Iran Detains Local Baha’i Theatre Figure; Whereabouts Unknown
Iranwire - Iranian police arrested a member of Iran’s persecuted Baha'i religious minority on Tuesday and took him to an unknown…
Culture
Over 100 Iranian artists reportedly detained, banned after siding with protests
Al-Monitor - Iran’s main motion picture association, publicly known as the House of Cinema, has compiled a list of more…
Film Committee Highlights Treatment Of Iranian Cinema, Theater Artists
RFL/RE - A film committee in Iran has collected a list of 100 Iranian cinematographers and music and theater artists…
Iran Protests: Actress Alidoosti Posts Picture Of Herself Without Hijab
Iranwire - One of Iran’s most prominent actresses has posted a picture of herself on Instagram without a headscarf to…
Iran arrests dissident rapper amid anti-government protests
Al-Monitor — Iranian security forces have arrested popular singer and social activist Toomaj Salehi in the western province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari.…
Iran film festival faces membership suspension and withdrawals amid unrest
Al-Monitor — The 39th edition of the Tehran International Short Film Festival (TISFF), which is the oldest of its kind…
Iran Bars Filmmaker From Travel to London Fest ‘Over Support for Protests’
VOA - An Iranian filmmaker said the Islamic republic barred him from travelling to the London Film Festival over his…
Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker collects awards in prison
Al-Monitor - The 79th edition of the Venice Film festival wrapped Sept. 10 with yet another prize for internationally acclaimed Iranian filmmaker…
Iranian Filmmaker Arrested As Cultural Crackdown Continues
RFL/RE - Iranian filmmaker Ali Ahmadzadeh has been arrested, the latest in a series of detentions of cultural and activist…
Thousands Turn Out In Tehran For Funeral Of Iranian Poet Houshang Ebtehaj
RFL/RE - Thousands of Iranians attended a funeral procession in Tehran for prominent poet Houshang Ebtehaj, whose life and work…