Unable to find much-needed medicine, Iranians turn to Twitter
As Iran’s currency crisis continues, medicines are beginning to disappear from pharmacy shelves. Many Iranians – including some of our Observers – are turning to Twitter in desperation.
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Three false images of Iraqi protests circulate online
Large-scale demonstrations have been going on in several different Iraqi cities since July 8, the day that people living in the economic capital, Basra, began taking to the streets to
Iranian women join forces with imams after series of rapes
In an unprecedented move, conservative Iranian women joined forces with women’s rights activists and even local religious leaders to hold demonstrations after a local imam alleged
‘I cried when I saw the pitch,’ say Iranian women finally allowed in stadium
Although Iran just missed out on qualifying for the World Cup’s final 16, its fans have a lot to be cheerful about. Not only did ‘Team Melli’, the country’s national team,
Iranian fans frustrated by lack of coverage of women’s futsal
In Iran, futsal is a very popular sport. But when the national women’s team won the Asia Futsal Championship for the second time, very few Iranians were able to see images
Iran border guards blamed for ‘barbaric’ horse massacres
Photos and videos of dozens of dead horses along the Iran-Iraq border have been causing widespread disgust in Iran since they started appearing on social media May 1.
Getting around Iran’s Telegram ban
On April 30, Tehran’s Culture and Media Court ordered all of Iran’s service providers to block access to Telegram, the most popular social media app in the country
An Iranian cleric tries to stop a concert, but fans boo him offstage
An open-air concert for Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, was interrupted when a cleric jumped on stage and tried to stop the music, but the fans booed him offstage.
Bird poachers in Iran create artificial lakes to ensnare their prey
The grim footage shows hundreds of birds struggling against a web of nets as poachers prepare to slaughter them. Environmental activists in Shadegan, a region in
The ‘un-Islamic’ girls’ dance that shocked Iranian hardliners
A video of girls dancing on a stage, while a crowd cheers them on, has caused an uproar in Iran. This dance took place at an event organized by the Tehran municipality,
Ershad Alijani 