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		<title>Oscar-Winning Film Unites U.S., Iranian Audiences</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, Feb 28, 2012 (IPS) - Amid mounting tensions between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s nuclear programme, perhaps nothing less than an Oscar to the acclaimed feature film "A Separation" could have brought smiles to the faces of millions of Iranians who see most news as bad news these days.
Written and directed by Ashghar Farhadi, "A Separation" was Iran’s entry for the Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Film category. An acclaimed and powerful drama, the film received the first Oscar in Iran’s cinema history Sunday night in Los Angeles for a sophisticated story that captures the essence of everyday life and the difficulties of being honest when it’s costly to do so.]]></description>
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		<title>U.N. Special Envoy on Iran Details Pattern of Rights Abuses</title>
		<link>http://omidmemarian.com/2012/03/08/shaheed_hrc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, Mar 8, 2012 (IPS) - A United Nations envoy has called on the Iranian government to release all political prisoners and prisoners of conscience, and to conduct an extensive, impartial and independent investigation into the violence that followed the 2009 presidential election. In a 36- page report released at the Human Rights Council in Geneva Wednesday, Ahmed Shaheed, the U.N. special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, catalogues allegations that amount to a "striking pattern of violations of fundamental human rights guaranteed under international law".]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian Movie ‘A Separation’ Gets Oscar Buzz, Political Flak</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Daily Beast- Asghar Farhadi's 'A Separation' won a Golden Globe, is nominated for two Academy Awards, and has garnered worldwide support, but reactions among Iranians range from absolute praise to conspiracy theories, a non- political movie to a film in support of the Green Movement, or even a pro-Islamic Republic film. Which one is it?  The Iranian cinema is no stranger to awards from international film festivals. But A Separation, a film that recently received the year’s Best Foreign Film award at the Golden Globes as well as two nominations at the upcoming Academy Awards, has millions of Iranians and Iranian cinema lovers worldwide on their toes, anticipating the coveted award in the middle of escalating tensions between Iran and the U.S.]]></description>
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		<title>Nude Photo of Iranian Actress Golshifteh Farahani Roils Iran</title>
		<link>http://omidmemarian.com/2012/01/20/golshifteh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Daily Beast- A nude photo and breast-baring video of the actress have divided Iranians who see it as striking a blow against Tehran’s Islamist extremism, and those who condemn it as an example of Western moral turpitude.
by Omid Memarian  &#124; January 20, 2012 4:45 AM EST


The publication of a nude picture of a popular Iranian actresscurrently [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Iran Assassinations Are Backfiring, Aiding Nuclear Program?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Daily Beast- The suspected assassination of yet another scientist linked to Iran’s nuclear programis renewing questions over whether such attempts will slow enrichment efforts, or push Iranian leaders to more aggressively pursue their nuclear ambitions.But how is all this playing out in Iran?

On Wednesday, a Tehran bomb blast killed Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, who served as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elections Playbook Starts With Crackdown on Critics</title>
		<link>http://omidmemarian.com/2012/01/11/elections/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, Jan 10, 2012 (IPS) - Less than two months before Iran&#8217;s parliamentary elections, as much of the opposition mounts a boycott of the polls, a wave of arrests and lengthy prison sentences for political activists and journalists appears to herald a renewed crackdown in the Iranian capital.
The pressure comes as Iran faces new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran Rejects Report of U.N. Rights Rapporteur</title>
		<link>http://omidmemarian.com/2011/10/20/an_shaheed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 01:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS, Oct 20, 2011 (IPS) - The U.N. special rapporteur for human rights in Iran defended his new critical report on the country Thursday after it was attacked by Iranian officials, who continue to insist he will not be allowed to visit the country.
Ahmad Shaheed told reporters at a press conference at U.N. headquarters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Did Ahmadinejad Steal Billions?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Daily Beast- An outspoken critic of the Iranian government—and son of a conservative cleric—has accused Ahmadinejad of being linked to a banking scandal.
The Iranian president is taking heat.
Speaking in an interview with Voice of America, Mehdi Khazali, the son of a high-ranking conservative cleric in Iran, recently accused Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of being directly involved in a $2.6 billion banking scam in Iran. Over the past few weeks, the scandal that has taken place inside the Iranian banking system (Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appointed the latest governor of Iran’s central bank) has turned into a tug of war among Iranian political factions. Some even believe that the scandal could push the controversial Iranian president out of office.]]></description>
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		<title>Ahmadinejad Sticks to Script in Seventh U.N. Appearance</title>
		<link>http://omidmemarian.com/2011/09/23/ahmadinejad_un/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 01:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, Sep 23, 2011 (IPS) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad&#8217;s address to the United Nations Thursday followed the script of his previous six visits to New York, with strong criticism of the United States, messianic language, and vague utopian statements on how to govern the world, Iranian-style.
He accused European countries of &#8220;still us(ing) the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hikers&#8217; Fate Exposes Fractures Between Executive and Judiciary</title>
		<link>http://omidmemarian.com/2011/09/14/hikers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, Sep 14, 2011 (IPS) - Just 24 hours after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared that two U.S. hikers who have been detained for nearly two years would be released on bail, the country's judiciary insisted that the decision remains under review. Ahmadinejad made the announcement during an interview with NBC News ahead of his departure from Tehran to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly. On Monday, Shargh Newspaper in Tehran reported that Iraqi President Jalal Talabani had mediated talks with high-ranking Iranian officials leading to the imminent release of the two U.S. citizens, Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal.]]></description>
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