#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...
ANALYSIS: Iran-Saudi Talks Benefit Both Sides, As Well As China
By Ahmad Rafat
China’s role as a peace broker between Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is part of Beijing’s broader political and economic policies to strengthen its influence in the Middle East,...
Russia Gives Iran Espionage and Radar Jamming Devices, WSJ Reports
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Wall Street Journal reported on March 27 that Russia had provided Iran with cyberattack weapons and digital-surveillance devices in return for military drones used in its war against Ukraine.
“Russia is...
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...
Filmmaker Hassan Nazer’s ‘Winners,’ UK’s Submission for the Oscars, Is Released in Cinemas
By Firouzeh Nabavi
Scottish-Iranian director Hassan Nazer’s movie “Winners” (“Barandeha”) -- the UK’s submission for this year’s Academy Award for Best International Feature – has recently been released in UK movie theaters. The movie was...
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...
British Parliament Hosts First-Ever Persian New Year Event
By Natasha Phillips
The British Parliament held an event to mark the Iranian and Kurdish new year (Nowruz) on March 21, the first such celebration ever to be held by the Speaker of the House in...
A Survey by a US-Based Research Institute Shows Iranians Support Reza Pahlavi
By Kayhan Life Staff
In February 2023, the Empirical Research and Forecasting Institute (erf.i), a research center and think tank based in the United States, released the results of its second survey titled “Political Stance...
ANALYSIS: Twenty-Six Million Iranians Live In Extreme Poverty
By Kayhan Life Staff
President Ebrahim Raisi’s government established the “Headquarters for Eradicating Absolute Poverty” in 2022.
Yet almost a year later, the number of Iranians forced into poverty continues to increase.
In comments reported by the...
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...
