Saturday, January 11, 2025

ANALYSIS: Red Sea Ship Attacks Could Trigger All-Out Middle East War

By Ahmad Rafat A dangerous power struggle is unfolding in the Red Sea caused by recent developments. The “Axis of Resistance,” led by the Islamic Republic, is posing a major economic challenge to the Western...

Norwegian Parliament President Masud Gharahkhani Supports Iran’s Democracy Movement

By Firouzeh Nabavi The 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi, who is serving a 10-year prison sentence in Iran, was absent from the recent ceremony held in her honor in Oslo: Her Nobel Prize...
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Teenager Barzin Hamzeh-Zadeh Was Tortured to Death in Iranian Prison, Hengaw Says  

By Natasha Phillips Barzin Hamzeh-Zadeh, a 16-year-old Kurdish boy arrested in November 2022 during the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ protests in Iran, died on Jan. 4 of injuries sustained while being tortured in prison, the human...

OPINION: Iranian Women and the Removal of the Veil

By Roshanak Astaraki It has been 88 years since a law was passed in Iran authorizing the removal of the hijab (known as the kashf-e hijab). Nearly nine decades later, Iranian women are mounting a...

In Iran, Air Pollution Caused 27,000 Deaths Last Year, Official Says

By Kayhan Life Staff Air pollution has caused the deaths of thousands of Iranians since March 2023, Mehdi Pirhadi, the Chair of the Health, Environment and Urban Services Commission of Tehran City Council, said recently. Mr....

Camila Batmanghelidj, Social Justice Campaigner, Dies At 61

      Camila Batmanghelidj CBE was born to a prominent Iranian family in Tehran, Iran in 1963. She decided at the age of nine that she would dedicate her life to supporting vulnerable children, whom she used to...

Land Subsidence In Iran Threatens 35% of Population, Report Says

By Kayhan Life Staff Land subsidence poses a severe threat to 35 percent of the Iranian population, living in more than half of the country’s provinces, according to a recent report by the Majlis (Iranian...
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US Publishes A Video Message in Support of Iranians on Yalda Night

By Kayhan Life Staff The U.S. State Department has issued a video wishing Iranians around the world a happy Yalda. It also said that the U.S. would continue offering its support to Iranians calling for...

Islamic Republic’s Human Rights Violations Come Under International Scrutiny

By Ahmad Rafat The violation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran has become the focus of intense international attention in the past few weeks. On Dec.10, coinciding with World Human Rights Day in...

Iranians Are Emigrating In Staggering Numbers, Causing Massive Brain Drain

By Kayhan Life Staff Iranians are migrating to foreign countries in shockingly high numbers, leading experts to warn that the nation's human capital is being eroded. Yet the government does not appear willing to address...