RFE/RL's Radio Farda breaks through government censorship to deliver accurate news and provide a platform for informed discussion and debate to audiences in Iran.
Security forces in Tehran have prevented a gathering of Iranian journalists who were attempting to stage a demonstration to show solidarity with the victims of the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris.
Iraqi police say a rocket attack killed a man from Karabala and wounded four people in the shrine city on December 12 as record numbers of Shi'ite pilgrims gathered there for Arbaeen, one of the largest annual religious gatherings in the world.
Iraqi police said a mortar attack killed one person and wounded four others near Karbala on December 12 as record numbers of Shi'ite pilgrims gathered in the shrine city for one of the largest annual religious gatherings in the world.
Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was briefly detained and later released by authorities.
Iran's Interior Ministry has approved the registration of a new "reformist" political party, the first in years in the Islamic republic.
Iran's judiciary says a jailed Iranian-British woman has officially been charged because of her links to the opposition, not for attending a volleyball match.
The funeral of Iranian pop star Morteza Pashaei brought thousands of mourners into the streets of Tehran on November 16.
Iranian officials say they have arrested several people suspected of throwing acid at women in a series of attacks in the historic city of Isfahan.
Iranian officials said they are investigating a series of acid attacks on women that occurred in the historic city of Isfahan in recent days.
A group of Iranian journalists has openly criticized President Hassan Rohani for claiming that reporters are not being jailed in the Islamic republic.
A United Nations human rights envoy has urged Tehran to address human rights issues highlighted in a UN report.
The Baha'i International Community has accused Iran of excavating a cemetery where hundreds of Baha'i followers are buried.
A son of detained Iranian opposition figure Mehdi Karrubi says his father "sticks to his beliefs and principles" and has no plans to ask authorities for forgiveness.
Former Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has failed to appear before a criminal court to face charges over nine cases stemming from his time in office.
Listener comments to RFE/RL's Radio Farda and other media coverage show Iranians are generally welcoming their country's interim nuclear deal, although some conservative voices remain skeptical.
Reports from Iran say 12 more people have been executed for a variety of offenses amid a surge in the use of the death penalty there.
Four Iranian political prisoners, including prominent human right lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani, have begun a hunger strike to protest prison conditions.
Majid Tavakoli, a prominent jailed student activist and one of the symbols of Iran's embattled student movement, has been given prison leave for the first time since his arrest in 2009.
Iranian media reports say President Hassan Rohani has nominated three candidates for cabinet posts to replace nominees who were rejected by the parliament.
The European Union says Iran made a "very useful" presentation on October 15 in Geneva on how to resolve the dispute over its nuclear program.
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