Iran’s Security Forces Out in Force a Year After Mahsa Amini’s Death
Sept 16 (Reuters) - Iranian security forces cracked down on protests in Kurdish areas of the country on Saturday and briefly detained the father of Mahsa Amini, a year after the young woman's death in custody...
Persia Educational Foundation & Film Buzz Host First Iranian Women Filmmakers Short Film Festival
By Kayhan Life staff
The first short film festival featuring Iranian women filmmakers, will take place at London’s Curzon Cinema from 23 to 24 June.
The short films, made by women filmmakers in Iran, address underlying...
UK Summons Top Iranian Diplomat Following Latest Executions
LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Britain's foreign minister James Cleverly summoned Iran’s most senior diplomat on Monday after Iranian authorities executed protestors Mohammad Mahdi Karami and Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini.
"Today I have summoned the Iranian Chargé d’Affaires to condemn in...
Persia Announces Ansari Scholarship Inaugural Recipients Marking Human Rights Day
London, 10 December 2022 – Persia’s Independent Panel of Scholars chose two outstanding Iranian women as inaugural recipients of its Ansari Scholarship for Human Rights & Public Service.
Persia Educational Foundation established the Ansari Scholarship...
Press Release: The International Community Must Take Robust Action as Iran Represses Women and...
The International Community Must Take Robust Action as Iran Represses Women and Protesters: 13 Human Rights Organizations
As more and more people in Iran are taking to the street - at the peril of their...
Press Release: Iranian Dissidents & Former Hostages Sue Ebrahim Raisi, To Hold NYC Press...
New York, NY - This week a group of plaintiffs including high-profile Iranian dissidents and former hostages from the West held in Iran are launching a federal civil case in the Southern District of...
Press Release: Baha’i Youths Arrested in Iran as the Month-Long Crackdown Total Hits 245
The following is a press release issued by the Baha’i International Community.
PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Baha'i youths arrested in Iran as the month-long
crackdown total hits 245
For more information, please contact Padideh Sabeti Bahá’í...
OPINION: The Potential for Change In Iran Has Never Been Greater
By Mehrdad Khonsari
The war in Ukraine has overshadowed the fact that, for the past several months, there has been an unrelenting series of public protests in the streets of numerous towns and cities throughout Iran.
These latest...
Iran Set to Regain UN Vote
SEOUL, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Iran is expected to regain its vote in the U.N. General Assembly after South Korea paid Tehran's delinquent dues to the world body with frozen Iranian funds in the...
Following Formal Launch of Scholarship, Persia Educational Foundation Welcomes 2022 With A Call for...
London (19 January 2022): To honour the life of one of its founders, Persia Educational Foundation formally launched the Abdolreza Ansari Scholarship on Human Rights Day, marking the first anniversary of his passing.
The webinar...
