This item from Human Rights Watch (HRW) explores the difficulties encountered by the independent reformist press in Iran in the face of determined conservative efforts to suppress it and prosecute journalists. The 21-page report also considers recent threats to the Iranian Press Law of 1985 and makes recommendations to the Government of Iran and the international community. This report is offered...

Iran's reformists are predicting their first parliamentary majority after today's election in Iran. A very large turnout is expected in today's polling, largely seen as a referendum on President's reform drive. Close to 6,000 candidates, including a record 513 women, are vying for 290 seats in the Majlis. A key factor in the election will be Iran's young people: two-thirds of the population are...