COMMENTARY: Never Has the Iranian Diaspora Seemed So United and Hopeful
By Cyrus Kadivar
When I published my memoir Farewell Shiraz in the autumn of 2017, my readers seemed to relate to the glamorous world described on its pages, violently destroyed by a revolution led by...
Iranian Protesters Are Tortured, Raped and Killed in Prison, Rights Group Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
According to human rights groups, many people arrested since the start of nationwide protests in Iran more than three months ago have suffered physical, sexual, and psychological torture while in detention.
The...
At Least 39 Protesters in Iran Risk Execution; UN Launches Investigation
By Natasha Phillips
The United Nations Human Rights Council announced the members of its fact-finding mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran on Dec. 20, a mission set up to investigate the Iranian government’s handling of anti-regime...
Iran’s Oil Minister Hospitalized After Heart Attack
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iran’s Minister of Petroleum, Javad Owji, was hospitalized after a heart attack on Dec. 5, the Tehran-Based Borna news agency reported.
He was attending a meeting on the government’s 2022-23 budget when...
Iran Officials Arrest Five Athletes for Alleged Bomb Plot at Shah Cheragh Shrine
By Kayhan Life staff
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Intelligence Organization has arrested five athletes in Shiraz, the capital of the southwestern province of Fars, for allegedly planning to detonate a bomb on Oct....
Children in Iran May Risk Execution For Taking Part in Nationwide Protests
By Natasha Phillips
A growing number of children are believed to be at risk of execution for taking part in Iran’s recent anti-government protests, according to international human rights organizations.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in...
EXCLUSIVE: Russian Plane Transports Riot Gear for Iranian Forces, Source Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
An Informed source has told Kayhan Life that a Russian Airforce Tupolev airplane (TU-154M) with the serial number RFF7971, carrying riot gear and equipment as well as several Russian advisors, landed...
Iran’s Latest Poultry Market Scam: Chicken Filled With ‘Blood Water’
Kayhan Life Staff
Some shops in Iran have reportedly been selling packaged fresh chicken containing a large amount of “blood water,” which increases the product’s weight without offering more meat.
Contrary to common belief, the pink...
British Museum to Open Major Show on Luxury and Power In Persia and Greece
By Firouzeh Nabavi
The British Museum has announced the opening of a major exhibition in May titled “Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece,” examining the complex relationship between luxury and power in ancient Iran, in...
ANALYSIS: Disbanding Morality Police Won’t Stop Iranians Urging Regime Change
By Ahmad Rafat
International media have reported extensively on recent ambiguous comments by Iran’s Attorney General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, suggesting that the country had disbanded its morality police (the Guidance patrol).
Mr. Montazeri made those comments...
