Islamic Republic Rejects Germany’s Criticism Of Its Human Rights Record At UN Conference
By Natasha Phillips
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s representative to the United Nations Human Rights Council, Hamid Ahmadi, denounced criticisms of Iran’s human rights record by Germany in a Feb. 29 speech during the council’s...
The Week in Review: February 23rd- March 1st
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 01.03.24
March 1 - The commander of the Islamic Republic’s powerful military wing the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said the eradication of Israel from the world’s “political map” was the only...
The Week in Review: February 16th – February 23rd
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 23.02.24
Feb. 23 - The United Kingdom called on Iran’s government to rein in the terrorist group Daesh, following ongoing attacks by Iran regime-aligned militia groups against coalition forces working to...
Dozens of Christians Were Arrested In Iran in 2022 and 2023, Report Says
By Natasha Phillips
The number of Christians arrested in Iran for practicing their faith increased from 134 in 2022 to 162 in 2023, according to a new report published by Article 18, a London-based nonprofit...
The Week in Review: February 9th – February 16th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 16.02.24
Feb. 16 - Iran’s envoy to Afghanistan, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, appeared to backtrack on comments he made suggesting that Afghanistan was part of Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’ and that its...
The Week in Review: February 2nd – February 9th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 09.02.24
Feb. 9 - The UK’s ambassador to the United Nations, Barbara Woodward, condemned the attacks by Islamic Republic proxy militia groups in the Middle East, at a UN Security Council...
Iran’s Upcoming Elections Will Not Be ‘Free and Fair’, Senior British Lawmaker Says
By Natasha Phillips
Iran’s next general election, which will be held on March 1, will not be “free and fair,” the UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Rutley said...
The Week in Review: January 26th – February 2nd
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 02.02.24
Feb. 2 - New sanctions targeting Iranian regime officials tied to assassination plots in the UK were launched by Britain and the US this week.
The penalties were implemented in response...
The Week in Review: January 19th – January 26th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 26.01.24
Jan. 26 - Israel’s economy minister Nir Barkat said Iran had become a 'legitimate target’ for missile strikes, in an interview with British newspaper The Telegraph, this week.
The military conflict,...
Islamic Republic’s Threats Against Lawyers Discussed at London Law Society Conference
By Natasha Phillips
An exiled Iranian lawyer who previously worked in Iran described the dangers of practicing law in the Islamic Republic during a Jan. 24 Iran human rights conference held at the Law Society...
