Islamic Republic Has Gone Back to Seizing Assets of Iranians Living Abroad
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Islamic Republic has resumed the practice of confiscating the assets of Iranians living abroad -- a practice that was a widespread tool of repression after the 1979 Revolution. The authorities...
Iranians Celebrate Nowruz Amid Bombings; Mourn Victims of Crackdown
By Kayhan Life Staff
Tens of millions of Iranians living inside and outside the country are celebrating the Persian New Year (Nowruz) this weekend, ushering in year 1405 of the Persian calendar. Yet the festivities...
Reza Pahlavi, Shirin Ebadi Plan Transitional Justice System for Iran
By Kayhan Life Staff
Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s last Shah and the country’s most recognizable opposition leader, is setting up a committee tasked with establishing a transitional justice system in a future...
EXCLUSIVE: Tehran Residents Hope for Regime Change in Run-Up to Nowruz
By Firoozeh Nordstrom
For Iranians, the month of March marks the arrival of spring and the celebration of the Persian New Year, Nowruz. Yet this year, countless Iranian families are mourning the Islamic Republic's brutal...
During ‘Qods Day’ March, Israeli Drones Target Tehran Checkpoints, Police Stations
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Islamic Republic of Iran's "Qods Day" rally in Tehran -- organized by the government on March 13 and attended by the country's highest-ranking officials -- was severely disrupted as Israeli...
Israel Targets Iranian Security, Police Checkpoints With Drone Attacks
By Kayhan Life Staff
As the Islamic Republic battles for its survival by tightening control over the country's streets, Israel has started to target security forces stationed at checkpoints in major cities -- striking at...
‘I Am Not Afraid’: Iranian Survivor Breaks Silence on Group Rape During January Crackdown
By Kayhan Life Staff
A survivor of group rape during Iran’s January 2026 crackdown has broken her silence in a rare first-hand testimony.
Released on March 9 by the award-winning initiative Hearing Their Voices ahead of...
EXCLUSIVE: Mother of 16-Year-Old Killed in Protests Speaks to Kayhan Life
By Firouzeh Nordstrom
Soda Akramifard was a 16-year-old first-year graphic design student at an art academy. She lived in Marlik, Malard, in the province of northern Tehran. And on Jan. 9 -- when the Islamic...
Islamic Republic Continues to Imprison Artists In Aftermath of Protests
By Kayhan Life Staff
Two months after the nationwide protests in Iran and the deadly crackdown that followed, Iranian citizens continue to undergo arrest. The artist community seems particularly hard hit: the number of recently...
EXCLUSIVE: Snipers Aimed at Protesters’ Heads in January Protests in Arak
By Firouzeh Nordstrom
As the Islamic Republic comes under an all-out U.S.-Israeli military attack -- with the weekend killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei -- eyewitness accounts are emerging on the horror and brutality of the...
