Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Iran’s Government Executes Four Individuals Convicted of Cooperating With Israel -FARS

Iran on Sunday executed four people convicted of cooperating with Israel's spy agency Mossad, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. The Islamic Republic has long accused arch-enemy Israel of carrying out covert operations on its soil. Tehran has...

Iranian Artists Push for Boycott of Arts Bodies Connected to Islamic Republic

By Kayhan Life Staff Dozens of artists, academics, writers and cultural practitioners of Iranian descent have petitioned for government institutions of the Islamic Republic of Iran and their affiliates to be boycotted, and demanded that...

U.S. Designates China, Iran, Russia As Countries of Concern Under Religious Freedom Act

https://kayhanlife.com/society/human-rights/iranian-authorities-demolish-bahai-minoritys-houses-human-rights-groups-say/ By Daphne Psaledakis and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday designated China, Iran and Russia, among others, as countries of particular concern under the Religious Freedom Act over severe violations, U.S. Secretary of...

Top Iran Sunni Cleric Says Protesters Should Not Face Death Sentences

DUBAI, Dec 2 (Reuters) - A prominent Sunni cleric said on Friday it was wrong to charge protesters with capital offences as renewed demonstrations shook Iran's restive southeast in the third month of protests despite a violent...

Canada Expands Iran Sanctions Over ‘Human Rights Violations’ -Statement

WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Canada has issued additional sanctions against Iran over its denial of rights for women and girls and for cracking down on peaceful protests, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly said in a statement...

French Senate Hosts Empress Farah Pahlavi and Princess Nour Pahlavi

By Kayhan Life Staff Empress Farah Pahlavi and her granddaughter Princess Nour (eldest daughter of Prince Reza Pahlavi) were special guests of the French Senate on Nov. 29. The visit included a conference titled “Woman, life,...

ANALYSIS: Iranian Protesters Use New Tactics to Defy Security Forces

By Kayhan Life Staff The nationwide protests in Iran sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa (Zhina) Amini – who died on Sept. 16 while in the custody of the morality police -- have entered...

Iran Protests Have Led to More Than 60 Child Deaths, Human Rights Group Says

By Kayhan Life Staff According to a recent report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 450 people, including 63 children, lost their lives between Sept. 17 and Nov. 25 in the nationwide protests sparked...

Iran’s Government Sentences Four People to Death for ‘Cooperating’ With Israeli Intelligence -Mehr News...

https://kayhanlife.com/society/human-rights/un-iran-expert-concerned-about-death-sentences-for-protesters/ DUBAI, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Four people were sentenced to death on Wednesday by Iran's judiciary for allegedly cooperating with the Israeli intelligence service and committing kidnappings, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported. The Islamic Republic has long accused arch-enemy...

Soccer-Mired in Crisis, World Cup Run Was Always a Dream for Iran

By Martin Petty DOHA, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Having come to Qatar amid a firestorm of public criticism at home, then leaking six goals to England in a chaotic opening match, Iran's World Cup campaign was all but...