Near East
RFE/RL Exclusive: Vaclav Havel Expresses Solidarity with Iranian Protestors
Former Czech President Vaclav Havel tells RFE/RL that Western countries should “express solidarity for those [Iranians] who are defending human rights.”
Textless in Tehran: Huge Turnout Despite SMS Disruptions
On a day when millions of Iranians went to the polls to vote for president, cell phone users found themselves without the ability to send and receive SMS text messages.
RFE/RL Launches Daily Iran Election Diary
With Iran’s presidential election two weeks away, RFE/RL is publishing a daily blog featuring the twists and turns of the campaign’s final stages.
Human Rights Watch Chief “Appalled” by Afghan VP Choice
The head of Human Rights Watch told a gathering of RFE/RL journalists today that he is “appalled” by Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s selection of a former warlord as his running…
Clinton Criticizes Afghan Women’s Rights Law
During today’s visit to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Prague headquarters, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she is “deeply concerned” about a controversial new Afghan law restricting the…
Meet Afghanistan’s 25 Year-Old ‘Person of the Year’
As Anarkali Honaryar celebrates her 25th birthday this week, she already wears many hats — physician, human rights activist, and member of Afghanistan’s Constitution Committee.
RFE/RL President Gedmin on US-Iran Ties
During a conference at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) examining the future of US-Iran relations, RFE/RL President Jeffrey Gedmin said that “President Obama has a golden opportunity to pursue a…
Afghan FM Denies Strain in US Relations
In a wide-ranging interview with RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan, Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta insisted that relations with the new U.S. administration of President Barack Obama are not strained.
A Decade of Unbiased News in Iran and Iraq
Despite routine harrassment and abuse from Iranian authorities and a dangerous security situation for journalists in Iraq, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Persian and Iraqi Services have survived and thrived…
Working for Radio Farda A Crime in Iran
A Tehran appeals court has upheld an earlier ruling that working for RFE/RL’s Persian Service, Radio Farda, is a crime.