The Week in Review: May 17th – May 24th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 24.05.24
May 24 - Iranians in Iran and around the world welcomed the news that Ibrahim Raisi, Iran’s President, had died in a helicopter crash this week.
Raisi, who was nicknamed the...
The Week in Review: May 3rd – May 10th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 10.05.24
May 10 - France accused the Islamic Republic of engaging in a policy of state hostage taking this week, as it demanded the release of two detained French nationals.
The comment,...
The Week in Review: April 26th- May 3rd
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 03.05.24
May 3 - Nika Shakarami, a 16-year-old girl who went missing while taking part in anti-government protests in 2022 and whose body was found days later, may have been sexually...
The Week in Review: April 19th – April 26th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 26.04.24
April 26 - The Islamic Republic in Iran sentenced Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi to death this week, following his support for the country’s nationwide anti-government protests in 2022.
Salehi became a...
The Week in Review: April 12th – April 19th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 19.04.24
April 19 - A joint statement condemning the Islamic Republic’s April 13 drone and missile attack on Israel was submitted by 49 countries to the United Nations this week.
The countries,...
Threats Against Iran Journalists in Britain ‘Unprecedented,’ Says UK Head of Reporters Without Borders
By Natasha Phillips
Threats faced by journalists reporting about Iran from abroad are “unprecedented,” said Fiona O’Brien, the London Bureau Director of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) during an April 17 online event to launch its report on...
The Week in Review: April 5th – April 12th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 12.04.24
April 12 - Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said he planned to attend a United Nations Security Council meeting on Palestine being held in New York next week, according to...
After Zeraati Stabbing, More Iran International Journalists Are At Risk in UK, Channel Says
By Natasha Phillips
At least six journalists working for the Iran International television network in the UK are at risk of harm from the Iranian regime, according to Adam Baillie, the spokesperson for the London-based...
The Week in Review: March 29th – April 5th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 05.04.24
April 5 - A surge in executions in Iran for drug related offenses was reported by Amnesty International this week.
The human rights watchdog said the Islamic Republic had executed 853...
The Week in Review: March 22nd – March 29th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 29.03.24
March 29 - A senior police officer in Iran was sentenced to death this week for killing a man during the 2022 anti-government protests which swept the country, according to...
