Fear 'Very Palpable' Inside Iran As Election Anniversary Approaches

By Ladan Nekoomaram
 

http://www.rferl.org/content/Fear_Very_Palpable_Inside_Iran_As_Election_Anniversary_Approaches/2057327.html

As the first anniversary of Iran's disputed presidential election nears, human rights activists in Washington are pushing Congress to support stronger action against human rights violations that have occurred in Iran within the past year.

The latest report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) calls for the identification of key human rights violators in Iran, followed by travel bans and the freezing of assets. The list includes the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the interior minister, the intelligence minister, the head of the judiciary, the prosecutor-general, and the head of the Basij militia.