‘I Want To Live Freely In My Country,’ Reza Pahlavi Tells French Quarterly
By Michel Taubmann*
Reza Pahlavi – the eldest son of the Shah of Iran, and a staunch adversary of the Islamic Republic of Iran -- has given a wide-ranging interview to the French quarterly Politique...
Iranian Protest Songs Are Galvanizing the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ Revolution
By Ahmad Rafat
The Iranian authorities arrested singer, musician, and activist Mehdi Yarrahi on Aug. 28 on the orders of the Tehran prosecutor’s office. The Judiciary had launched an investigation of Mr. Yarrahi following the...
Iranian Authorities Arrest Women Activists, Suspend Professors Ahead of Amini Anniversary
By Natasha Phillips
The Iranian authorities have escalated their arrests and harassment of women’s rights campaigners ahead of the anniversary of the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Jina Amini, according to an Aug. 21 report by...
Iran’s Street Art Shows Defiance, Resistance and Resilience
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US Envoy Meets Family of Iranian-German Imprisoned in Iran
By Eric Beech and Jasper Ward
WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - A U.S. envoy for Iran met on Friday with the family of Iranian-German national Jamshid Sharmahd, who was sentenced to death in February in Iran after being convicted of heading a...
Iran’s Journalists Are Prime Target In Run-Up to Mahsa Amini Anniversary
By Natasha Phillips
Journalists in Iran face further ill treatment by Iranian authorities in the run-up to the one-year anniversary of Mahsa Jina Amini’s death, according to Yegi Rezaian, the senior Middle East and North Africa researcher for the...
Islamic Republic Had A Hand In Attack on Shiraz Shrine, Says Analyst Vahedi
By Ahmad Rafat
A terrorist attack on the Shah Cheragh Shrine in Shiraz on Aug. 13 left one person dead and seven others injured, according to the local authorities.
Shortly after the attack on the Shia...
Iran State Efforts to Export Revolutionary Ideology to UK ‘Could Become a Problem if...
By Natasha Phillips
Failure to tackle the Iranian State's efforts at exporting its revolutionary ideology to the UK could become a problem if left unchallenged, according to Ali Ansari, a professor of Iranian history and director...
Iran Faces New Wave of Protests, Despite Repressive Tactics, Says Analyst Ghafouri
By Natasha Phillips
The Islamic Republic faces another wave of protests in the run-up to the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, even though it has developed new tactics and methods to suppress the...
ANALYSIS: Islamic Republic Is Defied In Muharram Religious Processions
By Hamed Mohammadi
Religious processions held across Iran during the Holy month of Muharram to mourn the martyrdom of Shia’s third Imam Hussain (626 AD-680 AD) -- the grandson of the Prophet Mohammad – were...