Crackdown on Protesters Claims Hundreds of Victims in Iran Amid Internet Blackout
Kayhan Life and Kayhan London Staff
As Iran entered a fourth day of a nationwide internet blackout, evidence from different parts of the country pointed to a far deadlier crackdown on protesters than authorities have...
OPINION: Iran’s ‘Final Battle’ Rests In the Hands of the Shah and the Nation
By Elahe Boghrat
(The following piece was written by Elahe Boghrat, Editor-in-Chief of Kayhan London, the Persian-language sister publication of Kayhan Life. The view expressed are her own.)
What follows are recurring reflections on a moment...
UK Lawmakers Press Government on Reports of Russian Arms Flights to Iran and Gold...
By Kayhan Life staff
In the UK House of Commons, Tom Tugendhat, the Conservative MP for Tonbridge and Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, asked Hamish Falconer, the Labour MP for Lincoln and Minister for...
Prince Reza Pahlavi Issues First Call to Action as Iran’s Winter Protests Escalate
By Kayhan Life Staff
Nationwide nighttime chanting planned for January 8–9, 2026, at 8:00 p.m.
On Tuesday evening, January 5, 2026, Prince Reza Pahlavi issued his first public call to action in response to a renewed...
Devastated by 2003 Earthquake, Ancient City of Bam Still Awaits Reconstruction
By Firouzeh Nordstrom
In the early hours of Dec. 26, 2003, a 6.6 magnitude earthquake levelled the ancient Iranian city of Bam in a matter of seconds. Bam, which traces its origins back to the...
Funeral of Slain Protester in Fars Turns Into Mass Rally With Chants of ‘Down...
By kayhan Life Staff: Fars Province — The funeral of Khodadad Shirvani, a protester killed during recent unrest in Marvdasht, drew a large crowd on Friday and quickly evolved into a public demonstration. Mourners...
Iran’s Bazaar Merchants Protest As Currency Plunges to New Low and Protestors Chant ‘Long...
By Kayhan Life & Kayhan London Staff
Shopkeepers and bazaar merchants in Iran’s major cities staged coordinated protests this week as the currency plunged to a new record low of 144,000 tomans per US dollar...
Exodus of Iranian Students Reaches New High, As 110,000 Go Abroad to Study
By Kayhan Life/Kayhan London Staff
Iranian students are leaving their homeland in unprecedented numbers, statistics show. More than 110,000 Iranian students are currently studying abroad, according to figures compiled by destination countries and data from...
Millions of Iranians Get Ready to Celebrate Yalda, Longest Night of Year
By Nazanine Nouri
Millions of Iranians and people of Iranian descent around the world are preparing to celebrate the ancient Persian festival of Shab e Yalda, the longest and darkest night of the year — or...
INTERVIEW: Painter Malekeh Nayini Looks Back On Her Life and Storied Career
By Katayoun Halajan
Malekeh Nayini is a painter and photographer based in Paris who has pushed the boundaries of photography by fusing it with painting.
An unassuming, low-profile and quiet artist, she has exhibited work in...
