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 Toughens Hijab Laws, Introduces Harsher Punishments
By Natasha Phillips
Legislation in the Islamic Republic of Iran to enforce the mandatory hijab had been toughened to include increased jail terms and financial penalties for women who violate the country’s dress code.
The ‘Protection of the...
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...
Islamic Republic Is Condemned for Human Rights Violations at UN Human Rights Council
By Natasha Phillips
The Islamic Republic of Iran faced withering criticism for its human rights violations from the United Nations fact-finding mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFMI) and Javaid Rehman, the UN Special Rapporteur...
Woman Strips off Clothes at Iran University in Apparent Protest, Reports Say
DUBAI, Nov 2 (Reuters) - A young woman stripped to her underwear at an Iranian university on Saturday in an apparent protest against the country's strict Islamic dress code, according to online videos and media reports.
A video posted...
Iranian Directors Say ‘Forbidden’ to Join Berlin Premiere
By Miranda Murray
BERLIN, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Empty chairs marked the absence of Iranian directors Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha who should have presented "My Favourite Cake", a late-in-life romance of liberation from morality rules, at the...
Islamic Republic Cracks Down On Women In Hejab Enforcement Operation
By Kayhan Life Staff
On April 13, Iranian security forces, including the Basij (volunteer militias) and units from an Iranian state board on moral propriety -- the Enjoying Good and Forbidding Evil HQ -- began...
Iran’s Government Executes Four People It Says Are Linked to Israeli Intelligence -State Media
DUBAI, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Iran carried out the death sentences of four people on Monday that it says were linked to an Israeli intelligence operation, after the Supreme Court rejected their appeal, Iranian state media reported.
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Norwegian Parliament President Masud Gharahkhani Supports Iran’s Democracy Movement
By Firouzeh Nabavi
The 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi, who is serving a 10-year prison sentence in Iran, was absent from the recent ceremony held in her honor in Oslo: Her Nobel Prize...
Iranians Mark Mahsa Amini’s Death, Pivotal Moment in Nation’s History
By Kayhan Life Staff
Sept. 16 marked the second anniversary of the Iranian government’s killing of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, an event that ignited widespread protests and evolved into a national movement in 2022. Over the...
