Iranian Holy City Mashhad Bans Mixed-Sex Board Games in Gaming Cafes
By Kayhan Life Staff
Esmail Rahmani, the deputy prosecutor for Mashhad, capital of the northeastern province of Khorasan, has reportedly banned mixed-sex board games in all gaming cafes all across the city.
A joint statement issued...
Iranian Firefighters, Environment Ministry Staff Join Nationwide Protests
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iranian Department of Environment employees held a protest outside the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) on Jan. 18, demanding a salary increase and workplace benefits.
Photographs posted on social media showed protesters carrying a...
Iran Reports 100,000 Suicide Attempts Each Year
By Kayhan Life Staff
There are 100,000 attempted suicides in Iran each year. Of those, 5,500 result in death. Experts warn that the number could rise as the dire economic conditions in the country continue...
Iran Arrests Human Rights Activist Farideh Moradkhani, Niece of Khamenei
By Kayhan Life Staff
Farideh Moradkhani, a human rights activist and the niece of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (his sister’s daughter), was arrested on Jan. 13, according to human rights organizations.
Ms. Moradkhani, the...
Iran’s Parliament Approves Massive Spending Package for Population Growth
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Majlis (Iranian Parliament) has approved an item in the government’s 2022-23 proposed budget bill which allocates 19 trillion tomans (nearly $634 million, using the market exchange rate of 300,000 rials...
ANALYSIS: House Prices in Iran Reflect Deep Income Inequality
By Kayhan Life Staff
The architects of the Islamic Republic claimed that their 1979 revolution would usher in a new era of economic prosperity, social justice, and equal opportunity for all in Iran.
Nearly 43 years...
ANALYSIS: A Close Look At Iran’s 2022-23 Proposed Budget Bill
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi submitted his government’s 2022-23 proposed budget bill to the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) on Dec. 12.
Mr. Raisi and his cabinet have projected that the 3.631 quadrillion tomans ($121...
Jailed Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi Is Accused of Spying for Saudi Arabia
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Iranian authorities have accused Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian human rights activist and vice president of the Tehran-based Defenders of Human Rights Center, of spying for Saudi Arabia, her husband Taghi...
Iranian Retirees Stage Nationwide Protests Over “Meager” Pensions
By Kayhan Life Staff
Thousands of retirees held protests across the country on Dec. 28, calling on the government to raise their “meager” pensions in line with the Civil Service Management Law, inflation rate, and...
Iran and Russia to Sign a 20-year Strategic Agreement, Report Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Tehran and Moscow plan to sign a 20-year strategic agreement during Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s forthcoming official visit to Russia scheduled for early 2022, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported...
