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By The Associated PressSat., March 21, 2020timer1 min. readPARIS - A French researcher released from jail in Tehran as part of an apparent prisoner swap was flying home Saturday, French President Emmanuel Macron said.Macron said in a statement he was “pleased” by the release of Roland Marchal, held by Iran…

PARIS (AP) — A French researcher released from jail in Tehran as part of an apparent prisoner swap was flying home Saturday, French President Emmanuel Macron said.Macron said in a statement he was “pleased” by the release of Roland Marchal, held by Iran for more than eight months on charges…

You know what? Call me crazy, but I think the Criterion Channel has good film programming! They offer much of their Criterion Collection, alongside tons of other classics, underseen gems, and dopely curated bonus features. And their new offerings for April 2020 have all kinds of incredible goodies for film…

The Criterion Channel announces one-year anniversary lineupTo celebrate the one-year anniversary of the launch of The Criterion Channel, the network has unveiled its lineup of programming set to debut in April, which will include the 1978 animated adaptation of the Richard Adams novel Watership Down and an expansion of the Columbia Noir…

By Nasser KarimiThe Associated PressFri., March 20, 2020timer2 min. readTEHRAN, Iran - Iranian state TV said late Friday that authorities released a jailed French researcher detained in Tehran for more than eight months on charges of violating state security laws, in an apparent prisoner swap for an Iranian held in…

Iranian state TV says authorities have released a jailed French researcher, an apparent prisoner swap for an Iranian held in FranceBy NASSER KARIMI Associated PressMarch 20, 2020, 9:15 PM2 min readTEHRAN, Iran -- Iranian state TV said late Friday that authorities released a jailed French researcher detained in Tehran for…

The Queer Bookshelf is your fortnightly date with books about queer lives and loves from India and elsewhere *** As the coronavirus pandemic continues to strike terror all over the world, my heart goes out to everyone who feels afraid. The thought of death can be paralysing for many, and the…

A senior Iranian cleric has died from coronavirus as the country continues to battle the pandemic, which has killed more people in Iran to date than any other country outside of China and Italy.Ayatollah Hashem Bathaei-Golpaygani died Monday, according to multiple Iranian news outlets. The 79-year-old cleric was a member…

Updated March 14, 2020 07:53:04 Nowruz is usually a time when tens of thousands of Iranian Australians come together to celebrate the start of the Persian New Year. Key points:A major Nowruz event in Sydney has been cancelled for the first time Restaurants have taken a hit with customers cancelling…

In Iran, official estimates of the infection rate and death toll from coronavirus keep accelerating.  But even after recording 54 deaths on Tuesday alone, the regime's narrative of the local epidemic is still nowhere near reality. According to the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) — a coalition leading the…