Monday
Jan072013
Iran Live Coverage: Threatening the Reformists
Monday, January 7, 2013 at 9:42See also Iran Special: 5 Steps for a Breakthrough in the Nuclear Talks
Sunday's Iran Live Coverage: The Smog Shuts Down Tehran
2131 GMT: Political Prisoner Watch. Labour activist Reza Shehabi has been released from prison on furlough after 23 days on hunger strike.
2108 GMT: Religious Prisoner Watch. Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, the Christian convert re-arrested on Christmas Day after serving nearly three years in prison, was freed today, according to individuals close to the pastor and his family.
Nadarkhani was initially released in November. He had been charged with apostasy and sentenced to death before a higher court commuted the sentence.