Acclaimed Iranian photojournalist Yalda Moaiery has spent much of her career documenting moments of dissent and the lives of women in Iran. The work has repeatedly brought her into conflict with the authorities, noted Reuters, and on Iran's National Journalist Day, Aug. 8, she learned she had been sentenced to 15 years in prison. The sentence was handed down under a law enacted in 2025--legislation that Iranian authorities say is intended to combat espionage and cooperation with hostile states.

  I always thought that Paris has the best bookstores until I started the this regular feature in DART, more than 10 years ago. Year after year the evidence that Our Fair City loves books—and the people who put them on our shelves—becomes even more evident. So if it’s August, it’s time for the latest good news! Yu & Me Books is NYC's first Asian American female-owned bookstore, operating as a cozy literary haven and community hub in Manhattan's historic Ch...