Islamic Republic Faces Powerful New Wave of Protests, Labor Strikes
By Ahmad Rafat
A new wave of protests and strikes by various trade unions and guilds has spread throughout Iran in the past few weeks. This wave differs in many important respects from the demonstrations...
Iranian Government Conducts Massive Purge of School Principals
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Iranian government has replaced nearly 20,000 school principals this year, Iran’s Minister of Education, Rezamorad Sahraei, has said.
“To transform our schools, nearly 20,000 school principals have been replaced this year,”...
ANALYSIS: Europe Is Reluctant to Designate IRGC As A Terrorist Organization
By Ahmad Rafat
European governments are in the process of deciding whether to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.
On Jan. 18, the European Parliament overwhelmingly supported a proposal urging the...
Earthquake Victims in Northwest Iran Get Poor Emergency Aid
By Kayhan Life Staff
Failure to provide emergency aid to the victims of a 5.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Khoi and surrounding villages, in the northwestern province of West Azerbaijan, on Jan. 28 has again exposed...
Tehran Stock Exchange Tumbles As Retail Investors Withdraw Large Amounts
By Kayhan Life Staff
Nearly $144 million in cash investments in stocks were withdrawn from Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) on May 7 and 8, Eghtesad-24 online newspaper reported.
(The conversions are based on the current exchange...
Iranian Parliament to Debate Bill Toughening Penalties for Hijab Offenders
By Kayhan Life Staff
The new version of Iran’s “Hijab and Chastity Law” will impose stiffer penalties on women who fail to respect the mandatory hijab, Hossein Jalali, a Majlis (Iranian Parliament) deputy, said on...
Remembering Lily Afshar, Master of Classical Guitar, University of Memphis Professor
By Nazanine Nouri
The internationally renowned classical guitarist Lily Afshar passed away at the age of 63 on October 24 following a long battle with illness. She was a hugely gifted and passionate instrumentalist, and...
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...
Iranian Artist Khosrow Hassanzadeh Dies At 60; Alcohol Poisoning Blamed For Death
By Nazanine Nouri
The Iranian artist Khosrow Hassanzadeh has died in a hospital in Tehran aged 60. According to media reports, the cause of death was alcohol poisoning, contracted after consuming a bootleg drink.
The artist...
Artist Minoo Emami To Burn Her Own Paintings In Solidarity With Iranian Women’s Struggle
By Firouzeh Nabavi
The Iranian-born artist Minoo Emami plans to destroy a number of her early paintings in a sacrificial burning on the campus of the University of Hartford on November 11th.
Motivated by the sacrifices ...
