Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi Arrested Again
DUBAI, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, who had been previously detained for showing support to anti-government protests and was released on bail earlier this month, was arrested again, Iran's state media reported on Thursday.
"Salehi...
Islamic Republic Detains High-Risk Adversaries, Frees Others, Says Roya Boroumand
By Natasha Phillips
The Islamic Republic has developed a policy to manage political prisoners and is detaining or releasing them based on the degree of risk that they pose to the regime, according to Roya...
Detained Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi Released on Bail After Year in Jail
DUBAI, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, who has been detained since his arrest last year for showing support to anti-government protests, was released on bail from Isfahan prison, Iranian human rights group Hengaw said...
Women’s Activism in Iran Continues, Despite Street Protests Dying Down in Face of State...
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
By Mona Tajali
Large-scale protests that erupted in 2022 across Iran, centering on women’s rights, captured the world’s attention.
Iranians peacefully protested in the streets of places ranging from Tehran to small towns across the...
Iran Is Part of ‘New Axis of Totalitarian States,’ Says UK Lawmaker
By Natasha Phillips
Authoritarian states outnumber democracies in the world today, and Iran is part of a new totalitarian axis, said Ian Duncan Smith, a U.K. Conservative Party lawmaker who previously led the party and...
Iranian Filmmakers, Actresses Defy Regime In Aftermath of Protests
By Ahmad Rafat and Firouzeh Nordstrom
Since the start of the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ movement in 2022, Iranian cinema has entered a new phase unparalleled in the past four and a half decades. Independent filmmakers...
Prince Reza Pahlavi Receives ‘Outspoken’ Award at Spirit of Lincoln Gala in California
By Kayhan Life Staff
Leaders of the national Log Cabin Republicans on Nov. 11 presented Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi with the 2023 Outspoken Award at the Spirit of Lincoln gala in recognition of his lifelong...
Detained Iranian Protesters Want Reza Pahlavi Back in Iran, Says IRGC Official
By Kayhan Life Staff
Some of those arrested in the nationwide protests in 2022 were nostalgic during their interrogation for the reign of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, and hoped for the return to Iran of...
Marjane Satrapi Releases ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ Book With Fellow Illustrators
By Ahmad Rafat
Seventeen Iranian and non-Iranian illustrators including Marjane Satrapi have released a book titled “Woman, Life, Freedom.” The book, originally published in French, has been translated into English and other languages, with Satrapi...
United Nations Must Investigate Armita’s Death in Tehran Metro, Says Human Rights Watch
By Natasha Phillips
The United Nations must investigate the treatment of 16-year-old Armita Geravand by Iran’s morality police in the Tehran Metro on Oct. 1 and her subsequent death in a probe that should include...
