Iran
Radio Farda Correspondent Trapped in Iran ‘Indefinitely’
Iranian authorities have said Radio Farda correspondent Parnaz Azima, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen trapped in Iran since January, will have to stay in Iran indefinitely.
RFE/RL Releases Statement On Parnaz Azima for June 27 Vigil in New York City
RFE/RL prepared the following statement for release at a June 27 vigil at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in New York City.
Iranian Government to Take Radio Farda Journalist to Court
Iranian government officials have informed lawyers for Radio Farda correspondent Parnaz Azima that they will not return her passport and that her case will have to be decided in court.
Journalist Trapped in Iran Says She Feels Like “Prisoner in a Larger Prison”
Radio Farda correspondent Parnaz Azima, who has been prevented by authorities from leaving Iran since January 25.
Radio Farda Correspondent Still Cannot Leave Iran
Iranian authorities are refusing to return the passport of Radio Farda Correspondent Parnaz Azima and allow her to leave Iran.
Radio Farda Correspondent In Iran Freed On Bail, Waiting for Return of Passport
RFE/RL President Jeffrey Gedmin expressed hope that Radio Farda correspondent Parnaz Azima may be able to leave Iran in the near future.
BBG, RFE/RL Condemn Iranian Threat To Keep Radio Farda Broadcaster in Iran
Broadcasting Board of Governors Chairman Kenneth Y. Tomlinson and RFE/RL President Jeffrey Gedmin condemned news that the Iranian government plans to keep RFE/RL journalist Parnaz Azima from leaving Iran for…
RFE/RL Calls on Iranian Authorities To Allow Radio Farda Broadcaster to Leave Iran
RFE/RL President Jeffrey Gedmin expressed concern about the fate of Parnaz Azima, an RFE/RL journalist who is currently in Iran and being prevented by authorities from leaving the country.
Budget Strengthens RFE/RL Programming To Iran, Ends Broadcasts To Romania, Macedonia
The Broadcasting Board of Governors budget request for fiscal year 2008 renews additional funding for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) broadcasts to Iran, to expand news and information programming for…
Radio Farda Doubles Main Evening Newscast to Iran
Beginning today, Radio Farda has added 30 minutes to its main evening news program, doubling its length to one hour and increasing the total amount of daily news and information…