Playing Heavy Metal and Drumming as a Woman in the Islamic Republic of Iran...
By Natasha Phillips
Pioneering Iranian musician Shirin Vazei has played the drums for several rock bands in Iran, taking the heavy metal scene by storm while shaking up gender stereotypes in her home country.
Heavy metal...
The Week in Review: August 14th – August 21st
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 21.08.20
COVID-19 infections rose again in Iran this week. Confirmed cases exceeded 350,000, while Iran’s Health Ministry recorded over 20,000 COVID-19 related deaths.
The U.N. Security Council rejected a U.S. proposal to...
The Week in Review: August 7th – August 14th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 14.08.20
Cases of COVID-19 in Iran rose sharply this week. Iran’s Health Ministry reported 2,625 new coronavirus cases and 174 deaths in 24 hours. More than 19,000 people have now died...
Iranian Regime Sees Human Rights Defenders as a Threat, Amnesty International Says
By Natasha Phillips
A new report by Amnesty International says human rights lawyers in Iran have been excluded from prison release schemes during the COVID-19 outbreak.
The report, entitled, “Daring to stand up for human rights during a...
The Week in Review: July 31st – August 7th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 07.08.20
An explosion in Beirut’s port on Tuesday, has left at least 145 people dead and more than 4,000 injured. Lebanese officials have blamed the blast on a warehouse filled with...
The Week in Review: July 24th – July 31st
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 31.07.20
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced new sanctions on materials Washington believed were used by the Iranian government in its nuclear and military programs.
Pompeo said the sanctions targeted 22...
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Channel for Iran Very Different to EU’s INSTEX, Analyst Says
By Natasha Phillips
A Swiss humanitarian aid channel for Iran completed its first trade this week.
The Swiss Humanitarian Trade Arrangement (SHTA) — like the European Union’s Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX) — has been designed to provide food and medicine...
The Week in Review: July 17th – July 24th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 24.07.20
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in London, to discuss Iran.
Johnson and Pompeo talked about the Middle East peace process, and the Iran arms...
UN Experts Urge Iran to Reverse Death Sentences Handed Down to Three Protesters
By Natasha Phillips
Death sentences in Iran for three men who took part in a wave of anti-government protests in November have been denounced by 13 experts at the Office of the United Nations High...
The Week in Review: July 10th – July 17th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 17.07.20
Explosions and fires across more locations in Iran were reported this week. On July 11, a gas explosion inside a residential building in Iran’s capital, Tehran, was reported. A day...
