Nazanin Boniadi Receives Untermyer Award in Yonkers, New York
By Kayhan Life Staff
Nazanin Boniadi, the British-Iranian actress and human rights activist, has won the 2025 Samuel Untermyer Award. It was given out at the annual Mehregan sunset soiree at the Untermyer Gardens in...
Iranian Ex-Ambassador Nominated to UN Human Rights Committee Amid Protests
By Natasha Phillips
Afsaneh Nadipour, Tehran's former ambassador to Denmark, has been nominated to sit on the advisory committee of the United Nations Human Rights Council, drawing criticism from pro-democracy groups. While she was serving...
Iran Executes Man Involved in 2022 Uprising over Women’s Rights
Sept 6 (Reuters) - Islamic Republic in Iran on Saturday executed a man accused of killing a security officer during unrest sparked by the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini, the judiciary’s Mizan website reported.
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OPINION: Reza Pahlavi’s Transition Plan Is Roadmap for Regime Change
By Navid Mohebbi
Last weekend, I spent nearly 12 hours watching the livestream of the “National Cooperation for Saving Iran” convention in Munich, hosted by Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi. What I witnessed was not just...
Islamic Republic Cracks Down, Increases Death Sentences After 12-Day War, Says Human Rights Group
By Natasha Phillips
The Islamic Republic of Iran has increased its use of the death penalty to crack down on civil unrest following the 12-day war with Israel, according to a July 16 report by the Norway-based organization...
Iran Turns to Internal Crackdown in Wake of 12-Day War
By Parisa Hafezi and Ahmed Rasheed
ISTANBUL/BAGHDAD, June 25 (Reuters) - Iranian authorities are pivoting from a ceasefire with Israel to intensify an internal security crackdown across the country with mass arrests, executions and military deployments, particularly in the...
Iran Crown Prince Says ‘Khamenei Has Gone Hiding’ as Regime Is Collapsing
By Reuters/Kayhan Life Staff: Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s last Shah, toppled in the 1979 Islamic Revolution, published a video address on Tuesday June 17, 2025 reiterated his call for a regime change in...
Murdered Taxi Passenger Elaheh Hosseinnejad Was Raped, Reports Say
By Natasha Phillips
News agencies are claiming that Elaheh Hosseinnejad -- a 24-year-old woman who went missing last month after using a taxi service -- was raped before her murder. They are basing their claims...
International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) Supports Iran’s Truck Drivers’ Strike: Interview with Dr....
By Nazenin Ansari
The nationwide strike by truck drivers in Iran has now entered its third week, halting freight operations and causing significant disruptions to supply chains in over 163 cities across the country. Reports...
Nobel Laureate Ebadi Says UNICEF Neglects Iran’s Children
By Natasha Phillips
The prominent Iranian lawyer and Nobel Peace Laureate Dr. Shirin Ebadi has accused UNICEF of being negligent over its care of vulnerable children in Iran, and has sent a letter of complaint to the United...
