VOA — PARIS — Exiled Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani said Tuesday that she was filled with admiration for the protesters in Iran: “beautiful, feminine, hair in the wind, asking simply for freedom.”... Read more »
VOA — Iran intensified its crackdown Tuesday on protests stemming from the death of a 22-year-old woman who authorities claim had been detained by the morality police for failing to properly wear... Read more »
Protests in Iran over the death of a 22-year-old woman have spread to workers in the oil and gas sector, online videos appear to show. Videos posted on social media Monday show... Read more »
VOA — SULIMANIYAH, IRAQ — Growing up under a repressive system, Sharo, a 35-year-old university graduate, never thought she would hear words of open rebellion spoken out loud. Read more »
VOA — DUBAI — Female students in Tehran chanted “Get lost” on Saturday as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited their university campus and condemned protesters enraged by the death of a young... Read more »
VOA — Fountains in Tehran appeared to be pouring blood Friday after an artist turned their waters red to reflect a deadly crackdown amid weeks of protests sparked by the death in... Read more »
VOA — WASHINGTON — The United States on Thursday sanctioned seven senior Iranian leaders for their role in shutting down the country’s internet access and the crackdown on dissidents protesting the death... Read more »
VOA — Oscar-winning actors Marion Cotillard and Juliette Binoche, as well as other French stars of screen and music, filmed themselves chopping off locks of their hair in a video posted Wednesday... Read more »
VOA — President Joe Biden said Tuesday the U.S. plans to “impose further costs” this week on Iran for assaulting protesters demonstrating against the government for the death of a young woman... Read more »
VOA — Iran has recently sent new military reinforcements to its western borders close to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and threatened to launch a cross-border ground invasion into Iraqi Kurdistan against... Read more »