Friday, December 12, 2025

Iran’s Judiciary Says Women Will Be Punished for Violating Islamic Dress Code -Irna

DUBAI, March 6 (Reuters) - Women violating the Islamic dress code will be punished, Iran's Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said on Monday according to the official IRNA news agency, reaffirming the law after months of...

Iranian Schoolgirl Killed After Tearing Khomeini Picture Out of Book, Rights Group Says

By Kayhan Life Staff On October 25, Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) security units beat up Parmis Hamnava, a schoolgirl in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, after she allegedly tore out of her...

Soccer-Iran Beats United Arab Emirates in World Cup Qualifiers

By Michael Church March 20 (Reuters) - Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday as Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo struck in the second half to earn Hajime Moriyasu's side...

Dozens of Christians Were Arrested In Iran in 2022 and 2023, Report Says 

By Natasha Phillips The number of Christians arrested in Iran for practicing their faith increased from 134 in 2022 to 162 in 2023, according to a new report published by Article 18, a London-based nonprofit...

Iran’s Economic Crisis Will Spark Massive Protests, Expert Says

By Kayhan Life Staff Chronic mismanagement of Iran’s domestic and foreign policy by successive governments, and the failure of the current President Ebrahim Raisi and his cabinet to strike a new nuclear deal with the...

EU Working on Iran and Russia Sanctions – Diplomats

By Gabriela Baczynska and Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - European Union countries are working on a 10th package of sanctions to take effect next month against Russia for waging war against Ukraine, diplomatic sources told...

Iran’s Judiciary Chief Threatens To Prosecute ‘Without Mercy’ Unveiled Women

April 1 (Reuters) - Faced with an increasing number of women defying the compulsory dress code, Iran’s judiciary chief has threatened to prosecute "without mercy" women who appear in public unveiled, Iranian media reported on Saturday. Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei’s...

Islamic Republic Jails Two Journalists for Covering Protests Sparked by Death of Mahsa Amini

DUBAI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - An Iranian Revolutionary Court sentenced two journalists to years in prison for their coverage of the death in custody of Kurdish-Iranian Mahsa Amini last year, state media reported on Sunday. The death of...

Iran Experiences Surge in Suicides Among Soldiers and Nurses

By Roshanak Astaraki Despite the publicly voiced concerns of healthcare professionals, physicians, and social workers, there has ben an alarming increase in the number of suicides in Iran in recent years, successive governments have failed...