#14 Kayhan Life Podcasts: Interview with Gazelle Sharmahd
By Natasha Phillips
KayhanLife · #14 Kayhan Life Podcasts: Interview with Gazelle Sharmahd
Jamshid Sharmahd, a German-Iranian IT consultant and political dissident was sentenced to death on Feb. 21 by an Iranian court. The judges sentencing...
Internet Blackouts Endanger Lives of Iranians, Says NetBlocks Founder
By Natasha Phillips
An internet blackout in Iran during the widespread recent protests inside the country has clear human rights implications, according to Alp Toker, the founder of London-based nonpartisan cyber monitoring body NetBlocks.
Iranians took...
Cyber-Hacking Forum Linked to Iranian Revolutionary Guards Struggles After Closure, Report Says
By Natasha Phillips
Feb 22 - Thousands of members belonging to a high-profile cyber-hacking forum linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) are struggling to regroup online after the forum was shut down, according...
#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...
Iran’s Execution of Man for Drinking is A Test for International Community, Says Human...
By Natasha Phillips
The Iranian government’s announcement that it had executed a man for repeatedly drinking alcohol is a test to see whether the international community will react, according to Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, founder of the...
UK Court Postponement Complicates Release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Husband Says
By Natasha Phillips
A British court has postponed hearings due to take place in April on the $550 million that the U.K. owes Iran, potentially complicating the release of the detained British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
The High...
EU Can Proscribe Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Without Delay, Lawyers Say
By Natasha Phillips
Seven Iranian-born attorneys based in France have signed a letter on June 9 indicating that the European Union can designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization without delay, and without...
Iranians Selling Meat Rations for Profit as Iran’s Economy Falters
By Natasha Phillips
Feb 14 - Iranians are selling their monthly meat allowance for profit according to Reza Salemi, the Livestock Logistics Director for Tehran Province.
The development comes as Iran is experiencing a deepening economic crisis brought on by fiscal...
London Conference By Baha’i Community Denounces Religious, Gender Repression in Iran
By Natasha Phillips
Gender apartheid in countries such as Iran should be a recognized crime under international law, according to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic...
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...
