Islamic Republic Executed At Least 2,159 People Last Year, Amnesty Reports
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By Kayhan Life Staff
The Islamic Republic of Iran executed 2,159 people in 2025, pushing the total number of executions worldwide to its highest in 44 years, Amnesty International reported in an annual report titled...
Iran’s Airport Workers Face Layoffs, Unpaid Wages Amid Economic Collapse
By Kayhan Life Staff
Staff at Iran’s airports are suffering layoffs, months of unpaid wages, and deepening job insecurity nearly three months since most airports across the country suspended operations.
The wave of layoffs has now...
Iranian Households Cut Back on Chicken, Dairy Products As Prices Skyrocket
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iranian families squeezed by skyrocketing prices and stagnant wages are drastically reducing their food purchases and cutting back on chicken and dairy products.
Abdollah Ghasemi, a board member of the Gilan Province...
Women-Led Home-Based Businesses Devastated by Internet Blackout in Iran
By Kayhan Life Staff
Home-based businesses in Iran engaged in activities such as handicrafts and ecotourism have been devastated by the Internet blackout in force since the Feb. 28 outbreak of the war with the...
Thousands of Businesses Shut Down In Iran Because of Internet Blackout
By Kayhan Life Staff
Thousands of businesses in Iran are shutting down because of the Internet blackout imposed by the Islamic Republic since the Feb. 28 outbreak of the war with the U.S. and Israel....
At France’s Molière Awards, Playwright Aila Navidi Makes Stirring Speech on Iran
By Kayhan Life Staff
Aila Navidi — a French-Iranian playwright and director who in 2024 won a Molière, France’s most prestigious stage award — made a poignant speech about Iran at this year’s Molières ceremony.
Navidi...
Iranian Workers Face Job Losses, Increasing Poverty
By Roshanak Astaraki
May 1 marked International Workers’ Day, also known as Labor Day in some countries. For Iranian workers, however, the day was far from a celebration of their contributions to the economy and...
Iran’s Economic Crisis Hits Women Hardest As They Suffer Mass Layoffs
By Kayhan Life Staff
Women in the workplace in Iran are suffering mass layoffs because of the prolonged internet shutdown in Iran -- now into its third month -- and the ongoing war.
Traditional views about...
EXCLUSIVE: Internet Shutdown in Iran Costs Billions, Causes Widespread Distress
By Kayhan Life Staff
It has now been more than two months since the people of Iran were denied access to the global internet. On Feb. 28, in the aftermath of the U.S.-Israeli war against...
At Venice Biennale, Ziba Ardalan to Exhibit Artists from Central Asia, Mideast in ‘Turandot’
By Nazanine Nouri
Ziba Ardalan, the founder of Parasol Unit -- a contemporary-art foundation that staged groundbreaking shows at its dedicated London space between 2004 and 2020 -- is returning to the Venice Art Biennale...
