How one tragedy is bringing Afghans, Iranians together - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Holly Dagres

Holly Dagres

Apr 20, 2016

A group of supporters is seen assembled in front of a civic association building in solidarity with Setayesh Ghoreishi, a young Afghan girl raped and killed, allegedly by a teenage Iranian neighbor, in the Tehran suburb of Varamin, April 20, 2016. — Facebook.com/IAmSetayesh

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Saudi Arabia's Prince Turki al-Faisal looks on during the National Council of Resistance of Iran (CNRI) annual meeting on July 9, 2016, in Le Bourget, near Paris.
The National Council of Resistance of Iran (CNRI) drew up a statement on July 9 declaring "failure" one year after the historic Iranian nuclear program agreement, saying the country had been pushed into recession, while isolating itself from its neighbors. / AFP / ALAIN JOCARD (Photo credit should read ALAIN JOCARD/AFP/Getty Images)

Saudi prince's endorsement of MEK angers Iranian officials

Arash Karami

An Afghan man living Iran waits for his mobile phone's battery to be charged in Behesht Zahra cemetery, in south of Tehran April 1, 2008. On "Sizdah Bedar", the 13th day of the Iranian New Year, Afghans living Iran believe it is a bad omen to stay indoors, and most people spend the day amongst nature as well as visiting cemeteries to honour their deceased relatives. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN) - RTR1YZTS

Iranian civil society speaking up for Afghans' rights

A correspondent in Tehran

A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City, delivers his speech as he attends the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), meeting in Villepinte, near Paris, France, June 30, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau - RC1B635374A0

US government no longer excludes MEK as leadership option for Iran

Barbara Slavin

Protests over the death in custody of Mahsa Amini are the biggest in Iran in three years

'Get lost': Iran schoolgirls lead protests over Mahsa Amini death

Agence France-Presse