Iranian rock refers to rock music produced by Iranian artists. Rock music has been popular in Iran since 1960s, with the emergence of singers such as Kourosh Yaghmaei, Farhad Mehrad, Fereydoon Foroughi and Habib Mohebian, but was largely forgotten after the Iranian Revolution. Like most rock styles, electric guitar and bass guitar and drums are the main instruments in this type of music. In some groups, keyboard and piano are very important.
Qazvin County is in Qazvin province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qazvin.
Nasser Pourpirar was a famous Iranian writer and historical revisionist. He was known for his controversial theories questioning the academically recognized historiography of Iran from Achaemenids to the beginning of the Safavid period.
Iranians in the Netherlands form one of the newer and larger populations of the Iranian diaspora in Europe.
Iran Zendan is a feature film by Daryush Shokof about the situations of political prisoners currently in Iran. The film is a semi-documentary picture with images taken from the actual events during the mass protests of the 2009 Iranian presidential election and what happens to some of protesters after they are incarcerated. Iran Zendan was first screened in Babylon theatres in Berlin, Germany on May 9, 2010.
Rudbar-e Alamut-e Gharbi District is in Qazvin County, Qazvin province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Razmian.
Paramount Crossroads, also known as 15 Khordad Crossroads, is a major intersection in a heavily traveled and central area in Shiraz, Iran. It is the junction of Enqelab-e Eslami Street, Lotfali Khan Street and Qasrodasht Street. There is a fuel station docked on the intersection and Zaytoon Shopping Center is in the immediate area. The junction is often used as an assembly point for protests.
Majid Akhshabi, is an Iranian Santurist and Persian Pop singer. Majid Akhshabi became famous in 2001 by singing in the credits of the TV series Lost. Akhshabi appeared in series and programs such as Hamraz, Aruj, Mehtab, Mahaley-e Bande Nawaz, Yek Vajab Khaak, Khaneh Be Doosh, The Accused Escaped and... the credits of many TV series and programs. has implemented.
Elham Malekpoor Arashlu or Elham Malepoor is an Iranian poet, writer and journalist. She was born in Iran and she is semi-blind.
Payam Salehi is an Iranian singer and guitarist, and is a founder and main member of the band Arian.
Crystal Simorgh for Audience Choice of Best Film is an award presented annually by the Fajr International Film Festival held in Iran.
Azadeh Rojhan Gustafsson is an Iranian-Swedish politician who serves as a member of the Swedish parliament.
The 2021–22 Persian Gulf Pro League is the 39th season of Iran's Football League and 21st as Persian Gulf Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Esteghlal won the league with a record 68-point through an unprecedented unbeaten campaign. The season featured 14 teams from the 2020–21 Persian Gulf Pro League and two new teams promoted from the 2020–21 Azadegan League: Fajr Sepasi and Havadar.
Mehdi Safaei is an Iranian athlete, investor, lecturer and entrepreneur. He is owner of Concept Industrial Group and is recognized as a national sample entrepreneur.
Khodanur Lojei or Lajai was an Iranian protester from Zahedan, who was killed during the 2022 Zahedan massacre, one of the Mahsa Amini protests. A picture of him with his hands tied to a flagpole with a bottle of water put in front of him has become one of the symbols of the ongoing protests Iran.
Death sentences during the Mahsa Amini protests is a list of Iranian citizens sentenced to death or charged with crimes punishable by death in the Islamic Republic of Iran during the Mahsa Amini protests. Following rushed trials that were widely criticized by human rights organizations, the Islamic Republic has executed eight protestors, Mohsen Shekari, Majidreza Rahnavard, Mohammad Mehdi Karami, Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini, Saleh Mirhashemi, Majid Kazemi, Saeed Yaghoobi and Mohammad Ghobadloo. Dozens of protesters have been charged with offenses that are punishable by death in Iran.
Daryush Shokof is an Iranian writer, film director, artist and film producer based in Germany. His first feature film was Seven Servants which featured Anthony Quinn in one of his last roles.
Amir Norouzi is an Iranian actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his roles in I Want to Live (2021), Once Upon a Time Mars (2022–2023), and The Lost Prestige (2023). Norouzi received critical acclaim and a Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor nomination for his performance in the drama film Mom (2021).
Anahita Afshar is an Iranian actress. She is best known for her role as Marzieh in Three by Four (2008).
Shaya Goldoust is an Iranian-born Canadian journalist, human rights activist, radio host, and radio producer. She is one of the presenters of Iran Wire, and Radio Ranginkaman. She lives in Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada.
