North Texans gathered to mark the beginning of the year 1394 in the Persian Calendar

IACNT- بهاران خجسته باد!  March 21st marked the beginning of the Persian New Year, Nowruz, which celebrates the arrival of Spring. Iranians have celebrated this tradition and other ancient traditions such as Charshanbeh Sori (the Fire Festival) and Sizdah-bedar (the annual picnic) for thousands of years. Shortly after the 1979 Revolution and the establishment of a theoretical regime in Iran, the government gradually banned many of these ancient traditions. However, people, in defiance, celebrate these events regardless of the imposed bans. This year, even political prisoners in Iran celebrated the Fire Festival inside prison and sent a video out for the public.

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Berlin – Grand gathering on occasion of International Women’s Day

March 7, 2015- Published on NCR-Iran

On Saturday, March 7, the participants in a grand gathering in Berlin on the occasion of International Women’s Day titled “For Tolerance and Equality against Fundamentalism and Misogyny” underscored that the advancement of the ideal of equality in the world today has come face-to-face with a formidable barrier, the Islamic Fundamentalism. This phenomenon is endangering the entire Middle East and the world through genocide, terrorism and discrimination and more than anything is hostile to women.

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North Texans gathered to renew their vows with the fallen heroes of freedom and democracy

IACNT- On the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the 1979 revolution, on Sunday, February 8th, 2015, North Texans gathered in Carrollton to renew their vows with the fallen heroes of freedom and democracy.

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Spate of acid attacks against Iranian women and girls prompts protests

Oct 27, 2014- Published on LA Times

A spate of acid attacks against women and girls in Iran's cultural capital of Isfahan has been met with street rallies and social media protests, seemingly alarming Iranian authorities who have promised to take steps to quell the disfiguring assaults.

Iranian liberals, however, believe that the government helped set the stage for attacks against those deemed immodest in some way by enacting a parliamentary measure providing protection to citizens who act on their own to help enforce the country’s strict social mores.

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Rally to mark the day against the Death Penalty and say NO to executions in Iran

IACNT- Sunday, October 12- On the occasion of World Day Against the Death Penalty (October 10, 2014) and to protest the alarming rise of executions in Iran, North Texans gathered in downtown Dallas. The judiciary system in Iran is neither independent nor just.

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