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Cannes 2024 review: 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig'

Mohammad Rasoulof examines Iran's contemporary tensions through the internalization of turmoil by a family of four. It's a suspenseful and bold call to arms for those who refuse to sit down and accept tyranny.

25/05/2024

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Iranian filmmaker sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging

Days prior to the premiere of his latest film at the Cannes Film Festival, the Iranian court found Rasoulof’s films and documentaries to be “examples of collusion with the intention of committing a crime against the security of the country.”

09/05/2024

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The new film by Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof has been selected for Cannes' Competition line-up. However, the crew of 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' have been interrogated by Iranian authorities and banned from leaving the country.

01/05/2024

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Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to death

Popular rapper Toomaj Salehi has been sentenced to death in Iran, for supporting nationwide protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini.

29/04/2024

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Iran ramps up executions as Western countries’ attention falters

Iran continues to execute ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ protesters as Western countries fail to exercise the same pressure on the country’s government they did in late 2022 and early 2023.

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Fears grow for Iran protesters amid record executions

The Islamic Republic was shaken by the largest - and most significant - wave of anti-government dissent in decades last year.

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Iran sends hip-hop artist who rapped about hijab protests back to jail

Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi was previously charged with "corruption on Earth" and was released from prison two weeks ago after more than a year in custody.

01/12/2023

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Euroviews. The women of Iran deserve a tough EU line

Mahsa Amini’s example continues to challenge us, in Sweden, in Europe and beyond to dare to tell the truth and stand up for what is right, which is why I nominated her for this year's Sakharov Prize, MEP David Lega writes.

18/09/2023

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How has Mahsa Amini's death impacted Iran?

The 22-year-old's death on 16 September sparked one of the largest - and most significant - waves of dissent to shake the Islamic Republic in years.

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Euroviews. The West turned its gaze away from Iran. The cruelties continued

More than 30 years ago, the regime in Tehran tried to silence me. My heart aches for the young women imprisoned and still suffering in Iran today, Nasrin Parvaz writes.

28/07/2023

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Iran bans film festival over poster of actress without hijab

The poster features Iranian actress Susan Taslimi in the 1982 film 'The Death of Yazdguerd'.

24/07/2023

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Art and Resistance: Making murals to protest against Iran's crackdown

As the "Women, Life, Freedom" movement in Iran continues amid the fierce backlash from the government, Euronews Culture spoke to Ghazaleh Rastgar, a Persian multidisciplinary artist who's spreading her message around the globe painting murals in support of the revolution.

22/04/2023

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Protests in Iran: what is happening six months on?

The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini on the 16th of September 2022 triggered a social uprising in Iran, and the repression by the theocratic regime has been ruthless. Six months since the beginning of the crisis, what is the situation in Iran?

16/03/2023

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Acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi is released from Evin Prison

His release from the notorious Evin Prison in Tehran was confirmed by the Independent Center for Human Rights in Iran and Panahi’s lawyer

03/02/2023

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Imprisoned Iranian director Jafar Panahi declares hunger strike

“This arrest was more like banditry and hostage-taking than the execution of a judicial sentence,” Panahi writes.

03/02/2023

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EU faces calls to label Iran's Revolutionary Guard as terrorist group

Germany, France and the Netherlands are among the member states that have expressed support for the idea.

23/01/2023

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Watch: Thousands flock to Strasbourg in support of Iran protesters

Strasbourg saw thousands gather in support of the Iranian protesters. An estimated 12,000 people from all over Europe gathered to call on the European Union to blacklist the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation.

17/01/2023

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Pro-regime Iranians protest against cartoons outside French embassy

Dozens of pro-regime Iranians protested outside the French embassy in Tehran on Wednesday, following another satirical cartoon controversy.

13/01/2023

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Charlie Hebdo enrages Iran again with new cartoons deemed offensive

France is facing fresh rage from Tehran after Charlie Hebdo published images depicting Iran's Supreme Leader in cartoons considered vulgar by Tehran.

05/01/2023

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Iran frees top actress Taraneh Alidoosti jailed for government protest

Taraneh Alidoosti was freed on bail from the notorious Evin Prison in Tehran three weeks after her arrest over Instagram posts in support of the Iran-wide protests against the Islamic Republic and its regime.

04/01/2023