The Axis of Resistance: From Power to Poverty, From Influence to Irrelevance
Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iran’s theocracy was set back considerably this week following the fall of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime in Syria, a once key ally in the Middle East who Iranian officials bolstered...
Flash Briefing: Dec. 14, 2024
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 14.12.24
Dec. 14 - Israelis and Palestinians appeared to inch closer to a ceasefire deal this week, after signaling a willingness to hammer out an agreement for the first time in...
Tourism in Iran Suffers Because of Safety Concerns, Limited Freedoms
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iran possesses considerable potential to attract tourists, and the depreciation of its currency is potentially an incentive to foreign visitors. Yet the country’s tourism sector is stagnating because of stringent regulations,...
Iran’s Lawyers Face ‘Systemic Persecution’ by Government, Says UK Law Society
By Natasha Phillips
Criminal defense lawyers in Iran are being persecuted, harassed and imprisoned for representing their clients, the UK Law Society has said in a submission filed with the United Nations Human Rights Council...
Collapse of Assad Regime Deals Severe Blow to Islamic Republic
By Ahmad Rafat
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's dictatorial regime has collapsed in the space of a little over a week. A coalition of anti-government forces led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham – which is listed as...
Syria: An Endless Cycle of Bloodshed
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
The ancient land of Syria and its diverse cultures, ethnicities, and religions have become a tapestry of violence and bloodshed for well over a decade.
Since the civil war erupted in...
Flash Briefing: Dec. 7, 2024
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 07.12.24
Dec. 7 - Iranian Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi was released from Evin prison this week to undergo medical treatment, following mounting concerns about her health.
The human rights campaigner...
In Dubai Debut, Artist Fariba Boroufar Celebrates Persian Architecture
By Rawaa Talass
Fariba Boroufar is an Iranian textile artist whose works draw attention to the preservation of Iran’s great architectural heritage at a time of modernization and rapid technological change. She is presenting her...
Inspired by Iran-Iraq War, Photographer Gohar Dashti Shows Her ‘Home’ Series at Paris Photo...
By Nazanine Nouri
The Iranian-born photographer Gohar Dashti featured prominently at the recent edition of Paris Photo, a major international fair dedicated to photography and held this year in the newly restored Grand Palais, the...
UN Mission Meets Victims, Survivors of Iran’s 2022 National Protests
By Kayhan Life Staff
Members of the United Nations’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran have met with survivors and victims of the protests that erupted in Iran in 2022 and...
