Iranian Protester Receives Three Death Sentences for Non-Capital Crimes
By Kayhan Life Staff
A revolutionary court in Sari, capital of the northern province of Mazandaran, has handed three death sentences to Javad Rouhi, a 35-year-old man arrested during the recent nationwide protests.
The protests, which...
Iran’s Persecution of Religious Minorities Is ‘Appalling,’ US State Department Says
By Natasha Phillips
The Iranian government’s track record of persecuting religious minorities is “appalling,” according to the US State Department.
“Iran continues to persecute members of religious minority groups, and subjects them to disproportionate arrest, detention, harassment, and surveillance. This behavior is appalling,”...
Human Rights Activist and Artist Lily Moo in Solidarity With Vahid Beheshti
On day 56 of Vahid Beheshti’s hunger strike, human rights activist, actor and artist Lily Moo visits Mr.Beheshti and requests the UK government to place the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on the terror...
Whatsapp Says It Is Working to Keep Iranians Connected
Sept 22 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc's META.O WhatsApp said on Thursday that it was working to keep users in Iran connected after the country restricted access to the app and social media platform Instagram.
WhatsApp "will do anything" within its...
Teenager Barzin Hamzeh-Zadeh Was Tortured to Death in Iranian Prison, Hengaw Says
By Natasha Phillips
Barzin Hamzeh-Zadeh, a 16-year-old Kurdish boy arrested in November 2022 during the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ protests in Iran, died on Jan. 4 of injuries sustained while being tortured in prison, the human...
Tehran Refinery Staff Stage Strike -Twitter Video
DUBAI, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Workers at a Tehran refinery staged a strike on Wednesday, 40 days after the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody, according to a video published by widely followed activist account...
Iranian Peace Laureate Mohammadi: ‘Lioness’ Locked Up for Challenging Tehran
Oct 6 (Reuters) - Jailed Iranian rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, has sacrificed her freedom for most of her adult life and faces many more years behind bars as she vows to...
Iranian Chess Ref Accused of Flouting Dress Code Says She Won’t Return Home
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Jan 17 (Reuters) - An Iranian chess referee who has been accused of violating her country's Islamic dress code while adjudicating a women's tournament said that she does not want to return home...
Iranian Protest Songs Are Galvanizing the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ Revolution
By Ahmad Rafat
The Iranian authorities arrested singer, musician, and activist Mehdi Yarrahi on Aug. 28 on the orders of the Tehran prosecutor’s office. The Judiciary had launched an investigation of Mr. Yarrahi following the...
Gunshots Heard at Iran Protests After Plane Disaster – Social Media Posts
DUBAI, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Videos on social media recorded gunshots fired in the vicinity of Iranian protests that were staged after Tehran admitted bringing down a passenger plane in error.
It was not immediately possible...
