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Director Jafar Panahi on Deadly Iran Protests & Filmmaking Under Censorship
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Democracy Now Video • 2 days ago

Director Jafar Panahi on Deadly Iran Protests & Filmmaking Under Censorship

FBI Raids Home of Washington Post Reporter as Attacks on Press Freedom Intensify Under Trump
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Democracy Now Video • 2 days ago

FBI Raids Home of Washington Post Reporter as Attacks on Press Freedom Intensify Under Trump

Top U.S. & World Headlines — January 15, 2026
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Democracy Now Video • 2 days ago

Top U.S. & World Headlines — January 15, 2026

The Flotillas to Gaza Are the World’s Conscience
Chris Hedges • 2 days ago

The Flotillas to Gaza Are the World’s Conscience

The numerous attempts by activists in flotillas, to break the siege on Gaza, are a potent reminder that hope comes through acts of resistance and that we must never accept the status quo.

Trump Is Exposing Obama’s Biggest Lie
Lever News • 2 days ago

Trump Is Exposing Obama’s Biggest Lie

Trump’s rampage across the federal government inadvertently demonstrates the power that Democratic leaders pretended they didn’t have.

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Hasan Abi • 2 days ago

I f****ing hate cbs...

"This Regime Will Fall": Director Jafar Panahi on Deadly Iran Protests & Filmmaking Under Censorship
Democracy Now • 2 days ago

"This Regime Will Fall": Director Jafar Panahi on Deadly Iran Protests & Filmmaking Under Censorship

With Iran gripped by nationwide protests that activists say have left at least 2,600 people dead, we recently spoke with renowned Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, whose latest film, It Was Just an Accident, was shot entirely in secret inside Iran and won the Palme d’Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. The film has since been shortlisted for an Oscar in the international feature category. Panahi dedicated a recent New York Film Critics Circle Award to Iranian protesters. It Was Just an Accident centers on a group of former prisoners who kidnap a man they believe was their interrogator and grapple with whether to exact revenge, and Panahi says the film drew directly from his own experience with state violence and repression. Panahi has been repeatedly arrested in Iran, served prison sentences, and was recently sentenced in absentia to an additional year in prison and a two-year travel ban. In an extended interview, Pahani discussed the protests in Iran, fighting against censorship, and the risk of prolonged cycles of violence. “I have always said this regime will fall. It is impossible for it to not fall, because it’s a failed state in every sense,” he said. “What I care about is the future of my country. I want the country to stand. I want there to be peace, and I want our children and the children of our children to not be facing bullets.” He was interpreted by Sheida Dayani.

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