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The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and IranWire.com, in cooperation with the Arsolen Archives, the world’s largest repository of information on Holocaust victims and survivors, have unveiled the latest installment of its Sardari Project.

The first day of spring launched a new season this week, and it also marked a new year for many in Beverly Hills.

A recent roundtable featured 25 young Iranian American activists in an intimate conversation with Crown Prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi, who, as the founder and leader of the self-styled National Council of Iran, an exiled opposition group, is widely viewed as a proponent of a

On Feb. 11, thousands of people attended a rally in front of Los Angeles City Hall in support of the Iranian people and the ongoing fight for civil rights and freedom under Iran's Islamic Republic.

For the past four years the non-profit Farhang Foundation has partnered with the city to mount Nowruz banners in recognition of Beverly Hills' significant Iranian population. This year, those banners will also express a message of solidarity with women fighting for their rights in Iran.

At the request of Beverly Hills Mayor Lili Bosse, the City Council presented a proclamation at its Nov. 15 meeting commending Nooshin and Camyar Meshkaty for organizing the Nov. 5 "Solidarity with the Heroic People of Iran" rally in Beverly Hills.

Over 200 people have died and hundreds more have been injured in protests in Iran which have drawn tens of thousands of people and lasted for several weeks, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency.

Visionary Women, the non-profit community focused on engaging conversations and funding high impact initiatives for women and girls, hosted a special report on Nov. 2 covering the crisis in Iran and the women at the forefront.

In Los Angeles, a city home to the biggest Iranian community outside of Iran, Beverly Hills is known as its own hub.

On Oct. 11, the Beverly Hills City Council unanimously approved a resolution that condemns the government of Iran for the wrongful death of Mahsa Amini. The resolution also calls upon the United States government and the United Nations to increase sanctions against Iran.