Rage Against the Regime: Iran, review: extraordinary bravery in the face of cruelty
Bravery comes in many forms. In Tehran, a woman named Vida Movahed stood on a box in the street, her hair uncovered, holding ...
Iran’s regime is close to crumbling following Trump’s victory, says opposition group
The Iranian regime is closer to being toppled than ever following Donald Trump’s election victory, a leading opposition group ...
To attend his Cannes premiere, he fled an Iranian prison sentence. The film is worth it
Director Mohammad Rasoulof is banned at home in Iran but continues to make prize-winning work, including his latest thriller, ...
Review: A tense household becomes a metaphor for Iran’s divisions in ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’
The latest drama by Mohammad Rasoulof won the embattled filmmaker a prize at Cannes, though not before he had to flee his ...
"The Seed of the Sacred Fig" explores the ideology of Iranian family members who "submit to power"
Mohammad Rasoulof's provocative film has been banned in Iran, but Germany has submitted it for Oscar consideration ...
Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire: Displaced Lebanese begin to head home as guns, bombs fall silent
Lebanese civilians began flooding south back to their homes after a cease-fire between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah came ...
What’s on TV tonight: Rage Against the Regime: Iran, After the Party, and more
Iran BBC Two, 9pm If a documentary can be a cry of pain, this is it. The oppression and injustice of the Islamist regime in ...
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Review: ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Bears Rebellious Fruit
The Village Voice review's Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof's rebellious new film, "The Seed of the Sacred Fig." ...
TASS1d
UK ambassador to Russia gets note of protest over false info on embassy’s officer
According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, "Wilkes Pryor, deliberately stated false information about himself as he was seeking a permission to enter our country" ...
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Mohammad Rasoulof left Iran after making his most daring film
Dissident filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof talks about how he escaped Iran on foot after making his new political thriller, The ...
Stars and Stripes2dOpinion
Who will be Iran’s next (and last) supreme leader?
As Supreme Leader, Khamenei has endorsed thousands of arrests and arbitrary executions of dissidents at home and abroad. He ...
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Jewish Press2dOpinion
Empower Iranians Seeking Change and Freedom
Countries should be cutting diplomatic ties with Iran, imposing and enforcing serious primary and secondary sanctions, putting military options on the table, and fully supporting Israel and the incomi ...