Tag: Iran

Iran Becomes First Country To Ban Pokémon Go

by Dark Matters • August 8, 2016

Read about it at Kotaku.com.

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Calligraphy Takes Flight in an Award-Winning Iranian Animation

by Dark Matters • July 29, 2016

LINK: Meghdad Asadi Lari’s “Simorgh”

Iranian cartoonist Atena Farghadani sentenced to 12 years

by Dark Matters • June 11, 2016

LINK: Found guilty of “insulting members of parliament through paintings”.

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Articles, Videos

‘1979 Revolution’ tells the story of the Iranian Revolution in video game form

by Dark Matters • April 27, 2016

Developed & Published by iNK Stories for PC

Groundbreaking Graphic Novel Highlights the Struggle of Being Gay in Iran

by Dark Matters • March 30, 2016

LINK: “Yousef and Farhad” by artists Amir Soltani and Khalil Bendib

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Graphic novel tackles issues of contemporary Iranian identity

by Dark Matters • March 26, 2016

Kioomars Marzban and Vahid Fazel’s Jensiat

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Variety.com Reviews Iranian Director Ali Abbasi’s Danish Horror Film ‘Shelley’

by Dark Matters • March 3, 2016

Click here to read.

Watch interview with Abbasi and actress Cosmina Strattan at 2016 Berlin Film Festival.

Graphic Novel Authors Illustrate Struggle Of Being Gay & In Love In Iran

by Dark Matters • February 15, 2016

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Netflix Acquires Streaming Rights For Iranian Horror Pic

by Dark Matters • January 24, 2016

LINK: Babak Anvari’s debut feature film Under the Shadow

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US game designer released after over 4 years in Iranian custody

by Dark Matters • January 19, 2016

LINK: Amir Mizra Hekmati, who was previously sentenced to death

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