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    <title>IFEX - Iran</title>
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    <description>Iran</description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:40:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Translator and poet arrested, whereabouts unknown]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2012/02/09/nia_arrested/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[According to a source close to his family, Mohammad Soleimani Nia has been under pressure since November 2011, when he was questioned by security officers. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2012/02/09/nia_arrested/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Blogger sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment, newspaper suspended]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2012/02/07/khazali_sentenced/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Tehran revolutionary court sentenced Mehdi Khazali to 14 years’ imprisonment, 10 years’ internal exile in the south-western city of Borazjan and 70 lashes.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2012/02/07/khazali_sentenced/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Arrest sweeps target Arab minority]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2012/02/06/iran_arrest_sweeps_target/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At least some of the arrests in Khuzestan province were reportedly in response to anti-government slogans and graffiti expressing sympathy for the Arab Spring and calling for a boycott of the parliamentary elections.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2012/02/06/iran_arrest_sweeps_target/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Ahead of elections, crackdown on press continues]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2012/02/03/crackdown_on_press/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Authorities arrested journalist Saeed Razavi Faghih, who wrote for reformist publications, as he arrived at Tehran airport from Paris.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2012/02/03/crackdown_on_press/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Journalists’ families targeted in campaign against the media]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2012/02/03/relatives_targeted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Iranian authorities have been particularly sensitive to the role of BBC Persian television, which launched operations in January 2009, because of its extensive coverage of the disputed 2009 presidential election.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2012/02/03/relatives_targeted/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - New arrests of labour activists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2012/01/31/labour_activists_jailed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Labour activists have been at the forefront of the struggle for freedom of association and assembly in the country and they have paid a heavy price, says Human Rights Watch.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2012/01/31/labour_activists_jailed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Crackdown on dissent extends to "last available sanctuary" for free expression: the web]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2012/01/25/web_crackdown/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, web developer Saeed Malekpour and IT professionals Vahid Asghari and Ahmad Reza Hasempour had their death sentences confirmed for allegedly hosting illegal content online, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF). They are the newest victims of Iran's latest wave of arrests and convictions - one that has mushroomed into a clampdown against online dissent, just before parliamentary elections on 2 March.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2012/01/25/web_crackdown/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Targeting of journalists ongoing]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2012/01/23/journalists_arrested/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Security forces arrested Sahamoddin Boureghani, searched his home and took him to an unknown location.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2012/01/23/journalists_arrested/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Arrests of netizens ongoing ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2012/01/17/netizen_arrests/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Simien Nematollahi, a contributer to the pro-Sufi website Majzooban, was arrested at her Tehran home by intelligence ministry officials on 11 January on a charge of anti-government propaganda.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2012/01/17/netizen_arrests/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Bloggers' death sentences confirmed; more journalists arrested]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2012/01/11/malekpour_asghari_death_sentences/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Death sentences issued in January 2011 against Saeed Malekpour and Vahid Asghari were confirmed by the revolutionary courts.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2012/01/11/malekpour_asghari_death_sentences/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - RSF condemns ongoing crackdown on journalists, media]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/12/16/journalists_under_attack/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, arrested in December 2010 and sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment, has been on hunger strike since 12 December in protest against the conditions of his detention.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/12/16/journalists_under_attack/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Human Rights Watch calls on authorities to protect health, safety of jailed cleric]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/11/28/boroujedi_health_danger/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hossein Kazemeini Boroujerdi, an outspoken religious critic, has been detained with violent cellmates and is not receiving treatment for several serious illnesses.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/11/28/boroujedi_health_danger/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Authorities unleash another wave of arrests, repression]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/11/23/javanfekr_sentenced/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ali Akbar Javanfekr, director of the official Iranian News Agency and its print affiliate "Iran", was sentenced to one year in prison and a three-year ban on practicing journalism on charges of publishing material contrary to Islamic law.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/11/23/javanfekr_sentenced/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Three journalists arrested; families of journalists continue to be harassed]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/11/15/kuwaiti_journalists_arrested/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Two Kuwaiti journalists, Adel Al-Yahya and Raed Al-Majed, were arrested on charges of spying and entering the country illegally.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/11/15/kuwaiti_journalists_arrested/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Journalist, poet and activist Faranak Farid released on bail]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/10/21/farid_released_on_bail/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[While WiPC welcomes the journalist's release, it continues to call for any charges against her to be dropped, in accordance with Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Iran is a signatory.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/10/21/farid_released_on_bail/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - More arrests of journalists and intellectuals, families threatened
