Iranian Authorities Arrests Organizers of Nowruz Celebration
HRW - On March 23, 2022, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) reported that Iranian authorities arrested at least 20 people after…
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Much Misogynist Ado: Body-Positive BBC Persian Reporter Responds to Online Critics
Iranwire -- Last week Faranak Amidi, a BBC World Service presenter and women's affairs reporter for BBC Persian, posted fresh…
USCIRF wishes a happy #Nowruz to communities celebrating around the world.
Shabtabnews - In a twitter statement USCIRF wishes a happy #Nowruz to communities celebrating around the world. May this be…
Iranian Translator Refuses Book Award To Protest Against ‘Irrational’ Censorship
Iranwire - An Iranian mathematician and philosophy lecturer has rejected his award for the country's book of the year "in protest at…
A Lullaby for Refugees: Iranian Composer Bijan Mortazavi’s New Video
Iranwire - Bijan Mortazavi, an Iranian composer and singer-songwriter, has released a new music video entitled Lalaie, orLullaby. First published by…
‘I Can’t Stand It Anymore’: Prominent Iranian Filmmaker Blasts State Censorship
RFL/RE - Iranian filmmaker Dariush Mehrjui is no stranger to state censorship. The prominent director has had to fight restrictions…
Better Days: When Baha’is and Muslims Coexisted in Iran
Iranwire- Baha’is are the largest non-Muslim religious minority in Iran – yet they are not recognized by the Islamic Republic’s constitution.…
Why do Iranian Police Have a Problem With Valentine’s Day?
Iranwire - Valentine’s Day is a relatively new addition to the Iranian calendar, but a popular one. In the last…
The Baroness Who Photographed 1950s Iran
RFL/RE - A rare collection of color images made by a European woman who traveled throughout Iran as modernization and…
How a Textbook in Iran Portrays Minorities and Identity
Iranwire - The Quarterly Journal of Strategic Studies recently published a study, Identity Policy, Education and National Security in Iran, which…