Hooman Askary is a senior social-media producer for RFE/RL's Radio Farda.
A mural of cartoon character Marge Simpson cutting her hair in solidarity with Iranian women has reappeared on a wall in front of Tehran's consulate general in Milan less than a month after it was removed by "unknown agents."
Nika Shakarami, 16, left to join anti-government protests in Tehran on September 20. She was never seen alive by her family again. In an exclusive interview with RFE/RL's Radio Farda, Nika's mother says the family is now being pressured to echo the official account of her daughter's death.
Fereydoun Farrokhzad, an exiled entertainer and scathing critic of Iran’s Islamic leaders, was murdered in 1992 in his Bonn apartment -- a crime that remains unsolved. An RFE/RL investigation sheds light on his bloody demise and uncovers evidence pointing toward Tehran’s hand in the killing.
An RFE/RL investigation reveals a possible suspect in the unsolved murder of exiled Iranian entertainer Fereydoun Farrokhzad.
The Iranian regime's biggest cheerleader pushes his crude version of the official line in criticizing the country's antigovernment protests.
Persian New Year festivities are a source of joy for Iranians but spell doom for millions of goldfish -- and now, the odd salamander.
