Sunday, March 16, 2025

Mother of Slain Iranian Teenager Nika Shakarami Arrested in Iran

By Natasha Phillips Nasrin Shakarami, whose 16-year-old daughter Nika Shakarami died in September 2022 in mysterious circumstances during the nationwide anti-government protests in Iran, was reportedly arrested in Khorramabad city on Oct. 16 by the...

Islamic Republic Has Inflicted Damage to Iran’s National Identity, Cleric Says

By Firoozeh Nordstrom Hojatoleslam Mohammad Ghafourian Khoshbayan was born in 1982 in the holy city of Mashhad, the capital of the northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi. He is the maternal grandson of Ayatollah Seyyed Mohammad...
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London Film Festival Features Trump Biopic by Abbasi, Rasoulof’s New Movie

By Ahmad Rafat The BFI London Film Festival, which ran from Oct. 8 to Oct. 20, showcased the work of Iranian directors and actors from Iran and the diaspora, with two movies receiving particular attention: ...

The Irony of Self-Inflicted War Disorder

Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh By Kayhan Life Staff The Islamic Republic has accused Israel of trying to provoke an all-out war in the Middle East and has launched high-speed missile barrages at Israel. Its proxies, Hezbollah and Hamas,...
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Flash Briefing: Oct. 18, 2024

KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 18.10.24 Oct. 18 - The UK government imposed sanctions against Iranian individuals and organizations this week, following Iran‘s attack on Israel on Oct. 1. The sanctions target senior officials in Iran‘s army, air force and organizations...
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Iranian Journalists, Activists, Artists Visit Israel on Oct. 7 Anniversary

By Kayhan Life Staff On the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas assault on Israel, a group of expatriate Iranian political activists and artists traveled to Israel at the invitation of the Public Diplomacy...

Sweden Urges European Union to Designate IRGC A Terrorist Organization

By Kayhan Life Staff Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Hjalmar Kristersson has said that Sweden is pursuing an official classification from the European Union (EU) to recognize the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist...

Iran Toughens Hijab Laws, Introduces Harsher Punishments

By Natasha Phillips Legislation in the Islamic Republic of Iran to enforce the mandatory hijab had been toughened to include increased jail terms and financial penalties for women who violate the country’s dress code. The ‘Protection of the...
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The Anniversary of October 7 in Israel: Voices from Those Who Remember

By Kayhan Life Staff The last day of the Jewish holiday Simchat Torah, which means "the joy of Torah" in Hebrew, marks the conclusion of the annual cycle of public readings of the Torah, the...

Balancing the Tightrope of War

Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh By Kayhan Life Staff This week marked one year since the attack by Hamas, considered a terrorist group by the EU and the US, against Israel.  The Oct. 7, 2023, attack was the...