‘I Want To Live Freely In My Country,’ Reza Pahlavi Tells French Quarterly
By Michel Taubmann*
Reza Pahlavi – the eldest son of the Shah of Iran, and a staunch adversary of the Islamic Republic of Iran -- has given a wide-ranging interview to the French quarterly Politique...
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...
Labor Strikes in Iran Escalate, Marking 44th Anniversary of Islamic Revolution
By Kayhan Life Staff
The 44th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution’s victory on Feb. 11 is coinciding with an escalation of nationwide strikes by trade unions in Iran, demanding that employers and the government honor...
INTERVIEW: Niousha Noor, Star of Sundance Winner ‘The Persian Version’
By Fred Parvaneh
The Iranian-American actor Niousha Noor (born Niousha Jafarian) received a major accolade last month: The movie she starred in, “The Persian Version,” won the Audience Award for U.S. dramatic film at the...
UK Unveils New Safety Measures for Journalists Targeted by Iran Regime
By Natasha Phillips
The UK government announced new protections on Oct. 30 for journalists in Britain being threatened by the Islamic Republic in Iran. The measures included an online reporting tool and training for police...
Iranian Authorities Arrest Women Activists, Suspend Professors Ahead of Amini Anniversary
By Natasha Phillips
The Iranian authorities have escalated their arrests and harassment of women’s rights campaigners ahead of the anniversary of the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Jina Amini, according to an Aug. 21 report by...
Protester Ahmad Batebi, Face of Iran’s 1999 Revolt, Speaks to Kayhan Life
By Ahmad Rafat
Tehran University students staged a mass protest on July 9, 1999, after the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence shut down the Salam newspaper for publishing a secret memo by the former deputy intelligence...
Iran Is Paying ‘Political and Diplomatic Price for Its Brutality,’ UK Official
By Natasha Phillips
Iran’s government knows “the political and diplomatic price they are paying for their brutality ,” the UK Foreign Office Minister Andrew Mitchell has said.
Mitchell made the remarks during a June 7 debate at 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...
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...
