The Islamic Republic has sentenced a Radio Farda (the Farsi-language voice of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) reporter to jail, and she now has the disgusting choice between going to Tehran for punishment or, as Jeff Gedmin of RFE/RL rightly puts it, having her aged mother thrown out on the street.

This, and the regime’s unending persecution of anyone who tells the truth about the catastrophe they have visited on the Iran people, shows how desperate the mullahs are to prevent the world from knowing the facts about their miserable accomplishments. And–good news–it shows that Radio Farda is having a real impact. Otherwise the mullahs wouldn’t be working so feverishly to silence it. Here’s the full story.