Friday, December 5, 2025

INTERVIEW: Hunger-Striking Iranian Rights Activist Vahid Beheshti Urges UK Action

By Ahmad Rafat Vahid Beheshti, a journalist and human rights activist, has been on a hunger strike outside the British Foreign Office in London since Feb. 23 in an effort to urge the British government...
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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...

Two Iranian Directors Win Prizes at Karlovy Vary Festival in Czech Republic 

By Ahmad Rafat Two Iranian directors have won prizes at the prestigious Karlovy Vary International Film Festival held in the Czech Republic. The Best Director award was given to the movie "Fremont,”  directed by Babak Jalali....

Tehran University to Admit Members of Iraqi Militia Group As Students 

By Kayhan Life Staff The President of Tehran University, Seyyed Mohammad Moghimi, has welcomed a proposal to admit members of an Iraqi militia group, the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), to study at the university, the...

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...
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British Lawmaker Lord Polak Urges UK to Proscribe IRGC

By Kayhan Life Staff Lord Stuart Polak, CBE has been the Director of the Conservative Friends of Israel -- a group that aims to support Israel and promote Conservatism in the UK -- for more...

Iranian Hospitals Face Shortages of Drugs and Medical Equipment

By Kayhan Life Staff The chronic economic crisis in Iran has impacted the country’s healthcare systems, with state and private hospitals facing a shortage of medicine and medical equipment. While patients face massive medical bills, hospital...

Iran Plays Major Role in Global Drug Trafficking, Says Terrorism Expert

By Kayhan Life Staff Reports from Western and regional intelligence agencies suggest that the Islamic Republic, with the help of its paramilitary partners, is playing a significant role in drug trafficking networks operating in the...

UK Sanctions Iran Officials Over Forced Hijab Law

By Natasha Phillips The UK government sanctioned five men in Iran on Dec. 8 for their roles in the implementation of the Islamic Republic’s forced hijab law. It also sanctioned the men for grave human...

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...