Iran Sentences Human Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi to 30 Months in Prison
By Kayhan Life Staff
Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian human rights activist and the vice president of the Tehran-based Defenders of Human Rights Center, has been handed a custodial 30-month prison sentence and 80 lashes, and...
Iranian Journalist Who Reported on Teenager’s Honor Killing Is Denied Medical Care
By Kayhan Life Staff
Sina Ghalandari, the reporter who broke the story about the “honor-killing” of Mobina Souri, a 14-year-old girl murdered by her cleric husband on Aug. 30, has been arrested and imprisoned twice...
Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi ‘Savagely Tortured’ In Detention, His Uncle Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Jailed Iranian rap artist Toomaj Salehi – known for his protest songs including Soorakh Moosh (“Rat Hole”), Turkmenchay (“Normal”) and Anar (“Pomegranate”) -- had been reportedly banned from receiving visitors since...
Iranian Activist Giti Pourfazel Conditionally Released from Prison
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Iranian authorities have granted Giti Pourfazel, a judicial lawyer and civil rights activist, conditional release, her attorney Mohammad Hossein Aghassi, said in a tweet.
“Good news for Ms. Giti Pourfazel’s friends....
Iranian Rap Artist Toomaj Salehi Is Arrested; Known for His Protest Songs
By Kayhan Life Staff
On Sept. 13, security forces arrested Toomaj Salehi, an Iranian rapper well known for protest songs including Soorakh Moosh (“Rat Hole”), Turkmenchay, and Anar (“Pomegranate”), the Iran Human Rights Monitor (HRM)...
Jailed Iranian Activist Alleges Rampant Abuse at Bushehr Central Prison
By Kayhan Life Staff
Inmates at the Bushehr Central Prison’s women’s cellblock in the southern province of Bushehr live under “inhumane conditions” and are “violently tortured,” Sepideh Gholian, a civil rights activist, has said in...
Iran’s Ex-President Rouhani Faces Complaints From Parliamentary Committee
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Article 90 Committee of the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) has filed three complaints with the Judiciary against the former President Hassan Rouhani, accusing him of “dereliction of duty,” Nasrollah Pejmanfar, deputy...
Marjan Kamali Discusses HBO Adaptation of Her Book “The Stationery Shop”
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Iranian-American author Marjan Kamali, whose novel “The Stationery Shop” was published in 2019, is about to see it come to life as an HBO series.
The story of teenagers in Iran...
Teenager Detained by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Attempts Suicide, Report Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Tara Ahmadi, a 16-year-old girl arrested by security forces in the city of Javanrud in the western province of Kermanshah, reportedly tried to take her own life after her release, according...
Leading Iranian Women Advocates In the Spotlight As Georgetown Hosts Two Online Panels
By Kayhan Life Staff
The status of women in present-day Iran will be the focus of two panels hosted by Georgetown University’s Institute for Women, Peace and Security on Sept. 1 and Sept. 8. The...