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/10/06/families_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Relatives and friends of at least 10 Iranians who work for BBC Persian Television in London have been harassed by authorities following the broadcast of a documentary about the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/10/06/families_threatened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - New spate of arrests, including of a film crew, on bogus "conspiracy" charges]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/10/05/spate_of_arrests/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The wheels of injustice sped up again in Iran in the last few weeks with a new round of arrests of journalists and filmmakers and the handing down of an 11-year sentence to an ailing human rights defender. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/10/05/spate_of_arrests/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - More arrests, threats and sentences for journalists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/09/30/more_arrests/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Arrested while filming a street protest shortly after President Ahmadinedjad's disputed re-election in June 2009, Chari Mohammad Moradof has been sentenced to 21 years in prison on charges of spying and anti-government propaganda.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/09/30/more_arrests/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - UN member states should challenge Ahmadinejad as campaign to crush dissent continues, says Human Rights Watch]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/09/23/ahmadinejad_un_appearance/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lethal force has reportedly been used against protesters, while opposition leaders, lawyers, journalists and rights activists have been detained on politically-motivated charges.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/09/23/ahmadinejad_un_appearance/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Six documentary filmmakers arrested]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/09/20/documentary_filmmakers_arrested/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The six were arrested on vague accusations that they engaged in a foreign conspiracy in connection with a critical new documentary about Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/09/20/documentary_filmmakers_arrested/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - RSF calls on regime to end repression, free all detained journalists and bloggers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/09/08/netizen_arrests/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Since demonstrations in the province of Azerbaijan began, around 100 people have been arrested including netizens and journalists. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/09/08/netizen_arrests/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Authorities continue to target critical journalists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/08/11/saharkhiz_sentence_extended/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Veteran journalist Issa Saharkhiz has just learned that his prison term will be extended by two additional years for "prior journalistic activities".]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/08/11/saharkhiz_sentence_extended/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Authorities continue to target journalists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/08/04/journalists_targeted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mehran Faraji was sentenced to one year in prison on charges of "propagating against the regime", while authorities summoned Saeed Jalalifar to prison.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/08/04/journalists_targeted/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Veteran journalist ordered to prison
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/07/21/shamsolvaezin_ordered_to_prison/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mashallah Shamsolvaezin has been summoned to serve a 16-month prison term that was unjustly levied in 2010.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/07/21/shamsolvaezin_ordered_to_prison/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Detained journalists abused]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/07/12/journalist_abuse/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki's father says his son is under sustained physical and psychological pressure in prison and solitary confinement has led to kidney complications. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/07/12/journalist_abuse/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Sports journalist and photographer arrested]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/06/30/sports_journalist_arrested/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Maryam Majd's arrest was followed by the detention of two other female journalists and activists.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/06/30/sports_journalist_arrested/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lebanon - Authorities ban Iranian documentary from Lebanese film festival]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/lebanon/2011/06/24/green_days_banned/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["Green Days", a documentary on the 2009 protests in Iran, was scheduled to screen as part of the "Banned Movies Festival" in Lebanon.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/lebanon/2011/06/24/green_days_banned/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Journalists remain in government's crosshairs with arrests, sentences and death of an editor while in custody]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/06/16/arrests_sentences/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hoda Saber died after suffering a heart attack, Kavyan Mehregan was arrested at Saber's funeral, while bloggers Sakhi Rigi and Hossein Derakhshan were sentenced to 20 and 19 and a half years in prison, respectively. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/06/16/arrests_sentences/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Authorities responsible for death of dissident Hoda Saber, says RSF]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/06/15/saber_dead/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Iranian authorities are responsible for the death of jailed journalist and dissident Hoda Saber, who died of a heart attack on 10 June after going on hunger strike, says Reporters Without Borders (RSF).]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/06/15/saber_dead/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Rampant impunity continues to claim victims, say human rights organisations]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/06/13/rampant_impunity/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Political prisoner and women's rights activist Haleh Sahabi was attacked during the funeral procession of her father, Ezatollah Sahabi, a prominent politician, who had died of natural causes two days earlier. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/06/13/rampant_impunity/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Imprisoned journalists subjected to abuse
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/06/09/imprisoned_journalists/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Prison, security, and judicial officials regularly harm and punish journalists who demand their rights or shed light on rampant prison abuse, according to CPJ research.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/06/09/imprisoned_journalists/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Authorities responsible for Siamak Pourzand's death]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/05/04/siamak_purzand_suicide/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Iranian authorities are responsible for Iranian journalist Siamak Pourzand's suicide, says Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Detained and under house arrest for the past 10 years, banned from leaving the country and separated from his family, Pourzand, 80, committed suicide on 29 April in Tehran, report RSF and PEN American Center.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 15:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/05/04/siamak_purzand_suicide/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - PEN American Center mourns journalist's suicide]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/05/04/pourzand_suicide/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Siamak Pourzand reportedly committed suicide following years of house arrest in his apartment in Tehran.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/05/04/pourzand_suicide/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Regime still targeting human rights lawyers and journalists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/04/28/lawyers_targeted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mohammad Seifzadeh has defended several imprisoned journalists and Alireza Rajai writes for several reformist newspapers.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/04/28/lawyers_targeted/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - UN High Commissioner urged to intervene to stop persecution of independent publishers, writers
