Home of Iranian Activist’s Father Attacked After She Denounces Gang Rapes
By Kayhan Life Staff
On Sept. 23, unknown persons carried out a grenade attack on a house in the Janbazan neighborhood of Sardasht, in West Azerbaijan, belonging to the father of Naskeh Afkhami, a human...
Iran’s Judiciary Sentences Three Anti-government Protesters to Death – Mehr
DUBAI, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Iran's judiciary has sentenced three anti-government protesters in Tehran to death on various charges such as "corruption on earth" and "waging war on God" on Wednesday, Iranian state media reported, adding that...
ANALYSIS: The Sudden Resignation of Army Colonel Holako Ahmadian
By Kayhan Life Staff
The sudden resignation of Colonel Holako Ahmadian, the commander of the Iranian Army’s 65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade (NOHED) — commonly known as the “Green Berets” — has shocked and surprised...
Sister of Iran’s Supreme Leader Condemns His Rule, Urges Revolutionary Guards To Disarm –...
DUBAI, Dec 7 (Reuters) - A sister of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has condemned his crackdown on nationwide protests and called on the widely-feared Revolutionary Guards to lay down their weapons, according to...
Iran’s Regime Detains Top-Tier Football Players in Raid at Party
DUBAI, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Iranian police briefly detained several unidentified top-tier football players in a raid on a party on New Year's Eve where alcohol was served in violation of an Islamic ban, Iranian media reported.
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Director Panahi Ready to Return to Iran After Cannes to Work On Next Film
By Miranda Murray and Michaela Cabrera
CANNES, France, May 21 (Reuters) - Although he is now free to travel again after a 15-year ban, Iranian director Jafar Panahi said on Wednesday he would be returning immediately to his...
Kayhan Life Interviews Revolutionary Guard Opposing Islamic Republic
By Firouzeh Nordstrom
Ali is from a family intimately involved in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). A few years back, he and several family members began opposing the Islamic Republic.
“Many families who are part...
ANALYSIS: Islamic Republic Is Defied In Muharram Religious Processions
By Hamed Mohammadi
Religious processions held across Iran during the Holy month of Muharram to mourn the martyrdom of Shia’s third Imam Hussain (626 AD-680 AD) -- the grandson of the Prophet Mohammad – were...
Jailed Nobel Winner Mohammadi to Continue Protests, She Says in Smuggled Letter
STOCKHOLM, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi will continue her fight for human rights even if it leads to her death, she said in a letter smuggled out from prison and published on...
Islamic Republic Rejects Germany’s Criticism Of Its Human Rights Record At UN Conference
By Natasha Phillips
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s representative to the United Nations Human Rights Council, Hamid Ahmadi, denounced criticisms of Iran’s human rights record by Germany in a Feb. 29 speech during the council’s...
