Today’s
Womanwill discuss with guest Ms. Roya Kashefi the Iranian women
movement's
potential nomination for the United Nations Human Rights Award. Ms.
Kashefi is
head of the Human Rights committee for the Association of Iranian
Researchers
and will be joining us from Paris. The last segment will focus on the
proposed
family law bill in Iran with phoner guest Ms. Narges Mohamadi, Vice
President
of Human Rights Defenders Committee in Iran.
News
and Viewswill continue its reporting that Iran hanged 29 people at
dawn on
Sunday after they had been convicted of murder, drug trafficking and
other
crimes. All were hanged inside Evin prison, north of the capital.
NaV
will offer any available advance information from tonight’s NBC Brian
Williams
interview with Pres. Ahmadinejad.
Iran’s pres. is expected to say Iran is “seeking common ground”
with the
US and offers support to the idea of a US interests section in Tehran.
Dr.
Reza Taghizadeh, an expert on Iranian affairs, especially the nuclear
issue,
will be a phoner guest from Glasgow on NAV -- to discuss the latest in
the
Iranian nuclear situation, as well as the visit of India’s Exterior
Minister to
Iran.
Iran is likely totry to gain
India'ssupport forher applicationto join the
UNSecurity Council next year.
Roundtablehosts
Mr. Menashe Amir, journalist & political analyst, to discuss the
aftermath
of McCain & Obama trips to the Middle East.
Late
Editionreports on the situation in Turkey. There is also a medical wrap up, a live interview with musician
Shahkar
Bineshpajoh, a story on the passing of Egyptian film director Youssef
Chahine,
and coverage of the US comic book convention “Comic Con.”
Newstalkhosts human rights activist Elahae Hicks for a discussion
of human rights in Iran and around the world.