U.S. protests: Nearly 1,000 instances of police brutality recorded in U.S. anti-racism protests

The United States is currently experiencing one of the longest continued periods of civil unrest in generations, after demonstrations sparked by George Floyd’s death expanded to protests against black Americans killed by police and systemic racism in the country.

U.S. protests: Riots & looting in Philadelphia after black man shot dead by police

People broke into shops and torched patrol cars in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania following spontaneous protests sparked by the death of a local man in a police shooting. The cops said the man was armed with a knife.

Significant strides made for women’s empowerment in Iran: VP Ebtekar

TEHRAN – Masoumeh Ebtekar, the vice president for women’s and family affairs, has said that significant strides have been taken for the empowerment of women and family in the country.

By Mohammad Homaeefar

Racism, inequality, and conflict: an interview with Prof. Robert Sapolsky

Earlier this month, I conducted an interview with Dr. Robert Sapolsky, a professor of biological sciences at Stanford University, to discuss different issues such as racism, economic inequality, and partisan polarization. He was very generous with his time and provided us with in-depth analyses of such fundamental issues.

By Mohammad Ali Haqshenas

Principles of slavery still at core of US’ socio-economic order: Prof. Ball

TEHRAN– An American professor believes that slavery has never been abolished in the United States as its principles are still active in society.

By Faranak Bakhtiari

‘Martyr Mostafa Chamran would have stood up for justice, against racism’

TEHRAN – Martyr Mostafa Chamran would have stood up for justice and against acts of racism which have recently occurred in different parts of the world, as he could never forget what the occupying regime had done to the Palestinian people, said Mehdi Chamran, the brother of Martyr Mostafa Chamran and the former chairman of Tehran City Council, in an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times on Friday.

By Zahra Mirzafarjouyan & Payman Yazdani

Canadian politician hopes that world can finally see backside of Trump, applaud his exit

TEHRAN– Celina Caesar-Chavannes, a Canadian politician expressed hoped that world can finally see the backside of Trump and applaud his exit.

“I Can’t Breathe” subject of Iranian intl. cartoon exhibition 

TEHRAN – The Art Bureau of Iran’s Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization has launched an international cartoon exhibition on “I Can’t Breathe” to show protests against racism in the U.S.

By: Tommy Sheridan

America 2020 – Where anti-racists are terrorists & racists are president

Lying face down on the ground with his hands handcuffed behind him George posed no threat to anyone but was restrained by three Minneapolis police officers kneeling on him and one of those brutes placed his knee deliberately and sadistically onto George’s neck.

Iranian students rally in solidarity with African Americans

TEHRAN — Iranian students and rights activists gathered outside the Swiss embassy in Tehran on Wednesday to express solidarity with African Americans over the shocking killing of George Floyd at the hands of a white police.

By Amir Miri

Chaos in Minneapolis: Why Trump is guilty

Racism in the United States has a long story. From the first days of exploring the America continent up to Independence Day, racism has been existing in the American culture. 

Zarif urges world to wage war against racism

TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has urged the entire world to wage a war against racism, making a reference to the recent killing of a black American by the U.S. police.

Law professor warns of normalization of racism acts against Asian Americans in United States  

Flames of racism toward Asian Americans, fueled by terms like "Chinese virus", have made any wise person in the United States to start getting worried, an American law professor said, noting that such acts must be stopped immediately otherwise they will be normalized ending in uncontrollable widespread racial violence.

New Iranian Judiciary chief calls for serious steps to counter racism, terrorism

TEHRAN – Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi has called for serious measures to counter racism, terrorism and extremism, saying condemning acts of terror after they occur is “not enough”.