Tag: Forbidden Freedom

A conservative news website in Iran published the leaked contents of a contract between the Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance and a private company, charging that the Ministry has outsourced book censorship

Iran’s traditional clerics see smaller families, empowered women and global lifestyles as threats that cross political borders, but they find it hard to confront modern changes with their outdated tools and methods

An Appeals Court has upheld an eight-month sentence for a renowned Iranian author, poet, and member of Iran Writers Association (IWA)

Lambasting the Islamic Republic’s judiciary for accusing journalists and political activists of “intelligence-related crimes,” former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami has also criticized the government and Majles (parliament) for standing idly by

Nikan Khosravi and Arash Ilkhani, members of the Iranian heavy metal band Confess, have left Iran to escape prosecution and prison for their art

Iran did not allow foreign participants and guests to attend an electronic music festival, according to the official in charge of organizing the event in late July

The Cannes Film Festival has called for the “immediate and unconditional” release of Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof while asking festivals, cinemas, and artists around the world to do the same

Social media users in Tehran reported on Wednesday July 24 that security officers have prevented a commemoration session to pay tribute to Iran’s renowned modern poet Ahmad Shamlou

Award-winning Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced to one year in prison after being convicted of “spreading propaganda” against the Islamic republic, a charge that is often brought against intellectuals and critics of the Iranian establishment

Six young men and three young women beat up a cleric in Meshkin Dasht, a small town near Tehran on Thursday, Iranian media revealed on Sunday July 21