Iran is an Islamic republic located in the Middle East, with a history dating back to the world's oldest civilisations. Originally known as Persia, it has been home to powerful empires such as the Achaemenid and Sassanid. The current name, Iran, was adopted in 1935 and means "the land of the Aryans". With an area of approximately 1,648,195 km², it is the seventeenth largest country in the world and is home to a population of over 88 million.
Strategically located between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf, Iran shares borders with several countries, including Iraq, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. This location, together with its vast oil and gas reserves, gives it a geopolitically important role in the region and globally.
Evin prison in northeast Tehran has the shameful honour of being known for the harsh conditions in which prisoners have to live, with reports of cruel interrogation, torture, prolonged solitary confinement and executions. In this prison, the Iranian government locks up artists, academics, activists, journalists and other dissident intellectuals, earning it the nickname ... Leer más
Hadi Heidari in a cartoon by Saeed Noroozi Cartoonist Hadi Heidari (Tehran, 1977) was arrested on 16 November 2015 at the Shahrvand newspaper by Iranian government agents. Some sources link his arrest to Haidari's publication of a cartoon welding with France over the Paris attacks of 13 November 2015. According to Reuters, Saleh ... Leer más
The 28-year-old activist and painter Atena Farghadani was arrested in Iran on 23 August 2014. Her "crime", in the eyes of the Iranian judiciary, was to depict members of parliament with the heads of different animals. Illustration by Atena Farghadani posted on Facebook These MPs are currently working on a plan to criminalise ... Leer más
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