Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi Sentenced to Death for Songs Critical of Government More: rollingstone.com/music/music-ne…

Tomaj Salehi, a popular Iranian singer, has been sentenced to death by the Islamic Republic. His crime is advocating, through his lyrics, freedom and human rights for all men and women in Iran. The world needs to stand up for this talented man who has committed no wrongdoing.

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Why Iran must not execute brave hip hop artist Toomaj Salehi and should free all political prisoners: virg.in/3QuJcRX #ToomajSalehi

I think this is the first time I’ve seen a British theatre company post in support of Iranian artists facing censorship. I hope more will follow.

Congrats to the wonderful ArtsEd #FAct students on a brilliant afternoon of graduate shows Lyric Hammersmith Theatre !!! Sepy Baghaei and #SamGibbs and all the students - thank you for a great great afternoon! Very proud! ✨

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Iran's #LGBTQ community has been on the forefront of the fight for liberty and justice. During the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising, the community had increased visibility. This #Pride2024 month, remember their courage and sacrifice. bbc.com/news/world-mid…

Today marks four years since Egyptian queer feminist Sarah Hegazi took her life and left this world. For raising the rainbow flag in a moment of joy, she was arrested and tortured; fired from her job; forced to leave home for exile. Holding her gentle soul in my heart today. 🌈

Looking forward to directing this beautiful play in the autumn — a love letter to the resilience and heart of Iranian women.

Tickets now on sale! / !بلیط ها در فروش

My heart is heavy. Our dear Shervin Hajipour, who wrote the beautiful song Baraye during the Woman Life Freedom protests, must report to prison for almost 4 years. Imprisoned for a song...

Spotted on the streets of Edinburgh…

On and on and on. How many more Iranian women have to suffer & die at the hands of the country’s police, for absolutely no reason?

The Taliban’s new decree bans women’s voices from being heard by men outside their family. This regime has progressively banned women from work, education, travel, media, and public life, reducing their existence to mere reproductive functions with no voice or face.

The Taliban has ruled that women can’t show their faces in public. They can’t speak or sing (have their voices heard) in public. The erasure of Afghan women and girls is happening in real time, and it seems like nobody is willing to step up to stop it.

This young prodigy is an Afghan girl living in Belfast, Ireland. 3 years ago the Taliban burnt her paintings. She escaped. She needs to raise tuition to attend her dream art school. To all those asking: “how can I help?” Here’s the most direct way. gofundme.com/f/help-alina-g…

There is peace in Afghanistan under the Taliban, like the cold peace of a graveyard. They now rule over the people they killed for decades, like a dead nation. There are no rights, no life, no hope, and no joy, with the dreams of 20 million women massacred.

Delighted to be working with this beautiful cast 💛

So thrilled with the brilliant lineup of guests joining our post-show panels for Wish You Were Here, including a number of outstanding Iranian women in film, journalism & literature 👏🏼✨