Defiant Iranian Actress Barred from Participating in Vienna Festival
Iranwire - Iranian security institutions have prevented acclaimed actress Fatemeh Motamed-Arya, who has expressed solidarity with the "Woman, Life, Freedom"…
Culture
Official Warns Iranian Film Industry Over Dissent After Cannes Festival
RFL/RE - The head of the Cinema Organization of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has warned the country's…
Iranian Artists’ Group Calls For Cultural Figures To Reject Edicts Of Guidance Ministry
RFL/RE - A group of Iranian artists has called on the country's cultural figures to reject the legitimacy of the Islamic republic's…
Iranian American Wins Pulitzer Prize
VOA - Iranian American Sanaz Toossi won the Pulitzer Prize in drama Monday for her play English. The play takes place…
Enforcement of Forced Hijab Could be a “Tourist Attraction,” Iranian Minister Says
Iranwire - Iran’s minister of cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts has suggested that the authorities' crackdown on women without a…
Iran and Its Culture War
gatestoneinstitute.org - It was supposed to be a routine remake of scores of reportages offered by the official TV each…
Women without Hijab Banned from Iran’s Museums, Historical Sites
Iranwire - Women without a mandatory hijab are now banned from museums and historical sites, in yet another move showing…
In Iran, hardliners successfully orchestrate takeover of state TV
Al-Monitor — State TV has long been recognized as one of the most powerful and influential institutions in the Islamic Republic…
In Retribution, Iran’s Authorities Impose Drastic Changes to Movie Billboards
Iranwire - Iranian authorities forced the staff of the film “World War III” to remove the name of its director…
New Film “Rise” Pays Tribute To Iranian Protesters’ “Bravery”
Iranwire - As Iranians were celebrating Nowruz, the Persian New Year, a short film paying tribute to the women-led protest…