The Week in Review: July 22nd- July 29th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 29.07.22
July 29 - A United States senator called alleged human rights violations by the Iranian government “outrageous” this week, during an interview with media outlet Iran International.
Democratic Senator Benjamin Cardin...
Survey of 50,000 Iranians Finds Almost Half Are No Longer Religious
By Natasha Phillips
A survey of 50,000 Iranians has found that nearly half of respondents said they had lost their faith and were no longer religious.
The survey, which was published in June by the Netherlands-based Group for Analyzing...
Columbia University’s Safwan Masri on Tunisia, Iran and the Unique Nature of Revolutions: Interview
By Natasha Phillips
Safwan Masri’s “Tunisia: An Arab Anomaly”, explores the key ingredients which helped Tunisia transition from authoritarian rule to peaceful democracy. The book charts the Arab Spring, which began in 2011, and also...
The Week in Review: December 16th – December 23rd
Dec. 23 - Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Iran’s government was a partner in Russia’s “genocidal policy” by supplying drones which experts said were being used in the illegal invasion of Ukraine.
The comment was made...
The Week in Review: August 5th – August 12th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 12.08.22
Aug. 12 - Farmers in Iran will be launching a demonstration to protest the rising cost of farming equipment and supplies, according to Crisis24, an international company monitoring risk around...
The Week in Review: December 11th – December 18th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 18.12.20
The UN’s atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi, said a nuclear deal with Iran in 2021 would need to be redrafted in order to address the Islamic Republic’s ongoing breaches of...
Reports of HIV Spread In Iranian Village Are Unconfirmed, Says Former UNICEF Consultant
By Natasha Phillips
Reports that hundreds of Iranians have been infected with HIV in the village of Chenar Mahmoud, in Lordegan, Iran, by a government health worker conducting a diabetes screening program remain unconfirmed.
Villagers from...
The Week in Review: August 11th – August 18th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 18.08.23
Aug. 18 - A 17-year-old girl was beaten and interrogated by Iranian officials for more than two hours and was left with multiple injuries, according to human rights group, Hengaw.
Sonia...
#1 Kayhan Life Podcasts: With Kaveh Moussavi
In a landmark case, Hamid Nouri, an Iranian man suspected of being a deputy prosecutor engaged in the torture and execution of political prisoners in Iran in 1988, was arrested on November 9, at...
The Week in Review: April 1st – April 8th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 08.04.22
April 8 - The Iranian government has reached an agreement which would allow a “considerable amount” of its assets frozen in overseas accounts to be released, according to an unnamed...
