Local American-Iranian shares update from friends, family on anti-government protests in Iran

Local American-Iranian shares update from friends, family on anti-government protests in Iran

Jamie Sherrod speaks with Zahra Assar-Nossoni, a local American-Iranian, about anti-government protests in Iran and how they're honoring those who were killed.

Long Island Iranian community reacts to protests and crackdown in Iran

As protests have raged in Iran amid a brutal government crackdown, Long Island’s Persian community has reacted with heartbreak but also hope. Estimates for the number of protesters killed by Iranian security services vary, but Time Magazine reported that local health officials believed the death toll to be around 30,000. Long Island’s Iranian community is concentrated mainly in Great Neck, where many Persian Jews settled after the 1979 Iranian I…

Iran protests surge amid economic crisis

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