The Week in Review: June 30th – July 7th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 07.07.23
July 7 - Iran became a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), this week, which Iran’s President Ibrahim Raisi said would support security, expand ties and strengthen unity...
Omid Djalili Praises City of Florence’s Campaign For Release of Rapper Toomaj Salehi
By Natasha Phillips
The British-Iranian comedian Omid Djalili applauded the decision by the city of Florence to make the imprisoned Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi an honorary citizen of the city and urge the Iranian government...
The Week in Review: June 23rd – June 30th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 30.06.23
June 30 - Members of Iran’s leadership met with senior officials from Iraq’s Shia Coordination Framework in Tehran this week, according to the Shia Islam news outlet Shafaqna.
The Framework is...
Executions Have Surged In Iran Following Protests, Boroumand Center Reports
By Natasha Phillips
There has been a sharp rise in the number of executions carried out in Iran since anti-government protests began in September. In the first five months of this year, Iran executed at least 293...
London Conference By Baha’i Community Denounces Religious, Gender Repression in Iran
By Natasha Phillips
Gender apartheid in countries such as Iran should be a recognized crime under international law, according to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic...
The Week in Review: June 16th – June 23rd
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 23.06.23
June 23 - Talks between Iran and the European Union about Iran’s nuclear program are believed to have accelerated in recent weeks, according to a source who wished to remain...
The Week in Review: June 9th – June 16th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 16.06.23
June 16 - A drone which was made in Iran and shot down in Ukraine last month, contained a part manufactured in China, according to an investigation carried out by...
EU Can Proscribe Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Without Delay, Lawyers Say
By Natasha Phillips
Seven Iranian-born attorneys based in France have signed a letter on June 9 indicating that the European Union can designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization without delay, and without...
The Week in Review: June 2nd – June 9th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 09.06.23
June 9 - Iran, China and Pakistan held their first ever joint counterterrorism conference this week.
The meeting was held in Beijing and focused on regional security threats, according to a...
Iran Is Paying ‘Political and Diplomatic Price for Its Brutality,’ UK Official
By Natasha Phillips
Iran’s government knows “the political and diplomatic price they are paying for their brutality ,” the UK Foreign Office Minister Andrew Mitchell has said.
Mitchell made the remarks during a June 7 debate at the...
