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Iran's reformist movement is now backing a sole candidate: Hassan Rohani. But how far he can go in the June 14 election and how much he could realize reformists' hopes remain open questions. Rohani, a 64-year-old cleric, became the reformists' ...

Reuters Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during the 16th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran, August 30, 2012. REUTERS/Hamid Forootan/ISNA DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader urged voters to turn in big numbers for ...

If we want to fight against corruption, there must be freedom of press and media Tehran: Two Iranian presidential candidates on Wednesday criticised broad restrictions imposed on the press in the Islamic republic, asking for more freedom in this ...

Despite four years of non-stop pressure, arrests and intimidation, Iran's dissidents are still finding ways to show their resilience. Protest messages still ricochet around social media despite cybercops attempts to control the Web. Angry graffiti ...

's Center for Religious Freedom hosted a Book Discussion on... 4:00 - 5:00 PM The Center for Religious Freedom hosted a discussion with the authors of "Captive in Iran." In 2009, two women were arrested in Iran on charges of apostasy, ...

Where freedom of the press is questionable, Iranian Cartoonists test the boundaries of their freedom in coverage of the election ahead Related Press cartoonists say they are dodging "moving red lines" in the run-up to a June 14 presidential ...

/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Late last Friday, the Honorable Beryl Howell, a federal court judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, after a trial last April (Civil Action No. 09-1289), issued her decision in a case that was ...

The British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom issued a press release Monday, with a demand that Martin Kobler, the Special Representative to UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon, be sacked. Martin Kobler has been a controversial figure over ...

While the outcome of the Iranian elections scheduled for June 14 may be hard to predict, it will make little difference as long as power remains firmly in the hands of Ayatollah Khamenei and other hard-line clerics. Indeed, while there are ...