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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Arab Diplomat Allegedly Rapes...
A woman from Lahore was allegedly raped by an Arab diplomat in Diplomatic Enclave, Islamabad. According to senior journalist Azaz...
Human Rights
Sending Afghan Refugees Back...
For decades, Pakistan has been a sanctuary for Afghan refugees, earning international recognition and appreciation for its humanitarian efforts....
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Pakistan’s First Transgender News...
Pakistan's first transgender news anchor Marvia Malik on Thursday night survived a gun attack outside her residence in Lahore....
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6 Bodies Found From...
Six bodies have been found in various parts of Balochistan, including Quetta and Mach in the past three days,...
Human Rights
3 Ahmadi Worship Places...
The minarets of an Ahmadi place of worship were desecrated by the police in Sheikupura on Wednesday under pressure...
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Abduction Of Hindu Girls...
In yet another case of persecution of the Hindu community in Pakistan, a 12-year-old Hindu girl was allegedly abducted...
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Pakistan’s Top Court Upholds Death Sentence in Murder of Woman Killed For Obtaining Divorce
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s highest court on Saturday rejected an appeal by a man convicted...
Human Rights
Pakistan’s Civic Freedoms Deteriorate Amid Crackdown on Dissent: Report
ISLAMABAD - Civic freedoms in Pakistan have deteriorated amid a widening crackdown on activists,...
Human Rights
Pakistan Police Arrest 17 at Islamabad Aurat March on Women’s Day
Police arrested 17 organizers and participants of the annual Aurat March in Islamabad on...
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Overlooking Homegrown Hate, Pakistan Hesitates to Call Islamabad Blast Anti-Shia Violence
ISLAMABAD - Just hours before a suicide bomber struck the Khadija Tul Kubra Shia...