Jailed Iranian Women’s Activist Smuggles Out Letter of Thanks for Nobel Peace Prize
STOCKHOLM, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Jailed Iranian women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi has smuggled out a letter of thanks for her Nobel Peace Prize awarded earlier this month, saying it marked a turning point in "empowering protest...
Iranian Teenager Armita Geravand Dies After Alleged Confrontation
Oct 28 (Reuters) - Armita Geravand, a 16-year-old Iranian girl, has died following an alleged encounter with officers over violating the country's hijab law, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.
"Unfortunately, she went into a coma...
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...
Iranian Teenage Girl Armita Geravand Is ‘Brain Dead,’ State Media Says
DUBAI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - A teenage Iranian girl, who fell into a coma earlier this month following an alleged encounter with officers over violating the country's hijab law, is said to be "brain dead", Iranian state media reported on...
Mahsa Amini Family Lawyer Sentenced To One Year in Prison
By Kayhan Life Staff
Branch 28 of Tehran’s Revolution Court has handed a one-year prison sentence to Saleh Nikbakht, the lawyer for the family of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, the Tehran-based Didban Iran news website said...
Mahsa Amini, Women’s Movement in Iran Win EU’s 2023 Sakharov Freedom Prize
BRUSSELS, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The European Union parliament awarded its annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Iranian woman Mahsa Amini who died in police custody last year and the "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement in Iran,...
Islamic Republic’s Treatment of Women and Girls Condemned by UN Experts
By Natasha Phillips
The Islamic Republic’s treatment of women was criticized during an Oct. 12 United Nations committee meeting in Geneva by several UN experts discussing violence against women and women’s rights defenders around the...
Iranian Health Professionals Are Migrating In Droves, Former Lawmaker Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Avaz Heidarpour, an anesthetist and a former member of the Majlis (Iranian Parliament), has warned that 10,000 healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses, midwives) are seeking employment in foreign countries annually.
“The number of...
Nobel Prize for Iranian Activist Highlights Plight of Iran’s Women -Zaghari-Ratcliffe
By Kayhan Life Staff / Reuters - The award of the Nobel Peace Prize to imprisoned Iranian women's rights advocate Narges Mohammadi will help shine a light on the plight of the country's women, her former cellmate Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe...
Leaders React to Jailed Iranian Activist Mohammadi’s Nobel Peace Prize Victory
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