EXCLUSIVE: Bodybuilder Khaled Pirzadeh Speaks of Being Tortured in Prison
By Roshanak Astaraki
On July 14, prison authorities in Iran reportedly transferred Khaled Pirzadeh, an advocate of constitutional monarchy and a civil rights activist, from the Greater Tehran Penitentiary in Fashapuyeh District (commonly known as...
Iranian Documentary Filmmakers Support Protests Over Water Shortage in Khuzestan
By Kayhan Life Staff
A protest over severe water shortage and power cuts that started on July 15 in the southwestern province of Khuzestan is nearing its second week. Two young protesters Mostafa Naimavi, 26,...
Delegation of Iranian Dissidents and Former U.S. Officials to Visit Israel
By Kayhan Life Staff
A delegation of former U.S. officials who served in former U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration are teaming up with pro-democracy Iranian dissident expatriates to travel to Israel next week.
Len Khodorkovsky, Ellie...
New Iran Law Could Make Arbitrary Detention Easier, Richard Ratcliffe Says
By Natasha Phillips
A new law in Iran that transfers the power to grant and revoke lawyers’ licenses from the Iranian Bar Association (IBA) to the judiciary could make it easier for the government to detain...
Asghar Farhadi Wins Cannes Festival Grand Prix for ‘A Hero’; Will He Get A...
By Nazanine Nouri
The Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi was one of the big winners at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. His movie “A Hero” (“Ghahreman”) won the Grand Prix -- the festival’s second most important...
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...
Afshin Naghouni: Art in the Age of Corona
By Nazenin Ansari
https://youtu.be/E5EZcASwaao
Afshin Naghouni’s new body of work “An Abstract Sense of Life” has just gone on show in London. It was painted during the period of lockdown when a deafening silence fell on...
Iranian Oil Workers’ Industrial Action Enters Fourth Week, Continues to Spread
By Roshanak Astaraki
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 114 oil, gas, and petrochemical companies...
Prince Reza Pahlavi Holds Talks with U.S. Jewish Leaders
By Kayhan Life Staff
Prince Reza Pahlavi met and held talks with representatives from some 50 American Jewish organizations on July 8, urging them to intensify their efforts against the Islamic Republic and to support...
ANALYSIS: What Role Did Iran’s New President Play in the 1988 Executions?
By Ahmad Rafat
Sayyid Ebrahim Raisolsadati, better known as Ebrahim Raisi, will take office as the Islamic Republic’s eighth president on August 5.
The June presidential elections have differed in many aspects from all previous ones. For...
