With the rise of avant-garde filmmakers in the 1960s, Iran's New Wave emerged, marked by the works of pioneers like Ebrahim Golestan, Farrokh Ghaffari, Hajir Darioush, and Forough Farrokhzad. Later, ...

Three prominent rappers have been arrested and face possible execution. Iranian rap music has become a vehicle for criticism of the regime amid ongoing protests in the country, placing several rap ...

DUBAI — Iran’s Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of a government critic and a popular hip-hop artist, Toomaj Salehi — who came to fame over his lyrics about the death in police custody of ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of a government critic and a popular hip-hop artist, Toomaj Salehi — who came to fame over his lyrics about the ...

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Next week, the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers brings its first selection to the Clayton Center for the Arts in Maryville. "When God Sleeps" details the plight of Iranian ...

FILE - Protesters attend a rally against a death sentence given to Toomaj Salehi, a popular rapper in Iran and to support to the women of Iran, in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, April 28, 2024. Iran's ...