British-Iranian journalist Vahid Beheshti has been on hunger strike for 26 days, an unimaginable endurance, lasting longer than the month of February. Not only an internal struggle, but Beheshti braves the physical endurance of spending the tail end of a British winter outside on the inhospitable streets of London, in a tent. The journalist has … Continue reading
London’s Iranian avant-garde music and sound arts community, with their friends, put on a fundraiser at Iklectik. Electronica, piano, cello, soprano, Welsh-Iranian folk, works by singer-song-writers and visuals. Tickets on the door or via Paypal here, donations also welcome.
Plus an art exhibition of the “Say Their Names Art Project”, portraits of the fallen in Iran, by artists of other backgrounds. Also participating are Art Terry on piano, of the Art Terry Band and “Is Black Music” on Resonance04.4FM and Omid Amir Larijani on sax. Continue reading
It is no secret the the Kurdish spirit has long been a thorn in the side of the Iranian regime, their own Kurdish regions and Iraq’s have been instrumental in the struggle against the totalitarian regime. Meanwhile Turkey’s dictator Erdogan is irritated by Turkish-Kurdish resistance, and has recently been bombing the Kurdish regions in Turkey … Continue reading
We hear direct from Iranian voices and also from activist Steve Marsling who as a teenager from South East London worked towards the end of the bloody South African regime, with exemplary success. Continue reading
Since International Women’s Day 2022 a growing movement of unrest about the gender apartheid instilled by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s regime since 1979, and the culture of fear it uses to instill these arbitrary laws, has been growing exponentially. BBC reports news of sexual misconduct by the military, while also reporting atrocities the regime … Continue reading
Please find a way that suits you and please just do it. IRANSOS is a continually updated Link page for news, action and signposts on Iran for English speakers. You can also follow @FariBrad and see news from citizen journalism mostly. in the stories sections of Instagram. SOCIAL MEDIA – Make any social media posts … Continue reading
This week to mark Parasol Unit’s new, major group show linking classical Persian poetry with the art of nine Iranian artists, we invite Hadi Tabatabai, Hossein Valamanesh and Sam Samiee if he makes it in time from the airport… to the studio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . … Continue reading
This week we sample tracks from and inspired by all over West Asia, featuring: Tara Kamangar_-_Aminollah Hossein from Persian Miniatures Saint Abdullah – Mossadegh’s Revenge for 52 Faraz Minooei – Bafar Siah (Black Snow) 2008 Soheil Soheili Ft. Haman – Deflection Broadcast Times: 6-6.30pm Mondays Repeats Wednesday 1-1.30pm On air, on digital radio DAB in … Continue reading
This week’s Six Pillars radio show: an in depth tour of “I Am Ashurbanipal, King of the World” currently on show at The British Museum London. One of history’s most dominant Kings, this Assyrian has yet been forgotten. A fierce, entirely merciless warrior, a proud scholar (the first in his line), empire-builder, a self-proclaimed king-slayer, … Continue reading
Magic of Persia curator Leyla Fakhr and artist Piers Secunda visit the studio to discuss the their items donated to the ResonanceFM auction, that are from and about Iran and Iraq. Magic of Persia is a UK charity supporting artists from Iran. They have taken part in the ResonanceFM auction and support artists with the … Continue reading
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