Reza Pahlavi Issues Statement on the Anniversary of the 1906 Constitutional Revolution in Iran
@OfficialRezaPahlavi
August 5, 2022
The issuance of the order establishing constitutionalism and the formation of the parliament of the nation’s representatives on 5 August 1906 was a critical turning point in Iranian intellectuals’ fight to establish...
Iranian Pro-Democracy Groups Declare Support for Women’s Movement in Iran
By Kayhan Life Staff
On Aug.3, 10 pro-democracy groups released a joint statement to support the Iranian people’s ongoing fight against the Islamic Republic’s “oppressive” policies, particularly those aimed at depriving women of their civil...
ANALYSIS: Iran Is Accused of Leading ‘Campaign of Meddling’ in the West
By Natasha Phillips
Iran is being accused of interfering with the internal affairs of Western governments as it responds to their treatment and sentencing of senior Iranian officials.
Last month, a Swedish court sentenced former Iranian government official Hamid Nouri to...
‘Persian Dolls’: Aida Asgharzadeh’s Play on Iranian Revolution Opens in Paris This Month
By Nazanine Nouri
Later this month, a critically acclaimed play titled “Les Poupées Persanes” (“The Persian Dolls”) is opening at the Théâtre des Béliers in Paris after two successful seasons at the prestigious Festival Avignon...
Iran’s Economic Crisis Will Spark Massive Protests, Expert Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Chronic mismanagement of Iran’s domestic and foreign policy by successive governments, and the failure of the current President Ebrahim Raisi and his cabinet to strike a new nuclear deal with the...
ANALYSIS: Can the Iran Nuclear Deal Be Revived?
By Ahmad Rafat
The ongoing efforts to revive the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Iran nuclear deal, bring to mind the story of Lazarus -- in the Gospel of John (John 11:1-4)...
Iran Human Rights Group Reports Alarming Rise in Teenage Suicides
By Kayhan Life Staff
Since the start of the Iranian year (March 21), 21 boys and nine girls younger than 18 years old have committed suicide in the western province of Kurdistan alone, showing a...
Amnesty International Reports ‘Staggering’ Surge in Executions in Iran; Calls for Moratorium
By Natasha Phillips
At least 251 people were executed in Iran between Jan. 1 and June 30, according to research by Amnesty International and the Washington-based Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran (ABC).
An...
Iranian Cemetery Removes Headstones Picturing Deceased With ‘Improper’ Hijab
By Kayhan Life Staff
The headstones of 98 graves in Behesht-e Zahra cemetery picturing the deceased wearing “improper or no hijab” were removed, the Managing director of Behesht-e Zahra Organization, Saeed Ghazanfari, said on July...
ANALYSIS: Hamid Nouri’s Life Sentence Is A Condemnation of Iran
By Ahmad Rafat
On July 14, a court in Stockholm found Hamid Nouri, an Iranian official, guilty of “crimes against humanity,” “war crimes,” and “premeditated murder,” sentencing him to life in prison.
The court found that...
