Friday, January 9, 2026

New UN Rapporteur on Iran Is Expert on Death Penalty

By Natasha Phillips Dr. Mai Sato, an associate professor at the prestigious Monash University in Australia, has been appointed as the next United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran by the UN Human...

ANALYSIS: Iran Employs Global Criminal Networks to Kill Opposition Figures

By Ahmad Rafat The escalation of the conflict in the Middle East following Israel’s recent missile and drone strikes on Lebanon and the deaths of Hezbollah military leaders, coupled with the detonation of communication devices...

Journalists Niloufar Hamedi, Elahe Mohammadi Face Re-Arrest For Not Wearing Hijab

By Natasha Philips Journalists Niloufar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi are to face a new set of charges in Iran after they appeared in public without the mandatory hijabs on Jan. 14, the day that they...

ANALYSIS: Islamic Republic Is Militarily Exposed As Its Proxies Suffer Defeat

By Ahmad Rafat   The assault by Hamas on Israeli territory on Oct. 7, 2023, represented a significant event in the Middle East. Following this attack, Israel initiated military operations aimed at the Gaza Strip and...

Designer Taherpour Says He Got Death Threats From Office of Iran’s President 

By Ahmad Rafat Saman Taherpour, an Iranian artist, designer, and entrepreneur based in Gothenburg, Sweden, and the founder of Kiani Concept company, has received death threats from individuals claiming to represent the Office of the...

Banned Iranian Directors Are In Competition For Top Berlin Film Festival Prize

By Ahmad Rafat A movie by two Iranian directors currently facing a travel ban is in competition for the top prize at the Berlin Film Festival, or Berlinale, which is due to be held from Feb....

Inspired by Iran-Iraq War, Photographer Gohar Dashti Shows Her ‘Home’ Series at Paris Photo...

By Nazanine Nouri The Iranian-born photographer Gohar Dashti featured prominently at the recent edition of Paris Photo, a major international fair dedicated to photography and held this year in the newly restored Grand Palais, the...
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Does Europe Take the Iranian Opposition to the Islamic Republic Seriously?

By Kayhan Life staff Danial Ilkhanipour is a member of the Hamburg State Parliament from the Social Democratic Party of Germany. He is the parliamentary group’s spokesman for International Affairs. In this interview, Mr Ilkhanipour talks...

Prince Reza Pahlavi Meets Israel’s Minister of Diaspora Affairs

By Kayhan Life Staff Prince Reza Pahlavi and Israel’s Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli met and held talks on June 6 in the US. The discussions focused on the significance of “restoring the historic...
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Israeli Envoy to India Reuven Azar Warns Iran

By Kayhan Life Staff Credit: ANI via Reuters Connect https://youtu.be/ODnpZfIWJes New Delhi, October 26 (ANI): On Israel’s strike against military targets in Iran, Israel's Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar on October 26, gave an ultimatum to Iran stating that any target...