Friday, April 17, 2026

Albanian Authorities Enter Mojahedin Camp To Carry Out Searches, Arrests 

By Ahmad Rafat At 8 am (local time) on June 21, hundreds of officers from the Albanian Special Anti-Corruption Structure (SPAK) and the Department of Neutralization of Armed Elements (RENEA) entered camp Ashraf-3 in the...

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 ...

‘Succession’ Actor Arian Moayed to Star With Jessica Chastain on Broadway

By Firouzeh Nabavi Arian Moayed – an Iranian-born actor who was nominated for an Emmy award for his role as Stewy Hosseini in the series “Succession” -- will soon join Oscar winner Jessica Chastain on...

Land Subsidence In Iran Threatens 35% of Population, Report Says

By Kayhan Life Staff Land subsidence poses a severe threat to 35 percent of the Iranian population, living in more than half of the country’s provinces, according to a recent report by the Majlis (Iranian...

ANALYSIS: Iran and Saudi Arabia Still Have Many Unresolved Issues

By Ahmad Rafat The Islamic Republic, Saudi Arabia, China, Israel, and the U.S. have been engaged in a power play in the Middle East recently, each trying to strengthen its influence in the region. While Israel...

Iran’s Psychiatric Hospitals Turned Into ‘Torture Centers’ by Government, Students Say

By Natasha Phillips Students studying psychology at six universities in Iran said the country’s government had turned psychiatric hospitals into “torture centers for young political prisoners,” in a statement published on April 29 to coincide...

Remembering Iradj Bagherzade: Celebrated Publisher, Founder of IB Tauris 

By Kayhan Life Staff Iradj Bagherzade, a leading international publisher of books on Middle East politics and history, passed away at his home in London on January 8. He was 80. Relatives, friends and peers gathered...
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UN Diplomats Walk Out On Iran’s Foreign Minister As He Addresses Human Rights Council...

By Natasha Phillips United Nations diplomats walked out of a speech by Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian during a Feb. 27 session of the UN’s Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva. The session was held...
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#14 Kayhan Life Podcasts: Interview with Gazelle Sharmahd

By Natasha Phillips KayhanLife · #14 Kayhan Life Podcasts: Interview with Gazelle Sharmahd Jamshid Sharmahd, a German-Iranian IT consultant and political dissident was sentenced to death on Feb. 21 by an Iranian court. The judges sentencing...

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,”...