Remembering Iranian Actor-Director Parviz Kardan, Star of Morad Barghi
By Kayhan Life Staff
The celebrated Iranian actor and director Parviz Kardan died of a heart attack on June 10 in Los Angeles, California, aged 84.
Although he lived abroad for many years, Kardan’s TV series...
ANALYSIS: UN Blue Beret Units in Iran Are Being Used to Suppress Protests
By Kayhan Life Staff
The blue beret units of the 23rd Mobile Division of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces (NEZAJA) held a military exercise on May 29 to mark the International Day...
Human Rights Should Be Core Focus of Iran Nuclear Talks, Says Activist Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
Narges Mohammadi is an Iranian human rights campaigner who was released from jail in October and was recently sentenced to 30 months in prison, 80 lashes and two fines. She is...
Celebrated Iranian Poet Esmail Khoi Dies in London At the Age of 83
By Kayhan Life Staff
Esmail Khoi, a prominent modern Iranian poet, and writer, died of pneumonia in London on May 25, aged 83. Khoi was one of the founders of the Iranian Writers Association and...
U.S. Democrats Call for Iran Nuclear Talks to Include Missile Program and Human Rights
By Kayhan Life Staff
U.S. President Joe Biden and his administration have been eager to reboot the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran nuclear deal. However, a growing number of...
Iranian Judiciary Fires 200 Staff Members, 1,000 Judges, Spokesperson Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
On May 11, the spokesperson for Iran’s Judiciary, Gholamhossein Esmaili, said authorities had arrested some 200 staff members of the Judiciary and law clerks in charge of official documents.
Mr. Esmaili added...
Gay Man Becomes Victim of Honor Killing In Southern Iran
By Kayhan Life Staff
By Kayhan Life Staff
Seyyed Alireza Fazeli Monfared, a 20-year-old man from the city of Ahvaz, capital of the southwestern province of Khuzestan, was allegedly killed by three male members of his...
Some 40,000 Iranians Die Prematurely of Air Pollution Every Year
By Kayhan Life Staff
The World Health Organization (WHO) Air Quality Guidelines have lowered the annual average of fine particulate matter (PM) for the concentration of Ambient (outdoor) air pollution from 10 μg/m3 (micrograms, or...
Misogyny Is Rooted in Iranian History and Culture, Says Dr. Shokoufeh Taghi
By Kayhan Life Staff
Honor killings have increased at an alarming rate in recent years in Iran. While institutionalized patriarchy and misogyny are endemic in the Islamic Republic, there are also prevalent in popular culture...
Isfahan Farmers Demand Zayandehrood Water Rights, Threaten to Disrupt Next Election
By Kayhan Life Staff
The prosecutor’s office in the Iranian city of Isfahan has banned any large demonstrations not authorized by the province’s security council. The measure follows a series of widespread protests by farmers...
