DUBAI (Reuters) - Within days of the 2009 election that returned President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to office, demonstrations engulfed Tehran and other Iranian cities, centered on the capital's sprawling ...

Monday afternoon in Tehran. Under slate skies and despite official warnings that the permit to march had been denied, against rumors that orders had been given to shoot to kill, they come. They come ...

He announced the news at a press conference on Monday, “Today’s press conference is held following the issuance of the permit for the street concert. I’m glad that this request, which we had ...

Large crowds gathered in Tehran’s Azadi Square after Iranian state-linked media reported that a U.S. aircraft had been shot down during what officials described as a defensive military operation. The ...

Being the fourth program at the cinematheque, the film screening at 5 p.m. will be followed by a review session in the presence of the film critic Shapour Azimi and journalist Parisa Sasani, ...

(Reuters) – Here are a few facts about the Azadi Tower monument that serves as a gateway to the Iranian capital of Tehran. * The Azadi cultural complex is located in Tehran’s Azadi Square in an area ...

Amnesty International is partnering with United4Iran to do a virtual Azadi Square protest this spring to show solidarity for imprisoned Iranian student activist Majid Tavakkoli. Mr. Tavakkoli, who ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Tehran on Thursday to ...

11 February 2012 Tehran - Tehran's Azadi square was showered with flowers Saturday morning as part of nationwide celebrations to mark the 33rd victory anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran.