The Week in Review: November 10th – November 17th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 17.11.23
Nov. 17 - Inflation in Iran soared to a two year high in October, according to the latest figures released by the Central Bank of Iran.
The inflation rate hit 55...
The Week in Review: December 22nd – December 29th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 29.12.23
Dec. 29 - A controversial call to bomb Islamic Revolutionary Guard strongholds in Iran was made by a US Republican lawmaker this week.
Senator Lindsey Graham, who is known for his...
The Week in Review: January 28th – February 4th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 04.02.22
Feb. 4 - A document believed to have been produced by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps warned that Iran was facing rising discontent, with its society in a “state of...
Broadening Iranian Women’s Rights: Georgetown Conference Discusses Strategies
By Natasha Phillips
A webinar held on Sept. 8 featuring prominent Iranian women’s rights campaigners examined how equality for women and girls in Iran could be achieved.
The online event, titled “Iranian Women on the Frontlines: Strategies...
The Week in Review: January 8th – January 15th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 15.01.21
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the Iranian government had given al Qaeda a new home base in Iran this week, and announced publicly for the first time...
Iran’s Persecution of Religious Minorities Is ‘Appalling,’ US State Department Says
By Natasha Phillips
The Iranian government’s track record of persecuting religious minorities is “appalling,” according to the US State Department.
“Iran continues to persecute members of religious minority groups, and subjects them to disproportionate arrest, detention, harassment, and surveillance. This behavior is appalling,”...
The Week in Review: August 13th – August 20th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 20.08.21
Aug. 20 - Iran’s outgoing foreign minister Javad Zarif said Iran was ready to continue its peacemaking efforts in Afghanistan, following the country’s fall on Aug.15 to the Taliban.
The Shia...
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...
Iran’s Regime ‘Built on Repression, and Women Its First Target,’ UN Expert Says
By Natasha Phillips
Iran’s regime is “built on repression, and its first target is women,” according to Dr. Javaid Rehman, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic...
