Roundtable With You, Mr Baharloo’s snappily-titled weekly television programme in Farsi on Voice of America, will soon be broadcast six times a week - beamed directly into Iran.
Friday, May 5, 2006
Jailed Iranian-Canadian now in hospital, friend told
A friend says former University of Toronto professor Ramin Jahanbegloo, an Iranian-Canadian detained in a prison in Tehran since last week, has been transferred to a hospital.
Iran: Top Scholar Detained Without Charge
One of Iran’s most prominent scholars, Ramin Jahanbegloo, is being held in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, where he is at risk of being tortured, Human Rights Watch said today. Iranian authorities must immediately release Jahanbegloo, who is being held without charge after nearly a week in incommunicado detention.
Annan calls for direct US-Iran talks
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged the United States on Thursday to enter direct talks with Iran over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, saying this step could lead to an acceptable resolution of the crisis
UN to threaten Iranians with sanctions over nuclear plans
The UN Security Council has begun negotiations on a draft resolution that could lead to targeted sanctions against Iran because of its suspected nuclear weapons programme.
Iran’s U.N. Envoy Criticizes Resolution
Iran’s top U.N. envoy criticized a proposed resolution on its nuclear program that carried a threat of further action which could include sanctions, charging Thursday that it’s aimed at provoking confrontation rather than resolving the dispute.
NPR’s interview with Shirin Ebadi
The Nobel Peace Prize winner discusses fighting for human rights in Iran.
