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title: Iran News poster 52e, memorial and freed prisoners (Farsi, distributed in Tehran)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/iran-news-poster-52e-memorial-freed-prisoners-farsi-1956/
description: A Farsi 'Latest News' sheet in maroon and yellow, headed 'Eternal Festival Ceremony'. Tagged by technique, with source and rights.
section: Collection
---

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# Iran News poster 52e, memorial and freed prisoners (Farsi, distributed in Tehran)

A Farsi 'Latest News' sheet in maroon and yellow, headed 'Eternal Festival Ceremony'. Four photographs show the Shah speaking with a bereaved woman and a man before framed portraits of fallen soldiers, and two groups of men with luggage. Captions say the Shahanshah consoles survivors of army martyrs and give an interview with Iranian prisoners recently freed in the Soviet Union. The tell is testimonial: freed prisoners are presented as witnesses.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Testimonial](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/testimonial/) [Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

Original (Persian (Farsi)) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
اخبار
ایران

مراسم
جشن جاوید

شاهنشاه یکی از بازماندگان شهدای ارتش را مورد تفقد قرار می‌دهند.

مصاحبه با یکی از زندانیان ایرانی در شوروی که اخیراً آزاد گردید

آخرین اخبار
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
Iran News

Ceremony
of the Eternal Festival

The Shahanshah shows kindness to one of the survivors of the army martyrs.

Interview with one of the Iranian prisoners in the Soviet Union who was recently freed.

Latest news
```

The printed 'jashn-e javid' is rendered literally as 'Eternal Festival'.

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