Friday, April 24, 2026

INTERVIEW: Niousha Noor, Star of Sundance Winner ‘The Persian Version’

By Fred Parvaneh The Iranian-American actor Niousha Noor (born Niousha Jafarian) received a major accolade last month: The movie she starred in, “The Persian Version,” won the Audience Award for U.S. dramatic film at the...

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...

ANALYSIS: Iran’s Revolutionary Movement Poses A Severe Threat to Regime

By Ahmad Rafat The nationwide protests sparked by the September death of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini while in the custody of the morality police in Tehran have now subsided. Yet there is ample evidence that the unrest,...

ANALYSIS: Is the U.S. Resuming Nuclear Talks With Iran?

By Ahmad Rafat There is no shortage of speculation around a new Iran nuclear deal. There are ongoing talks between the Islamic Republic and U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration, which officials of both governments insist are...

Iran Pardons 90,000 People Arrested During Nationwide Protests

By Kayhan Life Staff Mohammad Mosaddegh Kahnamoui, the first deputy to Iran’s Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei, said on June 18 that 90,000 people arrested since the start of the nationwide protests in September 2022 had...

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...
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VIDEO: International Criminal Court Official Hirad Abtahi Discusses Protecting Culture

By Kayhan Life Staff Hirad Abtahi is an international criminal justice lawyer with 25 years experience who currently serves as chef de cabinet (chief of staff) to the Presidency of the United Nations International Criminal...

Ebrahim Golestan, Celebrated Iranian Writer and Director, Dies Aged 101

By Kayhan Life Staff Seyyed Ebrahim Taghavi Shirazi, better known as Ebrahim Golestan -- a literary figure, screenwriter, filmmaker, translator, and a pioneer of Iranian “new wave” cinema --  died at his home in Britain,...

At Sundance Festival, Directors Maryam Keshavarz, Noora Niasari Win Audience Awards

By Firouzeh Nabavi Two female directors of Iranian descent – Maryam Keshavarz and Noora Niasari – won audience awards at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, which ended Sunday. https://twitter.com/iraniansinfilm/status/1619062770141634560?cxt=HHwWgIDRtdzAiPgsAAAA “The Persian Version,” directed by Keshavarz –...

Tough Realities of Life In Iran Are Highlighted in London Festival of Films By...

By Ahmad Rafat The first festival of documentaries, short films, and animation by Iran-based female directors was recently held in London. The two-day festival was co-organized by the Persia Educational Foundation (established in 2016) and...