EXCLUSIVE: Meet Champion Speed Climber Farnaz ‘Spider-Woman’ Esmaeilzadeh
By Firouzeh Ramezanzadeh
Farnaz Esmaeilzadeh is an Iranian-born speed climber (on rocks, walls, and poles) and the gold medalist at the Canadian National Championship in 2015. She is ranked seventh in the International Federation of...
Iranian Women Speak to Kayhan Life of Their Harassment By Morality Police
By Firouzeh Nordstrom
On Sept. 16, Masha (Zhina) Amini, a 22-year-old ethnic Kurd, died in hospital because of injuries she had reportedly suffered while in the custody of morality police (guidance patrol) in Tehran three...
Woman Arrested for Hijab Removal Recalls Prison Ordeal
By Firoozeh Ramezanzadeh
Shaparak Shajarizadeh, a 45-year old Iranian woman, was arrested in January after removing her headscarf in public in protest against the mandatory Islamic hijab law. Tehran prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi sought a...
Kayhan Life Interviews Iranian Girl Arrested and Tortured For Writing Slogan
By Firouzeh Nordstrom
Footage posted on social media shows that composing slogans has become a growing trend in the recent nationwide protests sparked by the death of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, a 22-year-old who died while...
Iranian Designer Elish Makes Handmade Dolls Popular with Expatriates
By Firoozeh Ramezanzadeh
Kayhan Life discovered Elish, an Iranian art doll studio, through its Twitter account @eliart. The workshop produces small handmade rag and soft dolls which closely resemble the Russian Tilda. The products are...
Pornography Is Major Cause Of Marital Problems, Expert Says
By Firoozeh Ramezanzadeh
Sexual problems are among the main causes of divorce in Iran, according to a recent report by the National Organization for Civil Registration. The data has shown that sexual problems accounted for...
Islamic Republic Systematically Persecutes Bahais, Spokesman Says
By Firoozeh Ramezanzadeh
Eight people of Bahai faith who had been arrested by the authorities between September 16 and October 17 in Karaj on unspecified charges remain in custody at Tehran Evin prison, according to...
Ownership Disputes Over Royal Palaces
By Firoozeh Ramezanzadeh
Legal disputes over the rightful ownership of Sa’dabad Royal Complex continue between the Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHTO) and Bonyad-e Mostazafan va Janbazan (Foundation of the Oppressed and Disabled...
Concern Over Deteriorating Health of Imprisoned Majid Asadi
By Firoozeh Ramezanzadeh
November 10, 2017 Majid Asadi, an Allameh Tabataba’i University graduate with a degree in economics, was arrested on February 18 at his house in Karaj and taken to Tehran’s Evin Prison.
In a recently...
Fate of Iran’s Youngest Political Prisoner Raises Concerns
By Firoozeh Ramezanzadeh
Mohammad Saber Malek Raisi is an ethnic Baluchi who has served nearly nine years of his 15-year sentence in Ardabil Prison - thousands of kilometers away from his home province of Chabahar....
