Celebrated Iranian Actor Mohammad Ali Keshavarz Dies At 90
By Azadeh Karimi
Mohammad Ali Keshavarz, one of Iran’s most celebrated theater and film actors, died on June 14 at Tehran’s Atiyeh hospital, where he had been admitted a few weeks earlier with acute kidney...
Oscars Selection Process Criticized by Iran’s Filmmakers
By Azadeh Karimi
The Farabi Cinema Foundation (FCF), which promotes the Islamic Republic’s film industry abroad, has selected “Finding Farideh,” a feature-length documentary, as a contender in the Best Foreign Language Film category for the...
OPINION: Why Are Iran’s Human Rights Violations Ignored by Sanction Opponents?
By Azadeh Karimi
A large number of those who voted in the last two Iranian presidential elections sincerely believed that President Hassan Rouhani was not a fanatical ideologue, but rather a moderate politician who would...
Famous Iranian Cartoonist Hassan Tofigh Dies at 95
By Azadeh Karimi
Hassan Tofigh, the renowned Iranian cartoonist and the managing editor of the satirical weekly magazine Tofigh, died of a heart attack on May 31 at Tehran’s Asia Hospital. He was 95.
“Mr. Tofigh...
Iranian Director Hossein Rajabian to Release His New Film Online for Free
By Azadeh Karimi
The Iranian film director and photographer Hossein Rajabian -- who was sentenced along with his brother, the prominent musician Mehdi Rajabian, to six years imprisonment by the Revolutionary Court in summer of...
Iran’s October Protests Left 230 Dead and 2,000 Injured, MP Says
By Azadeh Karimi
Some 230 people died and another 2,000 were injured during the violent nationwide protests over the fuel price hike in October, Mojtaba Zonnour (also spelled Zolnour), a Majlis (Iranian Parliament) deputy representing...
Iran’s Ministry of Culture Stops Release of Album Containing Rumi Poem
By Azadeh Karimi
The poetry committee of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance’s Office for Music has refused to issue a permit to Iranian singer-songwriter Mohsen Chavoshi for the release of his latest album...
Less Than 0.5% of Iranians Are Infected with COVID-19, Government Official Says
By Azadeh Karimi
Less than half a percent of the Iranian population is infected with the coronavirus, and, therefore, there is no need to pursue a policy of herd immunity, according to Hossein Erfani, the...
Iran Refuses to Release Death Toll in Recent Wave of Nationwide Protests
By Azadeh Karimi
Human rights organizations and social activists in Iran have produced extensive reports in recent days of several dead bodies being discovered near dams and riverbanks all across the country. The dead bodies...
Major Iranian Cities Should Be Quarantined to Combat Coronavirus, Expert Says
By Azadeh Karimi
A task force comprising doctors, medical researchers, and health professionals should manage the coronavirus crisis in Iran by forming a scientific and workable strategy to prevent the spread of the infection, according...
