Iran
Concerns over Australia-India nuclear deal
A nuclear deal between Australia and India could see us sell uranium to a country not signed on to the......
Iranian voices showcased at Persian Film Festival
The Persian Film Festival opening in Sydney this week aims to be a leader in shifting views and misconceptions in......
Iranian sanctions to be lifted in exchange for less nuclear activity
Iran and six major world powers have reached an agreement to curb Iran’s nuclear program. With the United States, United......
Iranian cinema takes on the big social issues
Iranian actress Baran Kosari is one of her country’s best known young actresses. She was active in the Green Movement......
Iranian author tells story of torture and betrayal
Dr Kooshyar Karimi is an Irannian Jew whose life reads like a thriller. Kidnapped by the Iranian intelligence, tortured and......
Will Iran join the Arab Spring?
Iran has a troubled history with elections in modern times, with the 2009 election resulting in a bloody crackdown on......
Political refugees hit home
Since the mid 1980s, Camp Ashraf in Iraq has been home to a group of Iranian political exiles. Known as......
Is Iran producing nuclear weapons?
There’s urgent talk today of financial sanctions against Iran after a weapons inspectors’ report found strong evidence of a clandestine......
Iranian actress gets the lash
90 lashes and a year in jail – that’s the sentence that was handed down to Iranian actress Marzeih Vafa......
Environmental activism in a repressive state: Iranians try to save a lake
Environmentalists in Iran are coming up against fierce government clampdowns as they fight to raise the profile of a shrinking......