For centuries in Iran, each Jewish community had its own language. Judeo-Iranian languages include Esfāhāni, Yazdi, Kermāni, Shīrāzi, Hamedāni, Kāshāni, Nehavandi, Borujerdi, Khunsāri and Golpāygān.

The BBC World Service has engaged with the UN over the protection of its Iranian journalists and their families since 2017 ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian authorities on Tuesday closed down the last language institute certified by the German Embassy, local media said, in retaliation for the shuttering of Islamic centers in ...

Highlighting the significance of Iran’s linguistic heritage, experts emphasized that Iranian languages have historically served as a bridge connecting the diverse nations of the region, reinforcing ...

Majority of members of Persian Language and Literature Academy in Iran are against President Hassan Rouhani`s program on teaching ethnic groups` mother tongue in the schools, Iran's Mehr news agency ...

Iran has banned the teaching of all foreign languages, including English and Arabic, in kindergartens and primary schools. The ban is aimed at preserving the Iranian identity of children at a young ...

Every Iranian owes his language to the great poet, renowned not only in Iran but worldwide for Shahnameh, the longest epic poem by a single poet and the greatest epic of Persian-speaking states, ...

Amnesty International has launched a Persian-language website, saying it aims to increase access to information on abuse in Iran amid "an all-out assault on human rights" by the authorities, including ...