Irán

Iran is a Middle Eastern country slightly larger in land mass than Alaska, located between Iraq and Pakistan, opening onto the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman in the south and the Caspian Sea in the north. Climate is arid or semiarid mountains and deserts, with the Caspian coast having subtropical climate. It's capital city is Tehran. Iran, dating back to 550 B.C., was the center of the Persian Empire, and is home to the world's most ancient human settlements. Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic republic in 1979 after the ruling monarchy was overthrown and Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was forced into exile.

Shi'iah Islam is Iran's national religion, practiced by 89 percent of the population. Sunni Muslims make up another 9 percent. The major languages spoken in Iran include Farsi (Persian) and Persian dialects, Kurdish, and Turkic and its dialects. Oil is Iran's largest crude export.

Comprehensive information on Iran can be found through technorati search for Iran, Nuclear Iran, Iran Contra Affair, terrorism Iran, Persian Empire, and the Iranian Revolution, to name a few. There is also some quick information to be found at BBC, profile Iran. Frontline searches for Iran will bring you to several programs offering. The CIA world factbook gives a briefing.

If you are traveling to Iran from the United States you should check the current travel warnings set out by the U.S. Department of State.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “Irán”

• in Politics
  Students Continue Protesting Iran Elections
  University Students protest in Iran against their government's intolerance for constructive criticism.
  by fcgorman / on Dec 7, 2009
• in Politics
  Iran Responds To Condemnation By Building More Nuclear Plants
  After overwhelming opposition to Iran's nuclear program by the world's main super powers, Iran takes a different tact.
  by jaideepkhanduja / on Nov 30, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Irán”

• Iran - Offensive against new-generation media stepped up ahead of todays demonstrations

  
  Reporters Sans Frontires — Authority: 137
  The Iranian authorities had been stepping up their control of news and information in the past few days, ahead of the demonstrations that took place today, National Students Day. Internet access has been slowed right down or blocked in Tehran and other major cities. SMS messaging and mobile phone connections have been ...
  3 days ago

• Iran - More arrests and intimidation of journalists

  
  Reporters Sans Frontires — Authority: 137
  Journalists and bloggers are still being arrested in Iran. The latest victims are Tahereh Riahai of the daily Jahan Eghtesad (“Economic World”), arrested on 1 December in Tehran, and Farhad Sharfai , a blogger who defends womens rights, arrested on 2 December in Khoramabad. Journalists in various cities have ...
  5 days ago

• Global Write-a-Thon (Maratón de cartas)

  
  Aliados — Authority: 109
  Ayuda a promover la libertad y los derechos humanos uniéndote al evento Global Write-a-Thon 2009 , una maratón mundial de envío de cartas para el año 2009. ¡Es el envío de cartas escritas más grande del mundo! Esta acción mundial marca el Día Internacional de los Derechos Humanos, el 10 de diciembre, y ...
  2 weeks ago

• Iran - Five journalists convicted, another arrested and one released

  
  Reporters Sans Frontires — Authority: 137
  A UN general assembly committee has expressed deep concern about “serious ongoing and recurring human rights violations” in Iran, especially in the crackdown following President Mahmoud Ahmadinejads disputed election in June. In a strongly-worded resolution on 20 November, the human rights committee accused the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Iran - Interview with Danish journalism student held for six days in Iran

  
  Reporters Sans Frontires — Authority: 137
  Reporters Without Borders interviewed Niels Krogsgård , a student of journalism at the University of Southern Denmark, who was imprisoned in Iran from 4 to 10 November. When did you arrive in Iran and why did you go there? I left Copenhagen on 13 October with another student from the journalism school. We ...
  3 weeks ago

• Iran - Three more journalists arrested, relatives and lawyers subject to intimidation

  
  Reporters Sans Frontires — Authority: 137
  Journalists are continuing to be arrested five months after the start of the demonstrations against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejads disputed reelection. Three more have been arrested in the past couple of weeks while those who defend the 34 detained journalists and bloggers are being subjected to increased ...
  3 weeks ago

• Iran - Appeal for donations for Iranian journalists who have fled abroad

  
  Reporters Sans Frontires — Authority: 137
  At least 100 journalists and bloggers have been arrested since the disputed 12 June presidential election and 23 are still being held. At the same time, around 50 have been forced to flee the country to escape the relentless repression. The list of journalists who have fled and who are receiving legal and ...
  4 weeks ago

• Iran - Arrests of journalists since disputed June election now top 100

  
  Reporters Sans Frontires — Authority: 137
  Reporters Without Borders continues to be very worried about the worsening press freedom situation and treatment of detained journalists in Iran after developments in the past few days. Agence France-Presse correspondent Farhad Pouladi and Nafiseh Zareh Kohan , a journalist who writes for various pro-reform ...
  5 weeks ago

• Iran - Concern for two imprisoned journalists on hunger strike

  
  Reporters Sans Frontires — Authority: 137
  Reporters Without Borders is concerned about the health of journalists Henghameh Shahidi and Fariba Pajooh who have been on hunger strike for one week. Both women are seriously ill and “will not be able to hold up much longer”, their lawyer and families have said. Shahidi was yesterday moved to the hospital ...
  5 weeks ago

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