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Mehrdad Mirdamadi

Mehrdad Mirdamadi is a senior editor and journalist at RFE/RL's Radio Farda. Prior to joining RFE/RL in 2008, he worked as a freelance journalist and social researcher in Iran and contributed to several American newspapers and magazines, including The Washington Post, The New York Times Magazine, and The New Yorker.

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August 24, 2022
The Farda Briefing: Iran's Hard-Liners Attempt To Police Social Life, Cultural Tastes

Iranian authorities have abruptly called off dozens of music concerts and cultural performances in recent weeks following pressure and intimidation by hard-liners who claim such events undermine Islamic values.
August 03, 2022
The Farda Briefing: For The First Time, Iran Raises The Possibility Of Building A Nuclear Bomb

Iran openly talks about making nuclear bombs; prison authorities deny inmates proper medical care; and another convict has his fingers amputated.
July 27, 2022
The Farda Briefing: Iran's Hijab Law Exposes Divisions In The Islamic Republic

Iran’s hijab law has exposed divisions; Iranian state media have backed Russia’s war in Ukraine; and Iranian women have been banned from appearing in ads.
July 13, 2022
The Farda Briefing: Iranian Women Defiant Against Hijab Policing

Iranian authorities have launched a new crackdown on women who violate the country’s “hijab and chastity" law, which requires women and girls over the age of 9 to wear a headscarf in public.
May 21, 2009
Apathy Could Be Ahmadinejad's Election Ally

It would seem that the establishment is bent on securing a first-round win for the president, even if by a narrow margin. The fear is that a second-round runoff might look too much like an up-or-down vote on Ahmadinejad, and a contest like that might be impossible to win.

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