- 14th September 2010
Appendix: Iranian Officials’ Replies to Human Rights Oriented Questions in Previous Interviews
Interview in which questions pertaining to human rights were asked (most recent first):
1. George Stephanopoulos – ABC News
2. Kim Bildsoe – Dutch TV
3. Jon Snow – Channel 4 UK
4. Katie Couric – CBS Evening News
5. Charlie Rose – PBS (September 2009)
6. Larry King – CNN (September 2009)
7. Diane Sawyer – ABC
8. Christiane Amanpour – CNN
9. Amy Goodman – Democracy Now
10. Larry King – CNN (September 2008)
11. Ann Curry – NBC
Interviews in which no human rights issues were raised:
Charlie Rose’s Interview with Mohammad Khazaee – Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations - December 6, 2007
Part One: http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/8822
Part Two: http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/8827
Charlie Rose – An Hour with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad – August 22, 2008
http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/10612
Charlie Rose Interview with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran – May 3, 2010
http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/10990
Charlie Rose – A Conversation with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad – September 24, 2007
http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/8707
A conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki by Charlie Rose – October 6, 2008
http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/9293
Russia Today Interviews Ahmadinejad – May 2010
NEW YORK TIMES: An Interview with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad by Neal Macfarquahr – May 4 2010
http://video.nytimes.com/video/2010/05/05/world/1247467777813/an-interview-with-mahmoud-ahmadinejad.html
Ahmadinejad’s Interview with NBC Nightly News’ Brian Williams – September 2006
Ahmadinejad’s Interview with NBC Nightly News’ Brian Williams – July 28, 2008
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeSRTfWkVdc
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57uW5kZqSZg
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ITb4SAjICM
Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvCQILXmdEU
George Stephanopoulos of ABC’s ‘This Week’ Interviews Ahmadinejad – April 27, 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI9sPW6_Le0
Ahmadinejad’s Interview with Al-Jazeera’s Alireza Ronaghi – March 20, 2009
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