Monday, May 20, 2024

Afghans Flee Iran in Droves As Economic Crisis Bites

War, violence, poverty and political instability forced many Afghans to leave their homeland in the last three decades and to seek a better life for themselves and their families in neighboring Iran. However, dire...

Iran’s Women React to Roe v Wade as Abortion Restrictions Escalate 

By Natasha Phillips Women in Iran have expressed sympathy for their fellow women in the US after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, a landmark case which protected a woman’s right to an abortion. Since the ruling was...

ANALYSIS: Iran Starts the New Year With Women’s Protests

By Ahmad Rafat The Iranian New Year, 1401, started on March 21 with nationwide protests by women. Iranian women, who have been victims of systematic and legally sanctioned discrimination under the Islamic Republic for the...

China to Redevelop Run-Down Tehran Districts In Housing Agreement

By Kayhan Life Staff Iranian real estate developers face severe financial challenges because of an ongoing stagnation in the housing market. So Islamic Republic officials have asked China to help redevelop several run-down neighborhoods in...

Iranian Law Enforcement Harmed No One in Recent Protests, Police Chief Says

By Azadeh Karimi Tehran police chief Brigadier General Hossein Rahimi has said his forces did not injure anyone during the deadly wave of protests in November that were sparked by the increase in fuel prices. “Tehran...

Attempted Killing Of Spanish Politician Raises Questions About Islamic Republic’s Role

By Ahmad Rafat Spain has arrested three suspects -- including two Spaniards and a British woman -- in connection with the attempted assassination of Alejo Vidal Cuadras, the founder of Spain's right-wing VOX party and...

After Super Bowl Halftime Performance, The Weeknd’s Co-Manager Esmailian Celebrates

By Nazanine Nouri The Weeknd, the Grammy-award winning R&B singer, stunned as many as 91 million Super Bowl viewers earlier this month with his halftime performance. It was a feather in the cap of Weeknd’s...

Iranian Toddlers Are Used to Sell Drugs Inside Prisons, Charity Says

By Natasha Phillips 31 Jan - There are reports of toddlers being used inside Iran’s prisons to sell drugs, President of Children of Imprisoned Parents International (COIPI), Hamed Farmand said in an exclusive interview with...

Pop Star Fereydoun Farrokhzad Makes Posthumous Comeback At Edinburgh Fringe Festival

By Nazanine Nouri The unsolved murder of the Iranian pop superstar Fereydoun Farrokhzad is the focus of a new play by the British-Iranian playwright, director and actor Javaad Alipoor which was just presented at the...

Iranian Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh Receives Award for Campaign Against Death Penalty

By Ahmad Rafat The Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, was awarded the Robert Badinter Award at the 8th World Congress Against the Death Penalty on Nov. 18 in Berlin. The event was sponsored by the...