Published by IranWire Co-written with Aida Ghajar Every year since 1988, the European Parliament has awarded its Sakharov Prize to a recipient who has dedicated themselves to human rights and freedom of thought. The prize… Mahsa Amini Family Lawyer Speaks Out Against Travel Bans and Stonewalling

Published by IranWire A quarter a century ago, in the fall of 1998, a series of murders rocked Iranian society. Iran was then already in a state of agitation and political fever. A year and… Iran’s Infamous Chain Murders – in the Words of One of its Survivors

Published by IranWire Millions of Iranians have spent the past several weeks marking the first anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death and the grand movement that resulted from her murder. It has been a somber occasion.… Missing a Party: Why Did the 2022-2023 Protests Fail in Iran?

Published by IranWire A recent article on the concept of the “Aryan Race” in Nazi Germany and why this racist and criminal regime didn’t consider Iranians to be a part of it generated questions and inquiries.… Iranians and the ‘Aryan Myth’: Answering questions posed by readers

Published by IranWire “A little knowledge is a dangerous thing”. This well-known saying in the English language is well-suited to the study of history. As dangerous as outright fabrications can be, partial and selective facts… Did Nazis consider Iranians to be ‘Aryans’?

Published by IranWire Tehran could be a jolly place in the summer of 1939; at least for those enamored with the Iranian royal family. Earlier that year, the young and handsome crown prince Mohammadreza had… Jolly Boys: Iran’s Unlikely Link to Holocaust History

انتشار در ایران‌وایر در میان دشنام‌های سیاسی رایج در جهان‌، «فاشیسم» و «فاشیست» شاید از همه بدتر باشد. این واژه اولین‌بار در جریان جنگ جهانی اول، توسط بنیتو موسولینیِ ایتالیایی استفاده شد که چندی بعد… حکومت فاشیستی؛ دشنام یا واقعیت جمهوری اسلامی؟

انتشار در ایران‌وایر توجه به زبان بدن در دیدارهای دیپلماتیک در ایران مورد توجه افکار عمومی قرار می‌گیرد؛ به‌ویژه در دیدار مقامات مختلف ایران و روسیه. این توجه‌ها معمولا صرف پیدا کردن شواهدی می‌شوند که… چرا ولادیمیر پوتین گشاد می‌نشیند‌؟

Published by IranWire As is often the case in Iran, the country is in the grip of a series of events that are both shocking, and somehow not entirely surprising. Since Friday, July 8, at… Why is the Regime Arresting Filmmakers?