By warning of “Syriaization,” authorities shift blame to protesters, normalize unlimited force, and recycle the Syrian playbook: dehumanization, impunity, and...
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Read moreA compact way to read the last decade of Iranian protest waves is to treat them as the political expression...
Read moreAfter years of accumulated failures, Khamenei faces protests that seek removal, not reform—making repression riskier, compromise impossible, and every move...
Read moreIn 2025, economic breakdown and war shattered the Islamic Republic’s core claim—security—leaving a regime that looks intact yet hollow, like...
Read moreA post-war currency shock sparked bazaar shutdowns in Tehran, then spread through cities and universities, becoming a broader confrontation over...
Read moreBahram Beyzaie died on his 87th birthday in the U.S.; tributes recall his censored career, years of exile at Stanford,...
Read morePegah Ahangarani’s documentary shows Taraneh Alidoosti’s post-prison body as political testimony, and records her irreversible break with Iran’s official cinema...
Read moreTwenty years on, Radio Zamaneh has endured through transformation, building alternative journalism rooted in culture and social struggle, amplifying marginalized...
Read moreTwenty years on, Radio Zamaneh remains a community-centered, digitally rooted outlet amplifying marginalized voices, sustaining critical journalism beyond state and...
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