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.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Tension' in the Middle East. Cartoon of 14/04/2024 in CTXT TR: "I don't understand how it has come to this". The "tension" in the Middle East varies in severity depending on who is telling you about it. Sometimes it is the prelude to an imminent third world war and sometimes it is a ... Read more
On Saturday 13 April 2024, Atena Farghadani, a Tehran-based cartoonist, painter and children's rights activist, was violently arrested by security forces and taken to Evin Prison. This prison is where the Iranian government often imprisons artists, academics, activists, journalists and other dissident intellectuals, and is nicknamed "Evin University". Farghadani was reportedly arrested for ... Read more
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