The government of Iran recently sentenced a blogger to 14 years in prison for expressing his views on political issues on the web, according to Human Rights Watch. “The Iranian government is sending a message to its critics: keep silent or face years in prison,” said Widney Brown, deputy program director of Human Rights Watch. Click here to read the full story.
GE recently announced it would quit doing business in Iran. Quit? Isn’t it illegal for US businesses to be operating there? “American companies are forbidden by law from doing business in Iran, but many have gotten around the law by working through foreign subsidiaries,” reports NPR. Listen to the story.
