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 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...
Singer Shervin Hajipour, Who Wrote ‘Baraye,’ Gets Prison Sentence
By Kayhan Life Staff
In a recent ruling by the Revolution Court, Shervin Hajipour, a 25-year-old singer, was sentenced to three years and eight months in prison for his protest song ‘Baraye.’
The song gained prominence...
OLYMPICS: Alizadeh Aiming for Taekwondo Gold With Bulgaria After Fleeing Iran
REUTERS/Kayhan Life: Kimia Alizadeh made history by becoming the first Iranian woman to win an Olympic medal in 2016, and while she's now defected from her country of birth, the taekwondo athlete is aiming for...
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...
Inquiry Into Gender Apartheid in Iran and Afghanistan Launches in UK Parliament
By Natasha Phillips
An inquiry conducted by British lawmakers from several political parties and legal experts from the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) was launched in the UK Parliament on March 4, to investigate...
Iran’s Police Admit Shooting And Injuring 31-Year-Old Mother in Car
By Natasha Phillips
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Police Command has confirmed that Arezoo Badri, a 31-year-old mother of two, was shot in the back by officers while in her car following weeks of speculation...
Iran’s Security Forces Blinded More Than 125 People In Protests, Says Berkeley Human Rights Center
By Natasha Phillips
An investigation into the number of people blinded by Iran’s security forces during the nationwide 2022 protests by the University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley) human rights center published on March 19, found that...
US Condemns Sentencing of Iranian Singer Shervin Hajipour Who Won a Grammy
By Humeyra Pamuk and Kanishka Singh
WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - The United States on Monday condemned the sentencing of an Iranian singer who won a Grammy award in 2023 for a song that became an anthem for mass Iranian protests...
