The Next Step for LGBTQ+s in Iran: Execution
By Behnam Mohammadi
https://kayhanlife.com/society/human-rights/iranian-court-sentences-two-lgbtq-activists-to-death-rights-group-says/
Tehran’s Plan to Enforce Hijab Law With Facial Recognition Technology Proves Unworkable
By Natasha Phillips
A government proposal to use facial recognition technology to target women who infringe Iran’s compulsory hijab law is unworkable, according to the Tehran-based newspaper Hamshahri Online.
The proposal was discredited after it was...
Iranian Court Sentences Two LGBTQ Activists to Death, Rights Group Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
An Iranian revolutionary court in Urmia (also spelled Orumiyeh), in the northwestern province of West Azerbaijan, has handed death sentences to two LGBTQ activists: 31-year-old Zahra Sedighi-Hamadani (known as Sareh), and...
Jailed Iranian Filmmaker Jafar Panahi In Competition at Venice Film Festival
By Ahmad Rafat
The Venice International Film Festival turns 90 this year. Originally launched in 1932, it is the oldest international film festival in the world.
The 79th edition of the festival, organized by La Biennale...
The Week in Review: August 26th – September 2nd
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 02.09.22
Sep. 2 - Iran’s President Ibrahim Raisi has come under fire for a report which appears to downplay the current economic crisis in the country.
Figures in the report — which...
Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi Says Most Iranians Want Regime Change
By Kayhan Life Staff
On June 3, Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi held a press conference on recent developments in Iran in which he mentioned support for widespread protests against the Islamic Republic and the international...
Iran’s Government Cracks Down on Bahá’ís; 200 Incidents Reported
By Natasha Phillips
The Iranian government cracked down on the Baha’i religious minority over a three-week period starting on July 31. There were 200 reported incidents, according to the Bahá’í International Community (BIC), the official voice...
OPINION: Why Prince Reza Pahlavi Represents Hope for Many Young Iranians
By Elahe Boghrat
In February 1979, when the Islamic Revolution overthrew the monarchy in Iran, 18-year-old Crown Prince Reza, the heir to the Pahlavi throne, had finished high school and was undergoing military training as...
The Week in Review: August 19th – August 26th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 26.08.22
Aug. 26 - A $40 billion agreement between the National Iranian Oil Company, and Gazprom in Russia has raised concerns that the countries are seeking to establish a natural gas...
