UN Diplomats Walk Out On Iran’s Foreign Minister As He Addresses Human Rights Council...
By Natasha Phillips
United Nations diplomats walked out of a speech by Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian during a Feb. 27 session of the UN’s Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva. The session was held...
Canada Targets IRGC, Law Enforcement Officials in Fresh Iran Sanctions
OTTAWA, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The Canadian government on Monday said it was imposing sanctions on 12 senior officials from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Law Enforcement Forces (LEF) for their participation in "gross and...
LETTER FROM IRAN: Help Our People Battle Against Tyranny, Fight the Regime
To the editors of Kayhan Life:
Please accept my greetings from one of the oldest cities in Iran.
I am Pouran, a resident of Kerman .
I know I am speaking to people interested in politics, and...
Iranian Rights Activist Fatemeh Sepehri Leads Her Own Defense From Prison
By Kayhan Life Staff
Asghar Sepehri, the brother of imprisoned civil rights activist Fatemeh Sepehri, tweeted a letter on Feb. 15 with the headline “Fatemeh Sepehri’s defense from Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad .”
The tweet said:...
Tehran Releases Spanish Woman After Three Months in Jail Over Protests
MADRID, Feb 26 (Reuters) - A Spanish woman imprisoned in Iran since November on espionage charges after she was arrested during anti-government protests in November has been released, the Spanish Foreign Minister said on Sunday.
An activist who works...
Renewed Protests in Iran’s Restive Southeast
DUBAI, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Demonstrators marched in Iran's restive southeast on Friday amid reports on social media that security forces were surrounding a mosque at the centre of weekly anti-government rallies.
Anti-government protests have been taking...
Canada To Support Iranian Temporary Residents, Citing Crackdown on Iran Protests
By Kanishka Singh
Feb 23 (Reuters) - The Canadian government on Thursday announced support for Iranian temporary residents in Canada looking to extend their stay, citing the Iranian government's crackdown on recent protests.
"Effective March 1, 2023, these measures will make it...
Germany Expels Two Iranian Embassy Employees Over Death Sentence
BERLIN, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Germany has declared two employees of the Iranian embassy personae non gratae and ordered them to leave the country in response to Iran sentencing a German national to death, a statement from the foreign office...
New Video by Wolf-Derek Ehrhardt – #Unity and #Solidarity With the People in #Iran
SOUND ON - New video by Wolf-Derek Ehrhardt - #Unity and #Solidarity with the people in #Iran “We Rise Together” “All for One” music by Hidden Citizens and Hael.
Two Berlin Festival Films Relive Torture in Iranian Prisons
By James Imam
BERLIN Feb 21 (Reuters) - In “Where God is Not”, Iranian filmmaker Mehran Tamadon´s unflinching account of the torture of former political prisoners in Iran, the director asks his interviewees to relive the horrors of their...