UN’s Turk ‘Extremely Concerned’ After Spate of Executions in Iran
By Friederike Heine and Parisa Hafezi
BERLIN, Aug 9 (Reuters) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk is extremely concerned that Iranian authorities have reportedly executed 29 people in the last two days, a spokesperson said on...
Iran’s Minorities Disproportionately Targeted in Crackdowns, UN Mission Reports
By Natasha Phillips
Ethnic and religious minority groups in Iran have suffered more than the rest of the population from the government’s crackdowns on the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ protests which began in 2022, according to an Aug....
Iran’s Presidential Election Dominated by Khamenei Loyalists
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, June 25 (Reuters) - Iranians choose a president on Friday in a tightly controlled election following Ebrahim Raisi's death in a helicopter crash last month, with the outcome expected to influence the succession to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's...
For Iran’s Youth, Legacy of 2022 Clashes Shapes Presidential Race
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, June 24 (Reuters) - Atousa joined angry protests against Iran's rulers in 2022 that loyalists like Reza helped crush. Two years on, the two young Iranians' political views remain at odds, reflecting a rift that will shape the...
Iran’s Regime Top Court Overturns Rapper Toomaj Salehi’s Death Sentence, Lawyer Says
DUBAI, June 22 (Reuters) - Iran's supreme court has overturned Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi's death sentence on charges linked to the country's 2022-23 period of unrest, his lawyer wrote in a post on the X social media...
Iranian Activist Navid Bavi Suffers Assault in London
By Kayhan Life Staff
During a ceremony commemorating the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on May 19, a violent clash erupted between supporters of the Islamic Republic and government...
Husband of British-Iranian Detainee Nasrin Roshan Urges Britain to Secure Her Release
By Natasha Phillips
A British-Iranian woman, Nasrin Roshan, has been detained in Iran’s Evin prison since Nov. 16 on charges of “propaganda against the Islamic Republic” and “assembly and collusion against national security,” and sentenced to three...
At Cannes, Iranian Director Rasoulof Recalls Difficult Exile Decision
By Miranda Murray
CANNES, France, May 25 (Reuters) - Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof recalled how he had to decide within hours whether to go into exile or serve a prison sentence, saying it was still difficult to...
Iranian Director Rasoulof’s Cannes Film Born of Tussles With Justice System
By Hanna Rantala and Miranda Murray
CANNES, France, May 24 (Reuters) - Exiled Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof said on Friday that his Cannes Film Festival competition entry, about a court official's family during his country's 2022 protests, was born out...
Gold Dealers Stage Protests Across Iran Against New Taxation Laws
By Kayhan Life Staff
Gold dealers in cities across Iran have united to protest the new tax laws introduced by the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) and the financial regulations imposed by the government. The cities include...
