U.S. Gives Activist Fariba Balouch ‘International Women of Courage’ Award
By Nazenin Ansari
Fariba Balouch, an advocate for the rights of women and of the citizens of Balouchistan in Iran is among the 13 winners of the International Women of Courage award granted annually by...
Paris-Based Artist Hanieh Delecroix Highlights Plight of Iranian Women
By Katayoun Shahandeh
Hanieh Delecroix is an Iranian-born artist living in Paris who left Iran after the Revolution and whose recent work, dedicated to the plight of Iranian women, went on display at the Salon...
Iran’s Security Forces Blinded More Than 125 People In Protests, Says Berkeley Human Rights Center
By Natasha Phillips
An investigation into the number of people blinded by Iran’s security forces during the nationwide 2022 protests by the University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley) human rights center published on March 19, found that...
The Week in Review: March 15th – March 22nd
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 22.03.24
March 22 - The Islamic Republic in Iran faced a backlash this week following the announcement of the state as the new chair for the United Nations Conference on Disarmament.
The...
Islamic Republic Is Condemned for Human Rights Violations at UN Human Rights Council
By Natasha Phillips
The Islamic Republic of Iran faced withering criticism for its human rights violations from the United Nations fact-finding mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFMI) and Javaid Rehman, the UN Special Rapporteur...
Iranians Celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year; Google Doodle Marks the Moment
By Nazanine Nouri
More than 300 million people around the world this week are celebrating Nowruz—the start of the Persian New Year 1403. Ushering in the most beautiful season of the year, Nowruz celebrates the...
‘Revolution on Canvas’: Nicky Nodjoumi Movie Has European Premiere in London
By Firouzeh Nabavi
In 1980, a year after the Islamic Revolution, an exhibition of works by the painter Nicky Nodjoumi at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art was vandalized and shut down because of its...
ANALYSIS: Who Will Succeed Ali Khamenei as Iran’s Supreme Leader?
By Ahmad Rafat
Elections for the 16th Majlis (Iranian Parliament) and for the sixth Assembly of Experts (which has the power to appoint Iran’s Supreme Leader) were held on March 1 in Iran.
These elections marked...
The Week in Review: March 8th – March 15th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 15.03.24
March 15 - The United States held secret talks with Iran in an attempt to persuade the Islamic Republic to use its influence over Yemen’s Houthi militia group to stop...
