The Iranian Writers’ Association says combatting censorship, a significant tool of suppression, is crucial to safeguarding freedom of speech against government tyranny. The statement, issued on the Day Against
Iranian human rights activists have denounced the continued imprisonment of two men arrested during last year’s nationwide protests despite being granted bail. The pair are among eight jailed defendants in the
Iranian security forces used rape and sexual violence to torture, punish and inflict lasting physical and psychological damage on protesters as young as 12 during the country’s nationwide protests last year
Iranian authorities have arrested famous pop singer Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, known by his stage name Tataloo, after Turkish police turned him over to Iran, the judiciary said Wednesday. Maghsoudloo, 36, a singer
Ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck three commercial ships Sunday in the Red Sea, while a U.S. warship shot down three drones in self-defense during the hourslong assault, the U.S. military
Iranian authorities have arrested a popular singer who had criticized the government after he was handed over by police in Turkey, the official IRNA news agency reported Wednesday. Amirhossein Maghsoudloo, better
While the West clamors over artificial intelligence and the latest gadgets to make their lives easier, Christians in Iran prepare for the worst. Hardline clerics are exploring how AI can help them
Tens of millions of Iranians have already watched a prohibited music video produced by a foreign-based Iranian singer and banned by government censors. The editor of moderate Rouydad24 website in Tehran, Farhad
In the upcoming budget bill for Iran in the next year, the General Staff of the Armed Forces has been granted permission to sell crude oil and gas condensate, up to a monthly limit of 134 trillion ...
A new report by a human rights group which closely follows how many prisoners are executed in Iran each month offers a chilling look at the surge in capital punishment there. The Hengaw Organization for Human Rights
The surge in Black Friday sales for businesses operating on Instagram in Iran indicates the ongoing popularity of the platform despite a government ban. Podro, a social commerce and logistics company that provides