Yass Alizadeh
The writer is an Iranian-American academic and a Professor of Persian Language and Literature at New York University.
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A Year After Mahsa Amini’s Tragic Death, Resistance Is Alive In...
On a late summer day, four days before her 23rd birthday, Mahsa Jina Amini was visiting her family in Iran's capital city of Tehran, when she was arrested. She was forcibly placed into a van and transported to the Hijab police headquarters where she...
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No, Iran’s ‘Morality Police’ Has Not Been Disbanded. Here’s Why This...
A three-day strike is being observed by merchants across Iran starting Monday. To distract attention from the vast support that this strike has been receiving on social media, the Iranian regime spread false information about Hijab patrol or what is wrongly translated to English...
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A Cry for Justice:...
Eid is an occasion of happiness and for most it means family get-togethers, feasting together, households brimming with laughter...
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Minor Hindu Girl Abducted...
A minor Hindu girl, identified as Krishma Ramesh, was allegedly abducted from Naukot, Sindh, and was forcibly converted to...
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Human Rights Commission of...
ISLAMABAD: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has condemned the conviction of 25 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters by military...
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Imran Khan’s Claims About...
As National Assembly meets on Monday after a two-day gap, the no-confidence motion moved by the Opposition against Prime...
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SC Declares Former Prime...
The Supreme Court has declared former prime minister Imran Khan's arrest "illegal", who was taken into custody by Rangers...
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Engineer Who Recently Returned...
An engineer named Majid Haideri, who returned from Dubai two months ago, was allegedly abducted from Sachal Goth, Karachi. Majid...
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Rights Groups Sound Alarm As Afghan Taliban Publicly Execute 4 Men In One Day
Afghanistan's Supreme Court announced on Friday the public execution of four men, marking the...
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‘Will Face Oppression With Courage’: Jailed Activist Mahrang Baloch Writes Letter from Prison
ISLAMABAD: The chairperson of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Dr. Mahrang Baloch, who was...
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In Powerful Verdict, Islamabad High Court Upholds Conviction of Rapist While Defining ‘Consent’
ISLAMABAD: Upholding the conviction of a man charged with raping a 20-year-old woman, the...
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22 Ahmadis Arrested From Place of Worship Under Pressure From Extremist Mob in Sialkot
LAHORE: Under pressure from Islamist extremist groups, police arrested 22 members of the Ahmadi...