The Clerics Want Time. Iranians Want Change!
Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh
By Kayhan Life Staff
The United States and the Islamic Republic are meeting in Oman. Whether these talks end with big news, a handshake, or nothing at all, they probably won’t change the real...
Unarmed and Exterminated
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
The nationwide anti-regime demonstrations in Iran, since December 28, have led to the deadliest state crackdown since 1979, and the state has shut down internet access since January 8.
Recent reports...
In Iran’s Darkness, the Diaspora Becomes the Echo of a Nation’s Cry
By Kayhan Life Staff
Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh
More than two weeks ago, the Islamic Republic imposed a sweeping internet shutdown, as nationwide demonstrations in Iran entered their twelfth day. Under the shroud of darkness, state militia and...
When the Internet Went Dark, the Killing Began
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
More than a week ago, the Islamic Republic plunged Iran into digital darkness. Under the cover of this shutdown, the state launched a bloody crackdown. Doctors across the country received...
The Lion Has Risen
Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh
By Kayhan Life Staff
Millions of Iranians poured into the streets in all of Iran’s 31 provinces on Jan 8 and 9 after a call by Prince Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s...
Fear Changes Sides
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
By Thursday, January 1, protests that erupted on Sunday, December 28, had spread to more than 72 cities across Iran, stitching together a geography of dissent that runs from the...
Shadow of War Looms Over the ‘supreme leader’
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Islamic Republic is navigating one of its most precarious periods in more than four decades.
Diplomatic paralysis, economic pressure, and deep public resentment are threatening not only the clerical state’s...
An Iranian Solstice Tradition: Keeping the Light Alive
Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh
By Kayhan Life Staff
On the longest night of the year, December 21, Iranians do not retreat from the darkness—they face it together. Shab-e Yalda, the ancient celebration of the winter solstice, has endured...
A Fatal Warning for Iran’s Defenders of Justice
Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh
By Kayhan Life Staff
The death of Khosrow Ali-Kordi, a prominent Iranian lawyer, has renewed scrutiny of what human rights activists describe as a pattern of state-sponsored killings.
Mr. Ali-Kordi, who had repeatedly reported threats...
Ayatollah’s Playbook: Powered by Moscow
Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Islamic Republic and Russia have settled into a marriage of convenience held together by sanctions, shared isolation, and a “shadow fleet” of outlaw tankers.
Russian influence now threads so tightly...
