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Iason Athanasiadis

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Iason Athanasiadis is a writer, photographer and television documentary producer covering Middle Eastern current affairs from Istanbul. He studied Arabic and Middle East Studies at Oxford, Persian and Contemporary Iranian Studies at Tehran's School of International Studies,

and was a Nieman fellow at Harvard University. His website is www.iason.ws.

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Gay in Istanbul

Agence France-Presse

Irreverent play challenges Turkey’s attitudes about homosexuality

Istanbul razes historic Gypsy neighborhoods

Agence France-Presse
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Forced from their homes

Agence France-Presse

May Day in Turkey

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Iran’s elections: The view from the highway

Agence France-Presse
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‘New’ dawn breaks over Iran

Agence France-Presse

Mousavi supporters cry foul as news of Ahmadinejad’s win spreads.

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As night falls, Tehran still ablaze

Agence France-Presse

A level of rioting unseen since the 1979 revolution continued into the night; rioting also reported in southern cities of Zahedan and Shiraz.

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Tehran’s wild nights of protest

Agence France-Presse

Iran’s election aftermath: The view from the streets of Tehran

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Unrest continues in Iran

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The third day of protests in Tehran, as news agencies come under pressure.

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Snapshots from Tehran’s Revolution Square

Agence France-Presse

Mass demonstration against election result turns tables on government militia.