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Iran has launched a new crackdown on women defying its strict dress code
NBC News via Yahoo News· 7 days agoIran has launched a major new crackdown on women defying the country’s strict dress code, deploying...
Iranian director sentenced to flogging, jail and fine for ‘collusion against national security’
The Independent via Yahoo News· 7 days agoActor Taraneh Alidoosti, who played the lead, spent almost three weeks in jail over her support for...
Iranian hard-liners firmly in charge of parliament after runoff election
Los Angeles Times· 4 days agoIran’s hard-liners won most of the remaining seats in an election runoff to give them full control over the country’s parliament, authorities said Saturday while not sharing ...
Award-winning director Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to prison in Iran ahead of Cannes
WMBD - FOX 43 Peoria· 7 days agoThe award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison and...
Mohammad Rasoulof Flees Iran After Prison Sentence, and Ahead of Cannes Premiere
Indiewire via Yahoo News· 3 days agoRasoulof has been banned from leaving Iran since 2017. He served jail time from July 2022 to...
Moment Iran’s ‘morality police’ tackle woman for ‘refusing to cover her hair’
The US Sun· 3 days agoThe teenage girl was reportedly cornered by an officer for refusing to cover her hair, violating ...
Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker flees to Europe after prison and flogging sentence
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe filmmaker, whose latest work “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” is set to premiere at the Cannes Film...
Iranian filmmaker flees to Europe after prison sentence ahead of his Cannes premiere - The Morning...
The Morning Sun· 3 days agoAfter being sentenced to eight years in prison, the award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof...
Many Iranian Jews in ‘Tehrangeles’ say their allegiance is to Israel, not Iran
NBC Universal via AOL· 4 days agoAs pro-Palestinian protesters clash with counter-protesters at U.S. colleges, among the most vocal...