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Maziar Bahari, December 4, 2017. (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)
March 12, 2018, 1:29 am
Tortured Iranian expat makes documentaries to educate Muslims about Holocaust
Maziar Bahari's home country imprisoned him for his education initiatives, but he continues to preach against genocide -- including at Monday's speech at the USHMM
By Cathryn J. Prince
President of the Iranian Parliament's Foreign Policy and National Security Committee Alaeddin Boroujerdi waits for the start of a press conference in Madrid, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007 (photo credit: AP/Sergio Barrenechea)
January 21, 2018, 6:17 pm
EU to host a ‘key figure’ in Iran’s violent crackdown on protests
Israeli lawmakers and Jewish groups call on European Parliament panel to cancel meeting with senior MP Alaeddin Boroujerdi
By Raphael Ahren
'We [women] should stick together and work hard in order to find our place and survive our hardship. Maybe in the time of our children, the situation will be fixed, maybe not. The only thing that matters is that we were the ones to take the first steps.' (© Marinka Masséus)
January 17, 2018, 2:49 pm
In multi-hued whirl of rebellion, Iranian women toss hijabs to the wind
Dutch photographer Marinka Masséus snaps a purely feminist protest of the current regime
By Tracy Frydberg
Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz attends the weekly government conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, October 29, 2017. (Ohad Zwigenberg/Flash90)
January 1, 2018, 9:41 pm
Minister: Why does Iran spend billions on overseas wars?
Speaking to Times of Israel Persian, Yuval Steinitz says it's 'very odd' for Tehran to waste resources on military campaigns across the region rather than boost its own economy
By Raphael Ahren and Avi Davidi
Iranian-born journalist Neda Amin at the The Times of Israel's Jerusalem office, August 10, 2017 (Tamar Pileggi/TOI)
August 10, 2017, 2:55 pm
Safe in Jerusalem, Iranian blogger thanks Israel for ‘saving’ her
Hours after landing in Israel, ToI Persian's Neda Amin, who feared she faced deportation to her native country, says she has Jewish roots and would love to stay here
By Raphael Ahren
Commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari, October 9, 2013. (CC BY 4.0 Tasnim News/Wikipedia)
March 18, 2017, 1:18 pm
Iran MPs criticize social media arrests ahead of elections
With May's vote for president approaching, one lawmaker directly castigates Revolutionary Guards for interfering in politics
By AFP
A Yaser missile is displayed by the Iranian army in front of a portrait of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a parade marking National Army Day at the mausoleum of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini just outside Tehran, Iran, April 18, 2013. (AP/Vahid Salemi, File)
September 15, 2016, 3:14 pm
After nuke deal was signed, Iran dissidents came to Israel to discuss its consequences
Unprecedented and secretive conference, convened in wake of pact, brought former Iranian ministers, diplomats, activists and others to Jewish state
By Dov Lieber
Illustrative photo of a prison in Iran (CC BY-SA Ehsan Iran/Wikipedia)
April 26, 2016, 3:46 pm
Iran jails 4 journalists ‘linked to hostile Western governments’
Sentences of 5-10 years handed down for criticizing Supreme Leader Khamenei and former president Ahmadinejad
By AFP
Illustrative: Mohammad Nourizad appears with a bloody face after protesting outside the home of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khaminei, October 14, 2014 (photo credit: courtesy/Abazar Noorizad)
May 6, 2015, 7:38 pm
From ally to dissident, Iran activist defies the ayatollahs
Once estranged from his father, filmmaker Abazar Noorizad wants to bring his struggle to the silver screen
By Elhanan Miller
Sadegh Zibakalam, a professor at the University of Tehran (photo credit: YouTube screen cap)
From the WebApril 9, 2015, 6:41 am
Iran’s outspoken moderate calls deal ‘turning point’
Tehrani professor Sadegh Zibakalam question's hardliners' attitudes on nuclear accord and Israel, the Guardian reports
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, left, Head of Iranian Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi, second left, Special Assistant to Iranian president Hossein Fereydoun, second right, and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wait for the start of a meeting with Britain, Russia, China, France, Germany, European Union and the U.S. officials at the Beau Rivage Palace Hotel in Lausanne, Switzerland Monday, March 30, 2015, during Iran nuclear talks (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)
March 31, 2015, 11:11 am
Iran reporter covering nuke talks seeks political asylum
Amir Hossein Motaghi worked previously for President Hassan Rouhani, defected to West while abroad
By AFP
Rich Kids of Tehran page on Instagram (photo credit: screen capture)
December 25, 2014, 6:07 pm
Iran censoring ‘offensive’ Instagram pictures
Government claims to begin filtering, not blocking content on social networks deemed unsuitable by the state
By AFP
Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi at a rally in Tehran, 2009 (photo credit: CC BY-Hamed Saber/Wikimedia Commons)
December 7, 2014, 11:54 pm
Iran students urge Rouhani to free opposition heads
Protesters call for ending house arrest of former presidential candidates turned regime critics
By AFP
Ghoncheh Ghavami (screen capture: BBC)
November 23, 2014, 9:17 pm
UK woman out on bail from Iranian prison
British-Iranian imprisoned in June after attempting to attend men's volleyball match
By AFP
British-Iranian wannabe volleyball fan Ghoncheh Ghavami, who was arrested in June 2014 for trying to attend a volleyball match. (screen capture: YouTube)
November 9, 2014, 11:32 pm
Volleyball federation punishes Iran for barring female fans
Tehran snubbed as host a week after British-Iranian woman jailed for attempting to attend match
By AFP
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