RFE/RL's Radio Farda breaks through government censorship to deliver accurate news and provide a platform for informed discussion and debate to audiences in Iran.
Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has called for a UN fact-finding committee to investigate the death of Khosrow Alikordi, an attorney known for representing political prisoners and activists.
Dozens of Iranian nationals deported from the United States are due to arrive in their home country over the next few hours, the Foreign Ministry in Tehran said on December 7, the second such repatriation under President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown
Iran is considering importing water from neighbors as it battles its worst water crisis in 50 years. Major cities face rationing, reservoirs are close to running dry, and experts see cross-border water deals as the pragmatic path forward.
With Iran facing severe water shortages after years of drought, the country's energy minister says he wants to import water from neighboring nations. Climatologist Nasser Karami told RFE/RL's Radio Farda that a deal with Afghanistan might work best.
Shervin Hajipour, the Iranian Grammy Award winner whose hit song became the anthem of the Woman, Life, Freedom protests, has announced the release of his state-sanctioned debut album -- a move that has sparked criticism from some of his supporters.
Iran’s first Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) counterterrorism drill is less about joint military strength and more about sending a signal: Tehran wants the world to see it as strategically relevant, even if the exercise itself demonstrates little real multilateral capability.
Air pollution in Tehran has reached dangerous levels, leading authorities to close schools and ban truck travel. Official statistics state that unsafe air contributes to tens of thousands of deaths across Iran each year. RFE/RL correspondent Kian Sharifi explains what's driving the crisis.
Air pollution has reached “alarming” levels in the Iranian capital, Tehran, leading authorities to close schools and universities and ban truck travel in the region in the latest environmental crisis to strike the Middle East nation.
The social media platform X rolled out a new ‘About This Account’ feature over the weekend that displays basic but key information, such as where an account is based and how it connects to the X app.
Iran has urgently requested international assistance to combat a devastating wildfire that has been raging for nearly three weeks in the ancient Hyrcanian Forests, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2019.
A US-Iranian dual citizen has been detained in Iran and is facing multiple security-related charges, according to her son, who says authorities are using his mother to pressure him.
Iran Weather Swings From Drought To Floods After Cloud-Seeding
Iran is grappling with the worst water crisis in decades, which has been largely fueled by government mismanagement and severe drought.
Iran is feeling the impact of a drought that has lasted for more than five years. Satellite images comparing last November to this one show lakes and reservoirs shrinking.
Iranian officials warned of cuts to drinking supplies for parts of Tehran, as the country grapples with a deepening water crisis caused by a yearslong drought.
The death in of an Iranian man who burned a poster of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in an online video, has sparked protests in the country, with others now copying the gesture.
Mourners chanted "Death to Khamenei" as they attended the funeral of Omid Sarlak, a young man who was found dead after he posted a video on social media of himself setting an image of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on fire.
An Iranian court has sentenced two French citizens to lengthy prison terms for allegedly spying for France and Israel, the judiciary’s official website reported on October 14, just days after Tehran and Paris suggested progress had been made on a prisoner swap.
Videos of young Iranian women riding in Tehran have gone viral amid a heated debated over issuing motorcycle licenses to females. Currently, the law bans women from obtaining a license, leaving them without insurance or legal protections. A new bill aimed at addressing the issue is being debated.
Iran has confirmed that approximately 120 of its citizens will be deported from the United States and returned home this week.
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