TEHRAN (Basirat) :Martyr Sayyid Morteza Avini was a prominent war filmmaker. Most of his work was devoted to reflecting how basijis perceived the war and their role in it. He was martyred on 9 April 1993 by landmine explosion while filming. This is his short biography.

TEHRAN (Basirta): Nasim Aghdam, the Iranian-born suspected YouTube headquarters shooter, wrote extensively about the Baha’i religion, a faith that is not recognized in Iran.