Actor Nazanin Boniadi asks world to back Iran women protests
Actor Nazanin Boniadi is urging the world to back the protests in her native Iran calling for women’s rights and politic...
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Iran singer who faces prison wins Grammy for protest anthem
An Iranian singer who faces possible prison time for his song that’s become an anthem to the ongoing protests shaking th...
Iran releases prominent actress who protested executions
Local media are reporting that Iran has released a prominent actress nearly three weeks after she was jailed for express...
US World Cup win over Iran draws 15.5M on US broadcasts
The United States’ 1-0 win over Iran that earned the Americans berth in the World Cup knockout rounds was seen by nearly...
Oscar winners chop off their hair for protesters in Iran
Oscar-winning actors Marion Cotillard and Juliette Binoche, as well as other French stars of screen and music, have film...
Iran arrests 3rd outspoken filmmaker in escalating crackdown
Iranian authorities have arrested an internationally renowned filmmaker, the third Iranian director to be locked up in l...
Filmmaker: Officials arrest Iran movie industry workers
An award-wining Iranian filmmaker says authorities have raided the offices and homes of several filmmakers and other ind...
Iran's Iraj Pezeshkzad, who wrote 'My Uncle Napoleon,' dies
An Iranian author whose bestselling comic novel, “My Uncle Napoleon,” lampooned Persian culture’s self-aggrandizing and...
Feds charge 4 in Iran plot to kidnap US resident, 4 others
An Iranian intelligence officer and three members of an Iranian intelligence network have been charged in Manhattan with...
Iran spy TV show ignites controversy for 2nd season
A controversial Iranian TV spy thriller is once again generating buzz in the Islamic Republic