Suicide Rates in Iran Have Soared 40% In Last Decade
By Kayhan Life staff
Suicides in Iran have seen a 40 percent increase over the past decade, primarily due to economic conditions and the cost-of-living crisis, the Etemad newspaper reports.
Official statistics reveal a rise in...
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Nearly $144 million in cash investments in stocks were withdrawn from Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) on May 7 and 8, Eghtesad-24 online newspaper reported.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...
EU Can Proscribe Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Without Delay, Lawyers Say
By Natasha Phillips
Seven Iranian-born attorneys based in France have signed a letter on June 9 indicating that the European Union can designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization without delay, and without...
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...
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...
Iran’s Parliament Proposes Bill Exempting Luxury Homes From Property Tax
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Majlis (Iranian Parliament) passed a proposed bill on Feb. 26 exempting owners of luxury homes valued higher than $353,000 (based on the current exchange rate of 56,700 tomans to a...
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...
INTERVIEW: Activist Nazanin Afshin-Jam Launches Online Opposition Network
By Natasha Phillips
Nazanin Afshin-Jam MacKay, a human rights activist and the co-founder of Stop Child Executions, has launched a network of online conferences for Iran opposition groups.
The network brings together prominent and emerging Iranian...
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...
PROFILE: Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Speaks Of Her Struggle
By Ahmad Rafat
Narges Mohammadi, winner of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, is an Iranian journalist and human rights activist serving a 16-year sentence in prison. She has been detained a total of 13 times...
