World Feb 11 Squeezed by U.S. tensions and public anger over crackdown, Iran commemorates 1979 revolution By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press
World Sep 16 A historical timeline of U.S. relations with Iran Onetime allies, the United States and Iran have seen tensions escalate repeatedly in the four decades since the Islamic Revolution. By Council on Foreign Relations
Arts Jun 24 Watch 5:08 Shirin Neshat translates Iranian political unrest through an artistic lens For Shirin Neshat, "art became a kind of an excuse to build a relationship, even from a distance," to her homeland and history. Neshat grew up in pre-revolutionary Iran, then came to the U.S. as a student in the 1970s… By PBS News Hour
Arts Oct 12 Art in exile: Nicky Nodjoumi from Tehran to Brooklyn Nicky Nodjoumi’s artwork walks a fine line between art and politics. After the ousting of the Shah in 1979, the new Khomeini regime began strictly regulating artistic expression. Nodjoumi was exiled after a Tehrab exhibition in 1980."They saw the show… By Kristin Miller
World Jun 10 Watch Iranian Women Prisoners Detail Torture: 'Death Was Like a Desire' Thousands of Iranians took to the streets in 2009 as part of the Green Movement to protest a disputed presidential election. The government crackdown that followed included some women being imprisoned, tortured and raped. This report shares some of their…
Dec 21 Watch Iranian Cleric's Death Sparks Renewed Protests Tens of thousands of mourners took to the streets of the Iranian city of Qom on Sunday to honor a founding father of modern Iran and to protest the government he came to oppose. Continue watching