Political Prisoners in Iran Are Being Executed Amid Conflict With Israel
By Natasha Phillips
Political prisoners in Iran are being executed amid the country’s military confrontation with Israel, while others accused of spying for Israel are facing greater risk of capital punishment, according to human rights organizations monitoring the situation.
Esmail Fekri,...
Flash Briefing: June 14, 2025
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 14.06.25
June 14 - Israel may be considering a strike on Iran, as discussions about Iran’s nuclear program between the Islamic Republic and the U.S. continue.
The claim was made by five...
Murdered Taxi Passenger Elaheh Hosseinnejad Was Raped, Reports Say
By Natasha Phillips
News agencies are claiming that Elaheh Hosseinnejad -- a 24-year-old woman who went missing last month after using a taxi service -- was raped before her murder. They are basing their claims...
Flash Briefing: June 7, 2025
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 07.06.25
June 7 - The BBC accused Iran this week of ramping up its intimidation of Persian journalists at the news agency and said it had seen a “disturbing rise in...
Nobel Laureate Ebadi Says UNICEF Neglects Iran’s Children
By Natasha Phillips
The prominent Iranian lawyer and Nobel Peace Laureate Dr. Shirin Ebadi has accused UNICEF of being negligent over its care of vulnerable children in Iran, and has sent a letter of complaint to the United...
Flash Briefing: May. 31, 2025
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 31.05.25
May 31 - Iran’s government has caused global alarm at the continued rise in executions in the country, with at least 113 reported executions in the first 25 days of May,...
Islamic Republic Ordered Global Eradication of Bahá’ís in 1991, Report Says
By Natasha Phillips
A memorandum by Iran’s government issued on the instruction of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for the global eradication of the Bahá’í community, according to a May 26 report by the Geneva-based consultative body...
Flash Briefing: May. 24, 2025
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 24.05.25
May 24 - The UK Home Office said it would be considering proscribing several Iran-backed groups as terrorist organizations following the publication of a report about the legal gaps in...
Flash Briefing: May. 17, 2025
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 17.05.25
May 17 - Ali Shamkhani, a top political, military and nuclear adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Iran would be willing to get rid of all of its...
Iranian Terror Suspect in UK Has ‘Close Links to Regime,’ Reports Say
By Natasha Phillips
One of the seven Iranian men arrested in the UK and believed to be part of terrorism plots to target specific premises across England has “close links” to Iran’s clerical regime, according...
