Persian Primetime lineup 2/25

Today's Woman: The show will focus on the Academy Awards including the nominees and winners of the best actor and best actress categories. Also, the nomination of Marjane Satrapi’s film Persepolis will be discussed.

News & Views: We will cover reports that the six mediators in the settlement of the Iranian nuclear program will meet in Washington on February 25, says a diplomatic source. The Iranian nuclear program will be discussed in the context of the new UN Security Council resolution on Iran. We will have live comments by State spokesman David Foley on this story. We will advance reporting on a video that shows crowds rioting against the Iranian regime. The riot broke out in Tehran on the weekend when the Iranian Chastity Police attempted to arrest a young woman they said was inappropriately dressed. Iran on Monday jailed the editor of a hardline Web site after it published an unprecedented personal attack on revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's grandson, the Fars news agency reported. Hassan Nobakhtian, the managing editor of the Nosazi (Reconstruction) Web site, was taken to Tehran's Evin prison.

Roundtable: Mr. Elez Biberaj, VOA's Eurasia Division Director, discusses Kosovo's recent declaration of independence and it's geopolitical implications.

Late Edition reports the latest on the volatility along the Gaza border.

NewsTalk: Latest on human rights in Iran. Guests include contributor Elahe Hicks and writer/activist Shokouh Mirzadegi.