VOA — The White House on Monday assailed Iran’s crackdown on protests over the death of a young woman held in captivity by the country’s morality police for failing to properly cover... Read more »
VOA — Thousands of people gathered in several countries Sunday to condemn Iran’s crackdown on protests in that country that began after the death of a young woman while in police custody.... Read more »
VOA — WASHINGTON — The United States on Sunday rejected Iranian reports that Tehran’s release of two detained Americans will lead to the unfreezing of Iranian funds abroad. Baquer Namazi, 85, was permitted... Read more »
VOA — CAIRO — Protests were reported Saturday at more than half a dozen Iranian universities as government security forces scrambled to crack down, firing at protesters in the capital, Tehran. The... Read more »
VOA — OTTAWA, ONTARIO — Several thousand people marched in Montreal and other Canadian cities Saturday in solidarity with protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran’s... Read more »
VOA — HONG KONG — Rights group Open Stadiums has called on FIFA to throw Iran out of the World Cup finals in Qatar in November because of the country’s treatment of... Read more »
VOA — As protests in Iran over the death of a young woman in police custody spread to about 80 cities, authorities have responded by arresting protesters and journalists, many of them... Read more »
VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Iranian anti-government protesters chanted from windows and rooftops in parts of Tehran early Thursday, but there were no reports of street protests in the country’s... Read more »
VOA — The United States imposed new sanctions Thursday against several companies that facilitate trade in Iranian oil and petrochemical products. The U.S. Treasury Department issued a statement and warned it would take more... Read more »
Shahrokh Ahkami ـــ Persian Heritage #106, Fall 2022 ـــ I was reflecting on what subject to write about for this editorial. Suddenly I came across a WhatsApp post, written by a credible... Read more »