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...
Flash Briefing: Nov. 2, 2024
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 02.11.24
Nov. 2 - The European Union called the execution on Monday of German-Iranian national Jamshid Sharmahd by the Islamic Republic of Iran a threat to the relationship between Iran and...
Flash Briefing: Oct. 25, 2024
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 25.10.24
Oct. 25 - The United States issued fresh charges over an attempted plot to kidnap and assassinate prominent Iranian-American human rights campaigner Masih Alinejad in New York.
The court filing indicts...
Mother of Slain Iranian Teenager Nika Shakarami Arrested in Iran
By Natasha Phillips
Nasrin Shakarami, whose 16-year-old daughter Nika Shakarami died in September 2022 in mysterious circumstances during the nationwide anti-government protests in Iran, was reportedly arrested in Khorramabad city on Oct. 16 by the...
Flash Briefing: Oct. 18, 2024
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 18.10.24
Oct. 18 - The UK government imposed sanctions against Iranian individuals and organizations this week, following Iran‘s attack on Israel on Oct. 1.
The sanctions target senior officials in Iran‘s army, air force and organizations...
Iran Toughens Hijab Laws, Introduces Harsher Punishments
By Natasha Phillips
Legislation in the Islamic Republic of Iran to enforce the mandatory hijab had been toughened to include increased jail terms and financial penalties for women who violate the country’s dress code.
The ‘Protection of the...
Iran Executions Are Focus of Conference With Ebadi, Mehrangiz Kar
By Natasha Phillips
A 24-hour online conference highlighting the use of the death penalty in the Islamic Republic of Iran was hosted on Oct. 8 and Oct. 9 by the Oslo-based Iran Human Rights organization...
Flash Briefing: Oct. 4, 2024
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 04.10.24
Oct. 4 - The United Kingdom’s Defense Secretary John Healy said Britain’s armed forces had been supporting Israel and working to deescalate the tensions in the Middle East, following Iran’s...
Islamic Republic Has Executed Some 70 Child Offenders Since 2010, Says Iran Human Rights
By Natasha Phillips
The Islamic Republic of Iran has hanged at least 71 child offenders since 2010, according to a Sep. 25 report by the Oslo-based Iran Human Rights organization (IHRNGO).
The report follows the Sep....
Iran Is ‘Destabilizing the Middle East,’ Says UK Foreign Secretary Lammy
By Natasha Phillips
Britain’s newly appointed foreign secretary David Lammy accused the Islamic Republic of Iran of “destabilizing the Middle East” in a Sep. 22 speech at the ruling Labour Party’s conference in Liverpool, England.
“Iran...
