Iran’s Security Forces Blinded More Than 125 People In Protests, Says Berkeley Human Rights Center
By Natasha Phillips
An investigation into the number of people blinded by Iran’s security forces during the nationwide 2022 protests by the University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley) human rights center published on March 19, found that...
The Week in Review: April 22nd – April 29th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 29.04.22
April 29 - A former Iranian lawmaker said Tehran’s goal had always been to build a nuclear bomb, during an interview with Iranian media outlet ISCA News.
Ali Motahari said the plans...
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Channel for Iran Very Different to EU’s INSTEX, Analyst Says
By Natasha Phillips
A Swiss humanitarian aid channel for Iran completed its first trade this week.
The Swiss Humanitarian Trade Arrangement (SHTA) — like the European Union’s Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX) — has been designed to provide food and medicine...
Sale of Seized Iranian Tanker Could Be Ordered for Security Reasons, Sanctions Expert Says
By Natasha Phillips
JUL 12 - An Iranian ship seized in Gibraltar last week which was believed to be carrying oil to Syria in breach of E.U. sanctions could be forfeited or sold if the...
The Week in Review: February 17th – February 24th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 24.02.23
Feb. 24 - A network made up of more than 40 unofficial torture centers and secret prisons used by Iran’s government to torture and imprison anti-government protesters was revealed by...
UN Pressured to Investigate Iran’s President Over His Human Rights Record
By Natasha Phillips
A letter by the London-based NGO Campaign to Free Political Prisoners in Iran (CFPPI) asked the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to investigate Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi for alleged human rights...
Jailed Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh Removed From Hospital, Husband Says
By Natasha Phillips
Nasrin Sotoudeh -- the Iranian human rights lawyer who was sentenced to 33 years in prison and 148 lashes in 2019 on charges including “activities against national security,” has been taken out...
The Week in Review: February 16th – February 23rd
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 23.02.24
Feb. 23 - The United Kingdom called on Iran’s government to rein in the terrorist group Daesh, following ongoing attacks by Iran regime-aligned militia groups against coalition forces working to...
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...
The Week in Review: March 1st – March 8th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 8.3.24
March 8 - The UK government said that it believed Iran had supplied Russia with ballistic missiles, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered its second year.
The UK’s Defense Minister Grant...
