Iran’s Female Prisoners Condemn Executions As 40 Political Prisoners Face Death
By Natasha Phillips
Female prisoners detained in Iran’s notorious Evin prison in Tehran issued a statement on Nov. 16 condemning the increasing number of executions by the Islamic Republic, while drawing attention to the plight...
US’s 1988 Downing of Iran Air Flight Inspires Acclaimed Novel By Kaveh Akbar
By Nazanine Nouri
The critically acclaimed Iranian-American poet Kaveh Akbar has just released his debut novel “Martyr” — the story of a young man who mourns the death of his mother in the accidental U.S. ...
ANALYSIS: ISIS Khorasan Poses A Real Danger to Global Security
By Ahmad Rafat
The Islamic State-Khorasan Province (IS-KP), also known as ISIS Khorasan or ISIS-K, has made global headlines since the terrorist attack on the concert hall in Krasnogorsk, near Moscow, which killed 143 people...
Islamic Republic Executed 834 People In 2023, Up 43% From 2022, Report Says
By Ahmad Rafat
The Iranian authorities intensified their use of the death penalty in the aftermath of nationwide protests, executing a staggering 834 people in 2023, a 43 percent increase from the year before, according...
Tourism in Iran Suffers Because of Safety Concerns, Limited Freedoms
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iran possesses considerable potential to attract tourists, and the depreciation of its currency is potentially an incentive to foreign visitors. Yet the country’s tourism sector is stagnating because of stringent regulations,...
Iranian Nurses Stage First National Strike in History; Fall Below Poverty Line
By Kayhan Life Staff
A strike by Iranian nurses started three weeks ago in various cities nationwide and has now reached the capital, Tehran. Hundreds of nurses in state hospitals have joined the strike across...
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...
Meet the 14 Iranian Athletes Competing in the Paris Olympics Refugee Team
By Ahmad Rafat
Fourteen Iranian athletes are competing in the Paris Olympic Games as refugees. They are part of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Refugee Olympic Team (ROT), which has a total of 36 athletes from 11 countries competing...
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...
ANALYSIS: Islamic Republic Steps Up Executions In Its Battle for Survival
By Ahmad Rafat
The Islamic Republic’s execution machinery shows no signs of slowing down.
Iran executed at least 70 people in January alone. The number of those killed by the regime in 2023 exceeded 700.
In recent...
