Iranian Writers Protest Against Systematic Suppression of Intellectuals
Iranwire - The Writers' Association of Iran has condemned the two-year sentence handed down to writer and poet Alireza Nouri and…
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“I Will Never Perform Just for Women!”: Golnoush Khaleghi Passes Away in Exile
BBC - Golnoush Khaleghi, first Persian woman conductor and daughter of legendary composer Rouhollah Khaleghi, passed away on February 14. She…
They Shoot Kolbars, Don’t They?: An IranWire Film
Iranwire - The lead protagonists in this film are Kurdistan and the kolbars of Kurdistan. In one of Iran’s most…
“I’m not an exile”: Iranian director Keywan Karimi talks returning to the city where he was imprisoned
screendaily.com - Iranian director Keywan Karimi hasn’t had much luck when it comes to attending film festivals. When his feature Drum was…
Publication of ‘Studies in Ancient Persia and the Achaemenid Period’
PayvandNews - The Iran Heritage Foundation is pleased to announce the recent publication of a book entitled Studies in Ancient Persia…
Iran offers to help Iraq reconstruct damaged archaeological masterpiece
Al-Monitor - Part of a famed arch that was part of an ancient Persian palace in Iraq collapsed around the beginning of the year, and…
Iran Gives Director 3-Year Prison Term for Film About Journalist-Turned-Activist
VOA - Iran has sentenced a film director to an effective three-year prison term for alleged national security offenses, including…
Encyclopedia Iranica “A real tour de force” is in Peril
Radiozamaneh - A legal dispute between an Ivy League university and a foundation in New York has endangered the future…
40 Years of Failure: Official Study Reviews Iranian Lifestyles
Iranwire.com - Although the ruling clerics of Iran have been promoting their values and beliefs for more than 40 years,…
A New Official Study of Celebrities as Security Threats in Iran
iranwire.com - The Islamic Republic of Iran has generally viewed celebrity stardom in the context of how it can be…