Protests Spread in Iran After Death of Mahsa Amini
By Kayhan Life Staff
On Sept. 19, students from several universities across Iran joined widespread protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old ethnic Kurd who died three days after allegedly being beaten by...
Iran’s Government Closes Children’s Libraries to Cut Costs
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Iranian government recently announced its plan to close some 1,000 libraries belonging to the Institute for the Development of Children and Young Adults, also known as the Center for the...
Iran’s Mehr Petrochemical Faces Financial Misconduct Allegations
By Kayhan Life Staff
The General Inspection Organization of Iran (GIO), also called the State Inspectorate Organization of Iran, recently released a 54-page report on alleged financial misconduct committed by the Mehr Petrochemical Company related...
ANALYSIS: What Will UK Policy on Iran Look Like Under Liz Truss?
By Natasha Phillips
The United Kingdom’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, faces difficult foreign policy decisions as she begins her mandate — not least among them Iran’s increasingly close relationship with Russia, and the Iran nuclear deal,...
Jailed Iranian Filmmaker Panahi Wins Jury Prize at Venice Film Festival
By Ahmad Rafat
Jafar Panahi’s “No Bears” (Khers Nist) won the Special Jury Prize last weekend at the Venice Film Festival, in a demonstration of solidarity with detained Iranian filmmakers such as himself.
In the festival’s...
Shirin Ebadi Attends Venice Film Festival For World Premiere of Documentary On Her Life
By Nazanine Nouri
The world premiere of the documentary “Shirin Ebadi: Until We are Free” took place this week at the Venice International Film Festival, in the presence of the Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin...
Iranian Authorities Arrest 300 Leaders of Anti-Hijab Networks, Official Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and security agencies responsible for enforcing the “Hijab and Chastity” scheme have arrested the heads of 300 anti-hijab networks, according to Hojatoleslam Seyyed Ali Khan-Mohammad, the...
Albania Severs Ties with Iran, Expels Diplomats
By Ahmad Rafat
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Sept. 7 that his country had severed ties with the Islamic Republic, giving Iranian diplomats 24 hours to leave the country.
In a televised statement, Prime...
Tehran’s Plan to Enforce Hijab Law With Facial Recognition Technology Proves Unworkable
By Natasha Phillips
A government proposal to use facial recognition technology to target women who infringe Iran’s compulsory hijab law is unworkable, according to the Tehran-based newspaper Hamshahri Online.
The proposal was discredited after it was...
Iranian Court Sentences Two LGBTQ Activists to Death, Rights Group Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
An Iranian revolutionary court in Urmia (also spelled Orumiyeh), in the northwestern province of West Azerbaijan, has handed death sentences to two LGBTQ activists: 31-year-old Zahra Sedighi-Hamadani (known as Sareh), and...
