Iran Trains 200,000 Women Seminarians for Khamenei’s ‘Explanation Jihad’
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Islamic Republic is training 200,000 female seminarians for the “explanation jihad,” Javad Esmaeilnia, deputy director of “Sisters Seminaries” (women’s religious seminaries) in Qom, said recently.
In comments reported by the Mehr...
Iran Bans Male Government Workers From Wearing Short Sleeves, Neckties
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iran has imposed a more restrictive dress code on male state employees, banning them from wearing short sleeves and neckties at the workplace and in government offices.
The new measures were announced...
The Week in Review: May 12th – May 19th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 19.05.23 UPDATED
May 19 - Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Ali Bahreini, was appointed to chair the UN Human Rights Council’s Social Forum, this week. The forum’s role is to...
Iran’s Psychiatric Hospitals Turned Into ‘Torture Centers’ by Government, Students Say
By Natasha Phillips
Students studying psychology at six universities in Iran said the country’s government had turned psychiatric hospitals into “torture centers for young political prisoners,” in a statement published on April 29 to coincide...
‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’ Movie, With Farahani, Gets Cannes Festival Showcase
By Firouzeh Nabavi
Iranian talents are in the spotlight at the Cannes Film Festival, the glamorous 11-day event that opened this week on the French Riviera and runs through May 27. The movie adaptation of...
ANALYSIS: Iran Has Executed 225 People Since Late March
By Ahmad Rafat
The Islamic Republic of Iran has conducted 70 executions in the space of two weeks. It is hanging people at the rate of three a day. Iranian authorities have executed 225 people...
The Week in Review: May 5th – May 12th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 12.05.23
May 12 - Sweden’s parliament voted in favor of listing Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist organization this week. The vote followed ongoing allegations by EU states and...
Tehran Stock Exchange Tumbles As Retail Investors Withdraw Large Amounts
By Kayhan Life Staff
Nearly $144 million in cash investments in stocks were withdrawn from Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) on May 7 and 8, Eghtesad-24 online newspaper reported.
(The conversions are based on the current exchange...
