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...
Shirin Ebadi Urges UN to ‘Stand on the Right Side of History’
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Winner Dr. Shirin Ebadi urged the United Nations to stand on the right side of history. Dr. Ebadi spoke on Wednesday at an informal meeting of...
Iran Protests Are Debated in Georgetown Women’s Rights Panel
By Natasha Phillips
Leading Iranian women’s rights advocates discussed the Iran protests and women’s instrumental role in them and women’s participation in it during an online conference held on Nov. 2.
The web-based seminar, titled “Standing with...
Iran’s Parliament Passes Bill to Raise Wages of Armed Forces, Police Personnel
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Majlis (Iranian Parliament) has passed an amendment to the government’s 2022-23 budget bill, increasing the salaries of police and armed forces personnel by 20 percent, the Islamic Republic News Agency...
Iranian Schoolgirl Killed After Tearing Khomeini Picture Out of Book, Rights Group Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
On October 25, Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) security units beat up Parmis Hamnava, a schoolgirl in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, after she allegedly tore out of her...
‘Persepolis’ Book Art by Marjane Satrapi Sells For $665,000 in Sotheby’s Online Auction
By Nazanine Nouri
An online auction of 44 sheets of original book art from “Persepolis,” the bestselling graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi, raised a total of 580,230 pounds ($665,000) at Sotheby’s, the auction house said.
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