‘Islamic Republic’s Days Are Numbered,’ Says Swedish Euro-MP Charlie Weimers
By Roshanak Astaraki
Charlie Weimers, a Swedish representative to the European Parliament who has taken a strong stand against the Islamic Republic and supported the protesters in Iran, gave the following interview to Kayhan Life...
ANALYSIS: Why Is Iran Experiencing Power Cuts and Gas Shortages?
By Roshanak Astaraki
The director of Iran’s Department of Environment (DoE) Isa Kalantari has said the public must reduce its gas consumption or face frequent power outages.
In comments reported by the Tehran-based Tejarat News on...
EXCLUSIVE: Iranian Protesters Speak Out in Interviews With Kayhan Life
By Roshanak Astaraki
A nationwide protest sparked a day after the death of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, a 22-year-old ethnic Kurd, while in the custody of the morality police (guidance patrol) in Tehran on Sept. 16...
Iran’s Remote-Learning Scheme Neglects Low-Income and Rural Students, Teacher Says
By Roshanak Astaraki
The Iranian government this month rolled out its e-learning app “Shadi” (happy) as part of its broader education continuity plan to provide remote teaching to elementary and high school students who, under...
Iranian Stocks Fall Amid Heightened Tensions with the U.S.
By Roshanak Astaraki
The Iranian stock market fell and gold prices rose following a U.S. drone strike at Baghdad’s International Airport on January 3 that killed the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ Qods...
ANALYSIS: Iranian Government’s Two-Year Non-Oil Budget Is a Fanciful Plan
By Roshanak Astaraki
The Iranian government is to submit its two-year budget proposal for 2020-22 (year starting March 21) to the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) on December 6, Mohammad Bagher Nobakht, the head of the Planning...
OPINION: Iranian Women and the Removal of the Veil
By Roshanak Astaraki
It has been 88 years since a law was passed in Iran authorizing the removal of the hijab (known as the kashf-e hijab). Nearly nine decades later, Iranian women are mounting a...
Iranian Experts Write to Rouhani Proposing Solutions to Iran’s Economic Woes
By Roshanak Astaraki
A group of 24 economists have written an open letter to President Hassan Rouhani listing 10 steps that his government can take to solve the country’s economic problems, the semi-official Fars news...
ANALYSIS: Behind Iran’s Biggest-Ever Teachers’ Strike
By Roshanak Astaraki
Last week saw the largest ever nationwide strike by teachers in Iran. Tens of thousands of teachers marched in some 100 cities across Iran, demanding their rights as articulated by the Iranian...
ANALYSIS: The New Wave of ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ Protests in Iran
By Roshanak Astaraki
The ongoing protests sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa (Zhina) Amini while in the custody of the morality police (guidance patrol) in Tehran on Sept. 16 have spread to 120 cities...
