In Iran, the suicide of opposition figure Kianoosh Sanjari sends shockwaves through social media
Imprisoned and forcibly confined to psychiatric hospitals several times, Sanjari, a human rights activist, blogger and ...
How an Iranian student who stripped to her underwear became a symbol of resistance
It is the question trending on Iranian social media, spray-painted on the back of Tehran bus seats, and discussed in hushed ...
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RSF holds Iran’s authorities responsible for the years of harassment and imprisonment that led to journalist Kianoosh Sanjari’s death
Imprisoned, harassed, and forced into exile, Kianoosh Sanjari spent much of his life paying the price for his dedication to ...
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The reappearance of Stalin’s ghost in modern Russia
Russia is haunted by the ghost of Joseph Stalin. Dozens of monuments to the Soviet leader dot the country; his angular face ...
Iranian anti-regime activist who died by suicide buried in Tehran
Iranian activist Kianoosh Sanjari, who died by suicide this week in protest at political imprisonments by the regime, was ...
Iranian activist takes his own life to protest country's dictatorship
Prominent Iranian political activist, Kianoosh Sanjari, who took his own life on Wednesday in an act of protest, was buried ...