Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Islamic Republic Enables ‘Large Scale Gender Apartheid,’ Says UN Special Rapporteur on Iran

By Natasha Phillips   “Large-scale gender apartheid is being permitted” in Iran, where acts of gender-based violence are being committed, according to Javaid Rehman, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran. He made the...

Exhibition on Iranian Women’s Protests Opens at Jerusalem Islamic Art Museum 

By Ahmad Rafat Some 52 works by contemporary Iranian artists, active in Iran and abroad, are on show in an exhibition titled “Five-Woman, Life, Freedom” at the Museum for Islamic Art in Jerusalem through April...

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...

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...

Thousands of Child Marriages are Celebrated In Iran Each Year

By Kayhan Life Staff A recent report by the Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) said that 27,448 girls aged under 15 were married between December 2021 and November 2022. The report added the number of girls...

Iran Bans Male Government Workers From Wearing Short Sleeves, Neckties

By Kayhan Life Staff Iran has imposed a more restrictive dress code on male state employees, banning them from wearing short sleeves and neckties at the workplace and in government offices. The new measures were announced...

Millions of Individual Details End Up On the Dark Web, Which Islamic Republic Is...

By Kayhan Life Staff Regimes such as the Islamic Republic of Iran are known to use the hidden network known as the “dark web” in an organized way to steal information and engage in acts...

Iranian Film Professionals Boycott Islamic Republic’s Fajr Festival 

By Ahmad Rafat A significant number of people in the Iranian film industry have said that they will not attend the 41st Fajr International Film Festival, which is being held between Feb. 1 and 11...

Iran Executed More Women in 2022 Than Any Other Country, Report Says 

By Natasha Phillips Iran executed more women than any other country in the world last year, according to an April 22 report on the death penalty in Iran published by the Norway-based organization Iran Human...

Iran Nuclear Deal ‘Not on U.S. Agenda,’ State Department Tells Kayhan Life

By Kayhan Life Staff According to international sources, U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is pursuing its efforts to revive the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Iran nuclear deal, despite ongoing attacks by...