Middle East

Reza Pahlavi condemns the execution of Iranian wrestler, Navid Afkari

This weekend the Islamic Republic in Iran executed the young Iranian wrestler, Navid Afkari. His Imperial Highness Prince Reza Pahlavi has issued a public statement condemning the execution. His Royal Highness says: “Navid was a son to all of us, a brother to all of us, a friend and neighbour to all of us and a companion to all those Iranians who took to the streets, filled with passion. To…
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International royals

Former Empress of Iran: "We wanted to create progress"

Within the basement of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, sealed away from public view the majority of the time, there lies a collection of images bearing silent testimony to a world now long passed. The scenes show men dancing to music, women wearing fashionable clothing sitting in university lectures, stylish young couples enjoying what is for all appearances a relaxed and easy living. The…
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