The award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison and lashings just ahead of his planned trip to the Cannes film festival, his lawyer said Thursday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Two Iranian poets who face lashings and prison sentences have fled Iran, one of the writers said Monday, a rare escape for local artists and activists ensnared in an ...

The award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison and lashings just ahead of his planned trip to the Cannes film festival, his lawyer told The Associated ...

The group of six young Iranians who were arrested in May for making a viral dance video set to Pharrell’s “Happy” have learned their punishment. On Wednesday, five of them were sentenced to six months ...

Two Iranian poets who face lashings and prison sentences have fled Iran, one of the writers said Monday, a rare escape for local artists and activists ensnared in an ongoing crackdown on expression in ...

This undated photo made available by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran shows Iranian poets Fatemeh Ekhtesari, left, and Mehdi Mousavi. The two poets, who face lashings and prison ...