INTERVIEW: Israeli-Iranian Singer Liraz Charhi to Debut Her Album “Zan” In London Concert
By Ahmad Rafat
Liraz Charhi, a 31-year-old Israeli Singer of Iranian descent, will debut her album Zan (“Woman”) at a concert on May 19 in London.
Born in Ramla, Israel, into a Persian Jewish family, she...
Remembering Baroness Afshar, Member of the House of Lords, Author and Journalist
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Right Honorable Baroness Afshar, a British life peer in the House of Lords and an emeritus professor of politics and women’s studies at the University of York, England, died on...
Iran, Russia and China Constitute ‘Axis of Evil,’ Former US State Department Official Says
By Natasha Phillips
Iran, China and Russia constitute an “axis of evil” which aims to destabilize global security, former US State Department official Ellie Cohanim said.
Cohanim made the comment during a May 11 online event...
Iran May Speed Up Subsidy Payments to Prevent More Nationwide Protests
By Kayhan Life Staff
On May 6, Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi chaired a virtual meeting with all provincial governors on reforming the government subsidy scheme.
Mohsen Rezaei, Vice President of Iran for Economic Affairs, and...
Major Exhibition on Ancient Iran and the Classical World Opens at Getty Museum
By Nazanine Nouri
The first major U.S. exhibition to highlight the relationship between the Classical world and Ancient Iran recently opened at the Getty Villa Museum in Los Angeles.
The exhibition, titled “Persia: Ancient Iran and...
Iranian Official Stands Trial In a Court in Sweden
By Ahmad Rafat (in Stockholm)
May 4 marked a remarkable day in the Iranian nation’s historic quest for justice when a court in Stockholm concluded trial proceedings for an Iranian national, Hamid Nouri, accused of...
Iranian Actor Parviz Parastui Confronted by Protester in California
By Kayhan Life Staff
A number of U.S.-based Iranians and social media users have criticized the award-winning Iranian actor Parviz Parastui for his public silence about Iran’s violent suppression of a wave of nationwide demonstrations...
Executions in Iran Increased by 25% in 2021, Report Shows
By Natasha Phillips
There were 25 percent more executions in Iran in 2021 than there were in 2020, according to a report on the use of the death penalty by the Islamic Republic.
The report was released on April 28 by the Oslo-based non-governmental organisation Iran...
Human Rights Lawyer Soheila Hejab Sends Letter From Prison
By Kayhan Life Staff
In a letter written from her prison cell, Soheila Hejab, a human rights lawyer and pro-monarchy political activist, has described the physical and psychological torture she has endured in Kermanshah Prison’s...
Tehran University Football Teams Refuse to Play After Female Fans Banned From Match
By Kayhan Life Staff
Tehran’s Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT) football teams refused to play their match after university security removed female spectators from the stadium, according to social media posts by several student activists...
