The Farda Briefing: Iran’s Hard-Liners Attempt To Police Social Life, Cultural Tastes
RFL/RE - Iranian authorities have abruptly canceled dozens of music concerts and cultural events in recent weeks, the latest sign…
Culture
Two More Filmmakers Indicted in Iran
Iranwire - Two more filmmakers, Majid Barzegar and Mohsen Amir-Yousefi, have been summoned by a security agency and indicted with political charges, it emerged…
Filmmakers in Iran Told: Back the Regime in Public or Face Blacklisting and Travel Ban
Iranwire - Last week Mohammad Khazaee, head of the Iranian Cinema Organization, which works under the auspices of the Ministry…
Iran Increases Pressure On Filmmakers Ahead Of Release Of Blacklist
RFL/RE - Iranian security officials have stepped up their pressure on filmmakers who signed a recent statement against state repression…
Tehran Unveils Western Art Masterpieces Hidden for Decades
VOA - Some of the world’s most prized works of contemporary Western art have been unveiled for the first time…
Iran’s Female Singing Ban: Six Performers and Male Colleagues Jailed for a Year
Iranwire - In early summer 2016, a group of female singers – and the men who had worked with them…
Iranian Activist Sentenced To More Than Three Years In Prison For Attending A Concert
RFL/RE - Rights activist Maryam Karimbeigi has been sentenced to three years and seven months in prison for attending a…
Regime halts Tehran concert mid-performance amid crack-down on civil liberties
Iran-HRM - A security guard halted a concert by the Kamakan group in the middle of their performance in Tehran.…
Who’s Behind the Vigilante Mob Shutting Down Concerts in Iran?
Iranwire - Last week the Iranian pop singer Sirvan Khosravi posted a fraught note on Instagram informing his 2.3m followers that two…
Iranian Mothers Prevented From Entering Sports Event To Watch Their Children
rferl.org - The mothers of several children who were scheduled to participate in a karate competition in the northeastern Iranian…