‘There isn’t a single stretcher left’ in Iran as ‘apocalyptic’ wave of Covid-19 hits
Iranians are facing a fourth wave of Covid-19 and it is shaping up to be the worst since the start of the pandemic. According to official…
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Torture and humiliation reported norm at Iran’s rehab facilities
A video that started circulating on Telegram on January 29 shows staff at a rehab facility in Iran forcing patients to swim in a pool of…
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Some Iranian children are literally climbing mountains to access online school
Some Iranian children are finding virtual school harder than others. Photos have recently emerged on social media of children in rural areas who literally have to…
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Iranian influencer poses with skulls, artifacts in an unexplored archeological site
Iranian Instagram influencer Soheil Taghavi posed with skulls, bones, and pieces of pottery at the unexplored Tasuki archeological site in southeast Iran in a video that…
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How sheep smuggling has become a lucrative yet dangerous business on the Iran-Iraq border
The financial crisis currently gripping Iran has led to a dramatic increase in sheep smuggling across the border with Iraq, a region that is home to…
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Another video of police violence in the Islamic Republic: ‘Iran’s George Floyd’
On October 24, a video published on Persian-language media showed Iranian police using tear gas and an electroshock weapon on a man who was handcuffed to…
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How Iranian police publicly shame suspected criminals
In a video posted online on October 7, Iranian police humiliate suspected criminals in the middle of the street, forcing them to yell out, “Forgive me!…
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Violence, suicide and addiction: an unprecedented economic crisis plunges Iranian society into chaos
Videos of fights breaking out in front of supermarkets or currency exchange offices in Iran have become so common on social media over the past few…
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Iran: 7-year-old boy is latest child to lose arm to crocodile while fetching water
A crocodile attack on a 7-year-old boy has refocused attention on the plight of villages in Iran’s southeastern Sistan and Baluchistan Province that lack running water.…
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How do governments push false news about Covid-19?
In this episode of Misinfodemia, Seema Yasmin talks to me about how governments push false news and how social media platforms both help and hinder the fight to…
