‘Iranian New Wave’ Film Festival Opens At London’s Barbican With Movie Banned in Iran
By Nazanine Nouri
The Barbican Center, one of London’s leading cultural institutions, launched its annual festival of Iranian cinema after last year’s event ranked as one of its most successful film programs ever. The festival...
Iranian Activists Demand Probe of Chemical Weapons Use in Crackdown
By Kayhan Life Staff
A group of Iranian human rights organizations, civil society groups, doctors, and legal experts is urging the world’s chemical weapons watchdog to investigate the Islamic Republic’s suspected use of chemical agents...
EXCLUSIVE: Witness of Deadly Karaj Crackdown Speaks Out
By Roshanak Astaraki
Until the nationwide uprising that erupted in Iran in January 2026, the Mesbah district of Karaj, a major city west of Tehran, was not exactly a hotbed of protest.
Many residents of the...
EXCLUSIVE: Isfahan Residents Describe the Deadly Crackdown on Protesters
By Roshanak Astaraki
Iran began the year 2026 amid intense political unrest, economic collapse, and widespread mistrust of the Islamic Republic. On Jan. 8 and 9, the country erupted into mass demonstrations that were met...
House of Lords Members Press UK to Engage with Iranian Diaspora
By Kayhan Life Staff
Senior House of Lords members from a wide range of political parties are asking the U.K. government to speak directly with the U.K.-based “Stage of Freedom,” an Iranian diaspora group led...
Reports Emerge of Patients Taken and Doctors Detained in Iran: Diaspora Doctors Call for...
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By Kayhan Life Staff
More than 50 Iranian doctors and healthcare professionals living abroad have appealed to the World Health Organization, the United Nations, the White House, and Doctors Without Borders, warning that Iran’s medical...
Jafar Panahi Is Nominated for Two Oscars; Documentary By Eyni and Khaki Also Shortlisted
By Nazanine Nouri
Jafar Panahi, the award-winning Iranian director who has twice been imprisoned in his homeland, has been nominated for two Academy Awards for his movie “It Was Just An Accident” -- which won...
EXCLUSIVE: Six Protesters Speak Out After Deadly Crackdown in Iran
By Roshanak Astaraki
Six Iranian protesters who said they witnessed the brutal crackdown of mass demonstrations in Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, and Lahijan on Jan. 8 and 9 have spoken exclusively to Kayhan Life. They have...
Islamic Republic Seeks to Project Calm After Deadly Crackdown on Protesters
By Kayhan Life and Kayhan London Staff
After three weeks of nationwide demonstrations and what human rights groups and the international media termed the 21st century’s bloodiest crackdown on a protest movement, Iran’s authorities sought...
“One Murder Every 14 Seconds”: Pahlavi Urges World to Confront Mass Atrocities in Iran
By Kayhan Life Staff
Prince Reza Pahlavi called for international support to liberate Iran from the Islamic Republic, “a foreign occupying force responsible for mass atrocities,” including the killing of more than 12,000 protesters in...
