▁as ▁those ▁in ▁Washington ▁who ▁seek ▁a ▁t ough er ▁line ▁on ▁Iran . ▁A ▁few ▁challeng es ▁he ▁highlight s ▁are ▁Radio ▁F arda ▁journal ists ▁being ▁un just ly ▁conv icted ▁of ▁cr imes ▁against ▁the ▁state , ▁and ▁millions ▁of ▁dollars ▁spent ▁on ▁jam ming ▁Radio ▁F arda ▁broadcast s . ▁▁ ▁He ▁also ▁goes ▁into ▁detail ▁about ▁the ▁fine ▁line ▁Radio ▁F arda ▁must ▁walk ▁to ▁present ▁itself ▁as ▁objective ▁and ▁accurate ▁news ▁source ▁to ▁its ▁audience ▁even ▁though ▁it ▁is ▁con gression ally ▁fund ed ▁through ▁the ▁Broadcast ing ▁Board ▁of ▁Govern ors . ▁ ▁An ▁Iran ian - American ▁journalist ▁working ▁for ▁Radio ▁F arda , ▁Par n az ▁Az ima , ▁was ▁b anned ▁from ▁leaving ▁Iran ▁after ▁her ▁trip ▁to ▁the ▁country . ▁She ▁had ▁entered ▁Iran ▁to ▁visit ▁her ▁a iling ▁mother . ▁She ▁was ▁ja iled ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁released ▁in ▁August . ▁Her ▁pass port ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁her ▁on ▁a ▁ 5 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁U . S . ▁D ollar ▁b ail . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁I ason ▁Ath an asi ad is ▁of ▁The ▁Christian ▁Science ▁Mon itor , ▁the ▁Prag ue - head qu arter ed ▁Radio ▁F arda ▁was ▁at ▁first ▁" tol er ated " ▁by ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁Republic , ▁unlike ▁" the ▁Washington - based ▁Vo ice ▁of ▁America ", ▁and ▁" regular ly ▁interview ed ▁Iran ian ▁polit icians ". ▁ ▁However , ▁on ▁February