ANALYSIS: Russia’s Influence In Islamic Republic of Iran Is Spreading
By Ahmad Rafat
In recent weeks, the debate over Iran’s relationship with Russia has become one of the most contentious issues in the country’s domestic politics. From the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) to social media and...
Iranian Activist Omid Sarlak Dies After Setting Fire to Portrait of Leader
By Kayhan Life Staff
Omid Sarlak, a 25-year-old monarchist and student pilot from the western Iranian province of Lorestan, has died in what authorities have labelled a suicide, but his family, activists and human rights...
ANALYSIS: Why UK Is Imposing Sanctions on Founder of Ayandeh Bank
By Roshanak Astaraki
Ayandeh Bank, whose operating license was officially revoked late last month by the Islamic Republic of Iran Central Bank, is now being targeted by the UK government. The UK Foreign Office has...
Honor Killings in Iran ‘Take Place With Impunity,’ Says UN Mission
By Natasha Phillips
The Independent United Nations Fact-Finding Mission (IFFM), which investigates allegations of serious human rights breaches in the Islamic Republic of Iran, said perpetrators of so-called honor killings in the country were exempt...
Remembering Kambiz Atabay, Former President of the Asian and Iranian Football Federations, and Royal...
By Kayhan Life Staff
Kambiz Atabay, a prominent and influential figure in modern Iranian sports and a former court advisor to Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, passed away on November 3 in New York at the...
Masih Alinejad Comments on Sentencing of Men Who Attempted to Assassinate Her
By Kayhan Life Staff
“Today is a big day — a day of reckoning,” Iranian-American journalist and women’s rights activist Masih Alinejad told Kayhan Life, as she headed to court to witness the sentencing of...
Human Rights Watch Blames Islamic Republic For Death of Three Female Inmates
By Natasha Phillips
Human Rights Watch has accused Iranian officials of deliberately denying medical treatment to three female inmates who subsequently died. In an Oct. 20 press release, HRW said withholding medical care from the...
ANALYSIS: Child Labor On the Rise in Iran As Household Incomes Shrink
By Kayhan Life Staff
Amid ongoing economic turmoil and rising inflation, Iranian families are increasingly turning to desperate survival strategies to make ends meet.
According to a sociologist, in times of stagflation -- a toxic mix...
ANALYSIS: Islamic Republic’s Isolation Deepens After Gaza Peace Accord
By Ahmad Rafat
Recent developments in the Middle East -- including the Gaza peace agreement, the rekindling of relations between Arab states and Israel, and the waning influence of proxy forces -- suggest that a...
Islamic Republic Prosecutes People for Liking Social Media Posts, Legal Group Says
By Natasha Phillips
Iranian officials have filed cases against people in Iran for liking social media posts critical of the Islamic Republic, according to Dadban, an online pro bono legal group which provides legal advice...
