UN Human Rights Council to Hold First-Ever Special Session on Iran
By Natasha Phillips
The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Nov. 24 to address “the deteriorating human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran,” according to a council press release....
‘They Said They Wanted Revolution’: Author Neda Toloui-Semnani Relives the Events of 1979
By Firouzeh Nabavi
Neda Toloui-Semnani is an Emmy-award winning Iranian-American writer and producer and the author of the new book: They Said They Wanted Revolution: A Memoir of My Parents.
Published in February 2022, the memoir...
The Week in Review: November 4th – November 11th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 11.11.22
Nov.11 - Several cities in Western Iran went on strike this week to mark the 40th day since security forces opened fire on protesters in the south-eastern city of Zahedan.
The...
Violence Against Children In Iran Protests Must Be Investigated, Save the Children Says
By Natasha Phillips
A United Nations-led call for an international mechanism to investigate the treatment of protesters in Iran has been backed by the UK charity Save the Children.
The call for an independent international investigation to...
Iran’s ‘Kleptocratic’ Leadership Will Fall, Says Albania’s Ambassador to UN
By Ahmad Rafat
On Nov. 2, the United Nations Security Council had an informal meeting on Iran’s ongoing repression of women, girls and ethnic minorities since the outbreak of nationwide protests in mid-September. Addressing the...
ANALYSIS: Strikes Threaten Survival of Islamic Republic
By Ahmad Rafat
The nationwide protests in Iran, sparked by the death of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died in the custody of the morality police on Sept. 16 in Tehran, have entered...
‘Time for A Feminist Revolution in Iran,’ Says Artist Soheila Sokhanvari
By Nazanine Nouri
https://kayhanlife.com/culture/art/iranian-feminist-icons-to-star-in-barbican-show-by-soheila-sokhanvari/
The Iranian-born British artist Soheila Sokhanvari, whose exhibition of Iranian feminist icons at London’s Barbican is drawing critical acclaim and a large number of visitors, has called for a “feminist revolution’’...
The Week in review: October 28th – November 4th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 04.11.22
Nov. 4 - The Iranian government’s police forces were accused of opening fire on mourners visiting 23-year-old Hadis Najafi’s grave in Karaj this week.
Hadis was shot and killed by police...
