World Ranking of Top Women-Owned Businesses Includes Shahrzad Rafati’s BroadbandTV
By Nazanine Nouri
Shahrzad Rafati, the Iranian-born Canadian founder and CEO of BroadbandTV (BBTV) Corporation Shahrzad Rafati -- who was appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2018 to represent Canada on a pre-summit G20...
Tech Companies Operating in Iran Could Be Enabling Human Rights Abuses, Expert Warns
By Natasha Phillips
Technology companies offering services to Iran must ensure that any contracts they secure do not enable human rights violations through state-directed espionage or oppression, Dr. Mohamad Nayyeri, a visiting lecturer in law...
Sattar, Iranian Performers Honor Khuzestan Protests With Song Khunestan
By Ahmad Rafat
Khunestan (“Land of Blood”) is a song written in tribute to this summer’s bloody protests against water shortage in Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan, which resulted in 11 deaths and some 700...
Iran’s Zarif Cancels European Trip After Global Condemnation of Afkari Execution
By Ahmad Rafat
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has canceled his European tour following global condemnation of the Sept. 12 execution of Navid Afkari, a 27-year-old champion wrestler.
Mr. Afkari was charged with murdering Hassan...
Documentary on Ukrainian Airliner Death, Directed by Mania Akbari, Screens in London
By Ahmad Rafat
The London-based Iranian filmmaker Mania Akbari has shot a documentary about Elnaz Nabiyi, one of the 167 passengers who died when Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) air defense units shot down Ukrainian...
Social Media Users Criticize Iran’s COVID-19 Vaccination Program
By Kayhan Life Staff
Some 60,000 spectators watched the European Cup final (EURO 2020) between England and Italy national football teams at Wembley Stadium in London on July 11.Italy won the championship in a penalty...
Investment in Iran Slumped to 15-Year Low in 2019, Report Shows
By Kayhan Life Staff
Investment in the Iranian economy – or Gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) -- has steadily declined over the last decade, the Tehran-based Jahan-e Sanat newspaper said on Nov. 26, citing a...
Iran’s Striking Oil Workers Joined by Eight More Unions
June 29, 2021
By Kayhan Life Staff
A nationwide strike by Iranian oil workers on fixed-term contracts -- which started a day after the June 18 Iranian presidential elections -- has spread to 80 oil, gas,...
U.S. Democrats Call for Iran Nuclear Talks to Include Missile Program and Human Rights
By Kayhan Life Staff
U.S. President Joe Biden and his administration have been eager to reboot the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran nuclear deal. However, a growing number of...
Danish Naval Frigate Joins Surveillance Operation in Strait of Hormoz
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Royal Danish Navy frigate Iver Huitfeldt has joined a surveillance operation in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormoz, the Paris-based Naval News website, which reports on naval defense...
