Flash Briefing: Dec. 28, 2024
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 28.12.24
Dec. 28 - Iran could look to build a nuclear weapon following its weakened military and political power in the Middle East, according to a statement by the White House.
The...
Flash Briefing: Dec. 21, 2024
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 21.12.24
Dec. 21 - British police arrested two Romanian men over the stabbing of Pouria Zeraati, a journalist working for opposition news outlet Iran International, in London in March.
The men were...
Islamic Republic Postpones Tough New Hijab and Chastity Law
By Natasha Phillips
Iran’s government has been prevented by its own National Security Council from passing the Hijab and Chastity Law, a draconian new package of legislation which would further criminalize women and girls for failing to follow the...
Flash Briefing: Dec. 14, 2024
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 14.12.24
Dec. 14 - Israelis and Palestinians appeared to inch closer to a ceasefire deal this week, after signaling a willingness to hammer out an agreement for the first time in...
Iran’s Lawyers Face ‘Systemic Persecution’ by Government, Says UK Law Society
By Natasha Phillips
Criminal defense lawyers in Iran are being persecuted, harassed and imprisoned for representing their clients, the UK Law Society has said in a submission filed with the United Nations Human Rights Council...
Flash Briefing: Dec. 7, 2024
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 07.12.24
Dec. 7 - Iranian Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi was released from Evin prison this week to undergo medical treatment, following mounting concerns about her health.
The human rights campaigner...
Flash Briefing: Nov. 30, 2024
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 30.11.24
Nov. 30 - British lawmakers said they would do ‘everything they could’ to ensure the safe return of Israeli hostages captured by Hamas following the Palestinian militia group’s attack against...
Flash Briefing: Nov. 23, 2024
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 23.11.24
Nov. 23 - The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel’s former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, for crimes against humanity relating...
Iran’s Female Prisoners Condemn Executions As 40 Political Prisoners Face Death
By Natasha Phillips
Female prisoners detained in Iran’s notorious Evin prison in Tehran issued a statement on Nov. 16 condemning the increasing number of executions by the Islamic Republic, while drawing attention to the plight...
Arrest of Unclothed Student Puts Iran’s Women Back in Global Spotlight
By Natasha Phillips
The detention of a female university student who publicly stripped to her undergarments to protest the mandatory hijab has once again put the status of Iranian women and their incarceration in the international spotlight.
Ahoo Daryaei was seen on videos...
