Parisa, an Iranian electronics engineer, has had her roof-top television satellite dishes seized by police four times over the past year and each time she has reinstalled them. The Persian-language programmes aired on those channels from overseas are part of her familys life, especially London-based Manotos broadcasts of documentaries, detective ...

Millions vote for Ermia, 31, to win 'Iranian X Factor', but conservatives accuse her of trying to tarnish Islam At family gatherings up and downIran, the big topic of conversation in recent weeks has been how to vote not in the imminent presidential elections, but in a reality TV show recorded by exiles abroad that has become an instant hit in ...