In a controversial move by the Iranian judiciary, two women Iranian journalists, Elaheh Mohammadi and Niloufar Hamedi, have been sentenced to prison for their reporting on the death of Mahsa Amini. Amini’s tragic death in custody on September 16, 2022, following her arrest by morality police in Tehran for an alleged breach of Iran’s strict … Read more
Iranian authorities have barred filmmaker Reza Dormishian from visiting the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa over his support to anti-hijab protests in the Islamic Republic. According to Variety, Dormishian is the most recent representative of Iranian cinema to face sanctions from the Iranian regime due to his expression of anti-regime opinions. READ … Read more
Mahsa Amini was not killed, she passed away, claimed Iran’s deputy foreign minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri on Thursday, blaming western media for creating a “baseless and fallacious” atmosphere. Speaking to ANI, he slammed western countries for their response to the protests triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in Iran. READ | … Read more