Iran is an Islamic republic located in the Middle East, with a history dating back to the world's oldest civilisations. Originally known as Persia, it has been home to powerful empires such as the Achaemenid and Sassanid. The current name, Iran, was adopted in 1935 and means "the land of the Aryans". With an area of approximately 1,648,195 km², it is the seventeenth largest country in the world and is home to a population of over 88 million.
Strategically located between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf, Iran shares borders with several countries, including Iraq, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. This location, together with its vast oil and gas reserves, gives it a geopolitically important role in the region and globally.
According to the organisation Hengaw, the writer and cartoonist Rahim Baghal Asghari was arrested in recent days by Iranian security forces in the city of Tabriz. Hengaw speculates that Asghari was reportedly arrested by the Islamic Republic of Iran's security forces and taken to an unknown location and, citing messages from social media
US bombs Iran. Cartoon of 22 June 2025 in CTXT The one who said he was not going to start any war and who also claimed he was going to end all ongoing wars, in his unconditional support for the genocidal, illegally attacked Iran without going through Congress or the UN. As Bernie
Israeli humour. Cartoon of 15/06/2025 in CTXT IDF on X: "Israeli civilians are currently being targeted by the Iranian regime. The world cannot stay silent". On 13 June 2025, Israel unilaterally bombed Iranian territory under the pretext of preventing Iran's nuclear programme from advancing. To this day no one has been able to
According to a message posted on 7 December on the Instagram account of the author, who has been detained since April, her six-year prison sentence has been reduced to eight months after she was acquitted of one of the charges. "Atena Farghdani, a political prisoner who was arrested in Farvardin* 1403 (2024) and
On Saturday 13 April 2024, Tehran-based cartoonist, painter and children's rights activist Atena Farghadani was violently arrested by security forces and taken to Evin prison for pasting one of her drawings on a wall. His trial was delayed, but the sentence is now known, as can be read in different media. This has