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/04/26/independent_publishers/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A blacklist issued in January 2011 lists, among others, those publishers who are allegedly attempting to overthrow the "Islamic establishment".]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/04/26/independent_publishers/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Authorities ban coverage of crackdown on Arab minority protests in Khuzestan]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/04/26/arab_minority_protests/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Those detained thus far include bloggers Ali Badri and Ali Torofi and poets Hamin Hairi and Shahid Amori, who also contribute to various media.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/04/26/arab_minority_protests/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Jailed Iranian journalist wins World Press Freedom Prize]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/04/13/zeidabadi_unesco_wpfd/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In 2009, well-known Iranian journalist Ahmad Zeidabadi was one of dozens of journalists arrested following the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and charged with plotting to overthrow the government with a "soft revolution". He was sentenced to six years in jail, five years of exile and a lifetime ban from practising journalism. In 2011, he has been awarded the UNESCO Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/04/13/zeidabadi_unesco_wpfd/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Imprisoned journalist denied right to visitors]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/03/31/denied_visits/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CJFE condemns the violation of imprisoned journalist Bahman Ahmadi Amouyi's right to visitors, specifically those by his wife, journalist Jila Baniyaghoub.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/03/31/denied_visits/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - UN Human Rights Council votes to send special rapporteur to Iran]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/03/28/special_rapporteur/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The authorities have been persecuting the political opposition, human rights activists and journalists ceaselessly ever since President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's reelection in June 2009. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/03/28/special_rapporteur/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Journalist sentenced to six years in prison, another one expelled amidst crackdown on media professionals]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/03/16/tajik_sentenced/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon stated that he was "deeply troubled by reports of increased executions, detentions, arbitrary arrests, unfair trials and possible torture and ill-treatment of human rights activists, lawyers, journalists and opposition activists." ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/03/16/tajik_sentenced/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Authorities urged to allow women's march for equality, respect protesters' right to express demands for change]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/03/08/allow_march/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thousands of people were expected to demonstrate in Tehran and other cities on 8 March to demand democratic reforms, including full legal equality for women.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/03/08/allow_march/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Security forces suppress protests, dozens arrested]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/03/03/arbitrary_arrests/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Witnesses told Human Rights Watch that most of the security forces attacks appeared to be efforts to prevent crowds from forming and chanting slogans.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/03/03/arbitrary_arrests/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Several journalists arrested, others based abroad receive death threats]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/03/01/mousavi_arrested/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[RSF urged UNHRC to appoint a special envoy to investigate the human rights situation in the country.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/03/01/mousavi_arrested/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi and rights groups demand moratorium on executions]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/02/16/execution_moratorium/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tehran Prosecutor Abbas Ja'fari Dowlatabadi announced that the death sentences of two unnamed "administrators of obscene websites" had been sent to the Supreme Court for review.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/02/16/execution_moratorium/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bahrain - Journalists, peaceful protesters violently suppressed]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2011/02/16/egypt_like_protests_suppressed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has reinvigorated protests across the Arab region, resulting in clashes between security forces and protesters in Algeria, Bahrain, Iran and Yemen, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Human Rights Watch and IFEX members in the region.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2011/02/16/egypt_like_protests_suppressed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - More than 1,000 press freedom supporters urge Iran to end crackdown]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/02/11/petition_release_journalists/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As Iran marks the 32nd anniversary of the country's revolution, Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei was urged to free all imprisoned journalists.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/02/11/petition_release_journalists/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Taghi Rahmani, country's most frequently jailed journalist, arrested again]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/02/11/rahmani_arrested/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Several journalists and bloggers have been summoned for questioning by the Revolutionary Guards and the Intelligence Ministry.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/02/11/rahmani_arrested/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Prominent human rights lawyer, journalist and writer sentenced to 11 years in prison]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/01/12/sotoudeh_sentence/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nasrin Sotoudeh's sentence includes one year for "propaganda against the regime" and 10 years for "acting against national security" and "violating the Islamic dress code in a filmed speech". ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/01/12/sotoudeh_sentence/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Authorities use confession of sentenced woman against two imprisoned German journalists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/01/06/government_pressure/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani told a press conference that she was planning to sue the two German journalists for having interviewed her son.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 11:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2011/01/06/government_pressure/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran - Seven journalists arrested in less than one week]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2010/12/15/nuclear_jail/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As Iran began a round of discussions with the international community on its nuclear programme in recent months, it has stepped up attacks on the media, living up to its reputation as the world's leading jailer of journalists. Police raided the office of Iran's flagship reformist paper, "Shargh", twice on 7 December and beat and arrested four of its journalists, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Reporters Without Borders (RSF), ARTICLE 19 and Index on Censorship. Three more journalists have been arrested since then, on top of more news of abusive treatment endured by Iranian prisoners.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 17:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2010/12/15/nuclear_jail/</guid>
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