Italian Reporter in Iran Is Hostage to the Regime, Says Richard Ratcliffe
By Natasha Phillips
The detention of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala by the Islamic Republic on December 19 is an act of hostage taking, and nothing to do with press freedom, said Richard Ratcliffe, husband of the...
Soccer-FIFA Chief Hails Women-Only Crowd at Iranian Top-Flight Clash
Dec 20 (Reuters) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino has offered "heartfelt gratitude" to Iranian authorities for allowing tens of thousands of female fans to attend a top-flight soccer match between Sepahan against Persepolis this week.
After calls...
Islamic Republic Postpones Tough New Hijab and Chastity Law
By Natasha Phillips
Iran’s government has been prevented by its own National Security Council from passing the Hijab and Chastity Law, a draconian new package of legislation which would further criminalize women and girls for failing to follow the...
Iran’s Lawyers Face ‘Systemic Persecution’ by Government, Says UK Law Society
By Natasha Phillips
Criminal defense lawyers in Iran are being persecuted, harassed and imprisoned for representing their clients, the UK Law Society has said in a submission filed with the United Nations Human Rights Council...
Iranian Nobel Prize Winner Mohammadi Released From Jail for Medical Treatment
DUBAI, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Iranian Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi was released from Evin prison after the suspension of her jail term to undergo medical treatment, her husband Taqi Rahmani told Reuters on Wednesday.
Mohammadi...
UN Mission Meets Victims, Survivors of Iran’s 2022 National Protests
By Kayhan Life Staff
Members of the United Nations’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran have met with survivors and victims of the protests that erupted in Iran in 2022 and...
Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi Released After Death Sentence Overturned
DUBAI, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi was released from prison on Dec. 1 after completing a one-year sentence for speaking out against the Iranian regime, the Iranian judiciary's Mizan news agency reported early...
Air Pollution Causes 50,000 Deaths A Year in Iran, Says University Expert
By Kayhan Life Staff
Of the 450,000 deaths in Iran every year that result from accidents and disease, and not from natural causes, some 50,000 are attributed to air pollution, according to Mohammad Sadegh Hassanvand,...
Iran’s Female Prisoners Condemn Executions As 40 Political Prisoners Face Death
By Natasha Phillips
Female prisoners detained in Iran’s notorious Evin prison in Tehran issued a statement on Nov. 16 condemning the increasing number of executions by the Islamic Republic, while drawing attention to the plight...
Iran Aware of Reports About Iranian-American Journalist’s Arrest, Ministry Says
DUBAI, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Iran's foreign ministry is aware of reports about the arrest of Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh in Iran, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday.
Earlier this month, the Associated Press reported that Reza...
