Twitter Should Ban Ayatollah Khamenei, Says Iranian Human Rights Activist Masih Alinejad
By Natasha Phillips
Twitter should remove accounts belonging to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for repeatedly violating the platform’s policies, human rights activist Masih Alinejad has said.
Ms. Alinejad, the founder of My Stealthy Freedom,...
The Week in Review: January 5th – January 12th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 12.01.24
Jan. 12 - Kata'ib Hezbollah, a radical armed group in Iraq, said Iran regime-backed Iraqi militant groups like its own would help Lebanese Hezbollah fight Israel if Hezbollah became a...
United Nations Must Investigate Armita’s Death in Tehran Metro, Says Human Rights Watch
By Natasha Phillips
The United Nations must investigate the treatment of 16-year-old Armita Geravand by Iran’s morality police in the Tehran Metro on Oct. 1 and her subsequent death in a probe that should include...
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: March 17th – March 24th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 24.03.23
March 24 - Key figures forming part of Iran’s regime held secret talks with western officials about reviving the 2015 nuclear deal and prisoner swaps, according to sources who spoke with news...
Iranians To Protest over Suspicious Death of Seven-Year-Old, Donya Veisi
By Natasha Phillips
A protest is taking place today in the village of Garmash in Kurdistan (Iran) to highlight the death of Donya Veisi, a seven-year-old girl who made headlines this week after Iranian officials...
Internet Freedom in Iran Should Be Supported by the US Government, Lawmakers Say
By Natasha Phillips
A letter urging the US government to help open up internet access in Iran has been signed by 21 US lawmakers, following plans by Iran’s government to further restrict the flow of information...
Nobel Prize Nominee Masih Alinejad Interviewed by Kayhan Life: Q&A
By Natasha Phillips
Nobel Prize Nominee and human rights activist Masih Alinejad was interviewed Thursday, Feb. 10
Below is a Q&A of the in-person interview in Washington.
The following is a Q&A of the conversation with Kayhan...
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Denied Medical Treatment, Husband Says
By Natasha Phillips
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman who has been detained in Iran since 2016 on spying charges and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment, has been denied medical treatment after refusing to allow a Revolutionary Guard...
The Week in Review: December 15th – December 22nd
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 22.12.23
Dec. 22 - The Islamic Republic’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had launched an expanded naval fleet with more than 33,000 ships equipped with rockets and manned by over...
