Islamic Republic Continues to Imprison Artists In Aftermath of Protests
By Kayhan Life Staff
Two months after the nationwide protests in Iran and the deadly crackdown that followed, Iranian citizens continue to undergo arrest. The artist community seems particularly hard hit: the number of recently...
EXCLUSIVE: Snipers Aimed at Protesters’ Heads in January Protests in Arak
By Firouzeh Nordstrom
As the Islamic Republic comes under an all-out U.S.-Israeli military attack -- with the weekend killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei -- eyewitness accounts are emerging on the horror and brutality of the...
ANALYSIS: As War Breaks Out, Iran’s Drug Shortage Reaches Crisis Point
By Kayhan Life Staff
The U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran come at an extremely challenging time for the Iranian healthcare system.
Days before the Feb. 28 outbreak of hostilities, Homayoun Sameyah, the chair of the...
EXCLUSIVE: 18-Year-Old Iranian Wrestler Faces Public Execution After Protest
By Kayhan Life Staff
Saleh Mohammadi, an 18-year-old wrestler who was arrested during the January protests in Iran, has been sentenced to public execution in Nabovvat Square in the holy city of Qom, south of...
ANALYSIS: Security Crackdown Worsens Job Prospects for Women in Iran
By Roshanak Astaraki
When it comes to the job market in Iran, there is a staggering gender gap. The unemployment rate for women is more than double that of men. Women make up only 16...
Reza Pahlavi, in Munich, Urges World to Precipitate Change in Iran
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Islamic Republic is growing increasingly vulnerable, and U.S. military intervention in Iran could save lives: that was the message that Reza Pahlavi, Iran’s exiled crown prince, conveyed at the Munich...
EXCLUSIVE: How Children Were Targeted During the January Crackdown in Iran
By Roshanak Astaraki
The armed crackdown on protests that began in December 2025 in Iran ranks the Islamic Republic of Iran among the most repressive governments of the 21st century. On Jan. 8 and 9,...
All About Oscar-Nominated Iranian Documentary ‘Cutting through Rocks’ — Will It Win Next Month?
By Kayhan Life Staff
An award-winning Iranian documentary is in the running for an Oscar next month: "Cutting Through Rocks" is nominated in the Best Documentary Feature category at the upcoming 98th Academy Awards on...
Movie Shot Covertly in Iran, Smuggled Out Wins Sundance Festival’s Special Jury Award
By Kayhan Life Staff
An Iranian feature film shot covertly in Iran and smuggled out of the country has won a special jury award at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.
Written, directed and produced by...
EXCLUSIVE: Tehran Protest Survivors Describe Live Gunfire, Bloodshed
By Firoozeh Nordstrom
Until 2026, daily life for many Tehranis consisted of patiently suppressing their anger at the heavy traffic and smog and receiving regular admonitions from the state. Then, in early January of this...
