Protecting Rights of Gay Citizens in Iran. In a land where homosexuality can yield death sentence, little hope that regime will heed a recent U.N. appeal.

Protecting Rights of Gay Citizens in Iran. In a land where homosexuality can yield death sentence, little hope that regime will heed a recent U.N. appeal.

It has always been hard to be gay in the Middle East, even more so in Iran, where a hardline regime, with ultimate power in... Full story

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Can a movie tell a story set in contemporary Iran without being seen as a "portrait of Iranian society"? In re... Full story

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There is much talk about wind and solar energy and electric cars being the cornerstones of the alternative energy future.... Full story

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