Iran’s Crackdown on Protesters is Lawful, Guardian Council Says
By Hamed Mohammadi
The Spokesman for the Guardian Council Abbasali Kadkhodaei has defended the brutal crackdown in the recent wave of nationwide protests in October and November, which left at least 300 people dead and...
Iranian Police Arrest Activist Fatemeh Sepehri, Devout Woman with Secular Views
By Ahmad Rafat
Fatemeh Sepehri -- the civil rights activist who was detained in Mashhad on Sunday, Aug. 1, during a peaceful demonstration in support of the people of Khuzestan and against the security situation...
Swedish Court Upholds Life Sentence in Iran Executions Case
By Johan Ahlander and Simon Johnson
STOCKHOLM, Dec 19 (Reuters) - A Swedish appeals court on Tuesday upheld a guilty verdict and life sentence given to a former Iranian official convicted last year for his part in a...
Iranian Lawyer Payam Derafshan Brutally Tortured in Prison, His Attorney Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
In a series of tweets, Saeed Dehghan, the attorney for Payam Derafshan, an imprisoned litigation lawyer practicing in Tehran, has alleged that his client was arrested in June 2020 and tortured...
Iran’s Supreme Leader Calls for Regulation of Cyberspace
DUBAI, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who has imposed some of the strictest controls on internet access in the world, said on Tuesday that cyberspace needed to be regulated, citing the arrest...
[Karaj] Iranian Teacher’s Protest
Monday 31st January 2022 – Iran, Karaj:
Teacher's Protest in Karaj: "The Inept Minister must Resign."
UN Adopts Resolution To Investigate Iran Protests
By Natasha Phillips
The United Nations Human Rights Council (OHCHR) approved a resolution calling for an independent investigation into nationwide protests in iran which are in their 10th week and have left more than 400 people dead. The resolution...
VIDEO: Iran Ordered Highest Number of Executions Since 2015 Last Year
By Ahmad Rafat
Iran Human Rights, an Iranian non-governmental organization focusing mostly on the death penalty, presented its 15th Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran in Paris this week, in cooperation with ECPM,...
February 11, 1979 – When Iran Lost Its Smile
In support of #IranRevolution and demonstrations scheduled for Feb. 11, 2023 by the Iranian diaspora.
Video by @wolfderekehrhardt (on Instagram): “This beautiful country has lost its smile. Only our victory can bring back laughter....
