Iran Reports Record Number of Underage Brides Giving Birth
By Kayhan Life Staff
A recent report by the Tehran-based Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) said that between March and December 2022, some 20,000 girls aged under 15 were legally married in the country, and...
Islamic Republic’s Treatment of Women and Girls Condemned by UN Experts
By Natasha Phillips
The Islamic Republic’s treatment of women was criticized during an Oct. 12 United Nations committee meeting in Geneva by several UN experts discussing violence against women and women’s rights defenders around the...
US Publishes A Video Message in Support of Iranians on Yalda Night
By Kayhan Life Staff
The U.S. State Department has issued a video wishing Iranians around the world a happy Yalda. It also said that the U.S. would continue offering its support to Iranians calling for...
Iranian Government Sanctions ‘Hijab Violators’ In Crackdown on Protests
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Islamic Republic of Iran is using the mandatory hijab rule to further claw back the rights of women and girls in the country.
The government has shut down many businesses in...
Gender Inequality in Iran Worsens; Female Unemployment On the Rise
By Kayhan Life Staff
There is an increasing gender gap in Iran’s labor market, with women's share of the workforce significantly smaller than men’s, and female unemployment on the rise, according to data from the...
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...
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...
ANALYSIS: What Exactly Does the U.S.-Iran Agreement Contain?
By Ahmad Rafat
South Korea has yet to transfer the $6 billion it owes Iran to a Swiss National Bank account under the unwritten agreement reportedly reached between Tehran and Washington. The money will then...
Iran Faces New Wave of Protests, Despite Repressive Tactics, Says Analyst Ghafouri
By Natasha Phillips
The Islamic Republic faces another wave of protests in the run-up to the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, even though it has developed new tactics and methods to suppress the...
Iranian Protest Songs Are Galvanizing the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ Revolution
By Ahmad Rafat
The Iranian authorities arrested singer, musician, and activist Mehdi Yarrahi on Aug. 28 on the orders of the Tehran prosecutor’s office. The Judiciary had launched an investigation of Mr. Yarrahi following the...
