Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Winner Ebadi Slams Institutions for Hosting Alleged Terrorist Mousavian
By Benjamin Weinthal
Shirin Ebadi, the first-ever Nobel Prize laureate from Iran, in late September issued a scathing indictment of the former high-level Iranian government official Seyed Hossein Mousavian and institutions that host him, because...
After Zeraati Stabbing, More Iran International Journalists Are At Risk in UK, Channel Says
By Natasha Phillips
At least six journalists working for the Iran International television network in the UK are at risk of harm from the Iranian regime, according to Adam Baillie, the spokesperson for the London-based...
In Dubai Debut, Artist Fariba Boroufar Celebrates Persian Architecture
By Rawaa Talass
Fariba Boroufar is an Iranian textile artist whose works draw attention to the preservation of Iran’s great architectural heritage at a time of modernization and rapid technological change. She is presenting her...
Iran’s Minorities Disproportionately Targeted in Crackdowns, UN Mission Reports
By Natasha Phillips
Ethnic and religious minority groups in Iran have suffered more than the rest of the population from the government’s crackdowns on the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ protests which began in 2022, according to an Aug....
Iranians Celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year; Google Doodle Marks the Moment
By Nazanine Nouri
More than 300 million people around the world this week are celebrating Nowruz—the start of the Persian New Year 1403. Ushering in the most beautiful season of the year, Nowruz celebrates the...
Rapper Toomaj Salehi’s Detention Is Focus Of UK Legal Complaint
By Natasha Phillips
The arrest and charge of prominent Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi by the Islamic Republic of Iran is the object of a complaint lodged on July 24 with the United Nations Working Group...
Killing of Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran Is Shrouded In Mystery
By Kayhan Life Staff
Islamic Republic officials claim that Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, was killed on July 31 after a “guided missile” controlled from outside Iran hit the heavily guarded complex where...
Aila Navidi Wins France’s Equivalent of Tony Awards, the Molières, For Her New Play
By Firouzeh Nabavi
Aila Navidi, an Iranian playwright and director, has won two of France’s most prestigious stage awards, the Molières, for her directing of a play she also wrote, “4211 km.” The play is...
Camila Batmanghelidj, Social Justice Campaigner, Dies At 61
Camila Batmanghelidj CBE was born to a prominent Iranian family in Tehran, Iran in 1963. She decided at the age of nine that she would dedicate her life to supporting vulnerable children, whom she used to...
ANALYSIS: Assad’s Downfall and the Crisis in the Islamic Republic
By Ahmad Rafat
The Islamic Republic is currently facing a serious crisis following the collapse of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The proxy groups aligned with the Islamic Republic, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad in...
