Some Family Of Former Iranian President Detained

Courtesy NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 06/22/2009 - 6:31am

The unrest in Iran took a new twist Sunday when several relatives of former Iranian president Hashemi Rafsanjani were briefly detained.

His daughter Faezeh was among the family members detained. In 1998, Jacki Lyden spent two weeks with Faezeh and talks with Renee Montagne about the experience.

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