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Academy Awards (Oscars) | Demonstrations, Protests and Riots | Evin Prison | Human Rights and Human Rights Violations | internal-open-access-from-nl | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | It Was Just an Accident (Movie) | Khamenei, Ali | Movies | Panahi, Jafar | Political Prisoners | Tehran (Iran) | Writing and Writers

Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter Arrested in Iran for Criticizing Regime
ByEphrat Livni February 2, 2026February 2, 2026

Mehdi Mahmoudian, co-writer of “It Was Just an Accident,” was one of several people detained after signing a letter objecting to the crackdown on protests.

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Beyzaie, Bahram (1938-2025) | Culture (Arts) | Deaths (Obituaries) | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Movies | Politics and Government | Theater | Writing and Writers

Bahram Beyzaie, Filmmaker Who Led Iran’s New Wave, Dies at 87
ByAlex Williams January 9, 2026January 12, 2026

Despite a ceaseless battle against government censors, he was celebrated as one of his country’s greatest auteurs, winning praise from luminaries like Martin Scorsese.

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Algeria Pardons Writer Boualem Sansal at Germany’s Request
ByEphrat Livni and Ségolène Le Stradic November 12, 2025

Boualem Sansal, an Algerian-French writer, was arrested on accusations of undermining national security during a visit to his homeland a year ago and sentenced to five years in prison.

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Algeria | Amnesties, Commutations and Pardons | France | Germany | internal-open-access-from-nl | International Relations | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Macron, Emmanuel (1977- ) | Political Prisoners | Sansal, Boualem | Steinmeier, Frank-Walter | Tebboune, Abdelmadjid | Writing and Writers

Algeria Pardons Writer Boualem Sansal at Germany’s Request
ByEphrat Livni and Ségolène Le Stradic November 12, 2025November 12, 2025

Boualem Sansal, an Algerian-French writer, was arrested on accusations of undermining national security during a visit to his homeland a year ago and sentenced to five years in prison.

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Overlooked No More: Hannah Senesh, Poet and Paratrooper Who Defied the Nazis
ByDaniel E. Slotnik October 31, 2025November 1, 2025

Senesh fled Hungary just before World War II. But unlike most Jews who escaped the Nazis, she went back to fight. Today, she is regarded as a hero in Israel.

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Books and Literature | Content Type: Personal Profile | Finding My Way: A Memoir (Book) | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Malik, Asser | Mingora (Pakistan) | Women and Girls | Women's Rights | Writing and Writers | Yousafzai, Malala

Two Nights with Malala: The Nobel Laureate on Love, Activism and Having Fun
ByReggie Ugwu October 24, 2025October 24, 2025

Basketball and Dua Lipa are on the schedule during a New York jaunt with the Nobel laureate, whose intimate memoir finds her juggling activism and married life.

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Books and Literature | Content Type: Personal Profile | Finding My Way: A Memoir (Book) | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Malik, Asser | Mingora (Pakistan) | Women and Girls | Women's Rights | Writing and Writers | Yousafzai, Malala

Two Nights with Malala: The Nobel Laureate on Love, Activism and Having Fun
ByReggie Ugwu October 24, 2025

Basketball and Dua Lipa are on the schedule during a New York jaunt with the Nobel laureate, whose intimate memoir finds her juggling activism and married life.

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In a New Memoir, an Israeli Captive Looks Ahead with Hope
ByRuth Margalit October 6, 2025

Freed after 14 months, Eli Sharabi learned that his family didn’t survive the Oct. 7 attacks. “Hostage” is testimony to his suffering and his hope.

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In a New Memoir, an Israeli Captive Looks Ahead with Hope
ByRuth Margalit October 6, 2025October 7, 2025

Freed after 14 months, Eli Sharabi learned that his family didn’t survive the Oct. 7 attacks. “Hostage” is testimony to his suffering and his hope.

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