Jafar Panahi’s documentary This is Not a Film, made in collaboration with Mojtaba MirTahmasb, has been shortlisted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for January’s Oscar nominations.
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Iranian sociologist, Ehsan Naraghi passed away
Ehsan Naraghi, an Iranian sociologist and writer passes away at 86 years of age. Naraghi (born in 1926 in Kashan), who was recently discharged from the hospital, died at his home at 3:00 a.m on Saturday due to old age.
THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM (Part 7)
THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM by Edward FitzGerald 61 The mighty Mahmud, the victorious Lord, That all the misbelieving and black Horde Of Fears and Sorrows that infest the Soul Scatters and slays with his enchanted Sword.
Why We Should ‘Adopt’ Iranian Women Prisoners of Conscience
The plight of Iranian women prisoners of conscience was under the radar. Now that many names of those in Evin prison have been published, these courageous women must not be forgotten and the Iranian government should be pressured for their immediate release.
Iranian Government Denies Prisoner of Conscience Abdollah Momeni Family Visits
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, the wife of prisoner of conscience Abdollah Momeni said that she has been repeatedly denied visits to her husband who is imprisoned at Iran’s Evin Prison.
Jailed Iranian rights lawyer in ‘good health’
Jailed Iranian rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, who has been held in solitary confinement and reportedly began a hunger strike last month, is in “good health,” Iran’s top human rights official said Tuesday.
European Parliament urges Iranian authorities to stop human rights violations
The Iranian blogger Sattar Behesht was arrested and tortured to death by Iran’s cyber-police known also as Fata. Sattar Behesht had been accused that he was acting against the national security. The European Parliament published yesterday a new resolution on human rights situation in Iran.
Jailed Iranian Rights Lawyer On ‘Unlimited’ Hunger Strike
Jailed Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, who has reportedly been on hunger strike for more than a month, appears determined to continue the act of protest indefinitely.
Acclaimed Iranian Filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi Speaks Out about Brother’s Arrest
Family Fears for His Health, Asks Government for Guarantees Bahman Ghobadi, a prominent Iranian filmmaker known for such award-winning films as “A Time For Drunken Horses,” and “Turtles Can Fly,” told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran today that his brother, Behrouz, was arrested on November 4.
Haemophiliac Iranian Boy ‘Dies After Sanctions Disrupt Medicine Supplies’
A teenage Iranian boy suffering from haemophilia has died due to a shortage of medicine in the country.