Mahsa Amini Family Lawyer Sentenced To One Year in Prison
By Kayhan Life Staff
Branch 28 of Tehran’s Revolution Court has handed a one-year prison sentence to Saleh Nikbakht, the lawyer for the family of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, the Tehran-based Didban Iran news website said...
Young Iranian Protesters Are Tortured, Risk Execution, Amnesty International Says
By Natasha Phillips
Young protesters detained in Iran were tortured in prison, and are at imminent risk of execution, according to a Jan. 27 report by human rights watchdog Amnesty International.
Arshia Takdastan, 18, Mehdi Mohammadifard,...
Iran Reports Record Number of Underage Brides Giving Birth
By Kayhan Life Staff
A recent report by the Tehran-based Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) said that between March and December 2022, some 20,000 girls aged under 15 were legally married in the country, and...
Iran’s Food and Drug Prices Have Tripled Since 2020
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iranian households, particularly those living in major metropolitan areas and cities, are struggling with food and medicine shortages, and increasing prices of goods.
According to the latest reports, the Consumer price index...
Iran Is Experiencing Large-Scale Capital Flight, Expert Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Massoud Khansari, the head of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, said recently that $10 billion in financial assets left Iran every year. He warned that large-scale capital...
British Museum Show Puts Ancient Persia, Achaemenids in the Spotlight
By Nazanine Nouri
“Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece” -- a new exhibition at the British Museum examining the complex relationship between luxury and power in ancient Iran, in Athens, and during the reign of...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Exclusion from Munich Conference Is A Victory For Pro-Democracy Movement
By Ahmad Rafat
The Islamic Republic has been excluded from this year’s Munich Security Conference (MSC), held from 17 to 19 Feb.
The MSC’s decision marks the first time Iran and Russia will not have representatives...
Venice Film Festival To Present ‘Tatami,’ First Iranian-Israeli Cinematic Collaboration
By Ahmad Rafat
The Venice Film Festival, the world’s oldest cinematic event, opens on August 30 on the island of Lido. While there are no Iranian films or filmmakers in the main competition, two titles...
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Says Company Is Handling More Than A Million Trips Per...
By Nazanine Nouri
Uber, the ride-sharing company, is providing more than 1 million rides an hour to customers around the globe, according to its CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, who has led the company to profitability after...
London Conference By Baha’i Community Denounces Religious, Gender Repression in Iran
By Natasha Phillips
Gender apartheid in countries such as Iran should be a recognized crime under international law, according to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic...
