) report documents arrests of journalists and bloggers in Iran for the first three weeks of 2012.
RFE/RL’s Farshid Manafi Named AIB’s ‘International Radio Personality Of The Year’
Farshid Manafi, host of Radio Farda’s popular satire show “Pasfarda,” has been named “International Radio Personality of the Year” by the Association for International Broadcasting.
BBG, BBC Call On UN To Condemn Iranian Threats Against Independent Media
International broadcasters join forces to protest “escalating campaign… to silence independent media in Iran.”
RFE Satire Show Wins Two ‘New York Festivals’ Radio Awards
RFE’s “Pas Farda” and its host Farshid Manafi have won two silver medals from the 2011 New York Festivals Radio Program & Promotion Awards, an annual competition recognizing excellence in…
Iranian Satire Stars Ring In Persian New Year On Radio Farda
As Nowruz celebrations begin in Iran tonight, RFE’s Radio Farda will ring in the Persian New Year with the 200th episode of its popular satire show “Pas Farda” and live-streamed…
Record Number Of Iranians Visit Radio Farda Website
More than a million people inside Iran circumvented aggressive censorship and logged on to RFE/RL’s Persian-language website in July through a proxy server.