Sunday, May 28, 2023

Iran’s Persecution of Religious Minorities Is ‘Appalling,’ US State Department Says

By Natasha Phillips   The Iranian government’s track record of persecuting religious minorities is “appalling,” according to the US State Department. “Iran continues to persecute members of religious minority groups, and subjects them to disproportionate arrest, detention, harassment, and surveillance. This behavior is appalling,”...

Thousands of Child Marriages are Celebrated In Iran Each Year

By Kayhan Life Staff A recent report by the Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) said that 27,448 girls aged under 15 were married between December 2021 and November 2022. The report added the number of girls...

Iran Trains 200,000 Women Seminarians for Khamenei’s ‘Explanation Jihad’

By Kayhan Life Staff The Islamic Republic is training 200,000 female seminarians for the “explanation jihad,” Javad Esmaeilnia, deputy director of “Sisters Seminaries” (women’s religious seminaries) in Qom, said recently. In comments reported by the Mehr...

Milan Photo Exhibition Reveals Lives of Women in Iran

By Federico Maccioni MILAN, May 23 (Reuters) - A photograph of a woman, wearing a white chador with an ornate pattern and standing in front of a hanging Persian rug, is perhaps the most striking image of...

Iran Says It Executes Leader of Women Trafficking Network

May 20 (Reuters) - Iran’s judiciary said on Saturday that it had executed the head of a network that trafficked Iranian women to neighbouring countries for prostitution. It said Shahrooz Sokhanvari, a man known as "Alex”, was the...

EU Imposing Further Sanctions on Iran Officials and Entities

BRUSSELS, May 22 (Reuters) - The European Union on Monday imposed new sanctions on Iranian officials and entities for their role in the violent crackdown against public protests in the Islamic republic. The new sanctions target 5 people...

Iran Bans Male Government Workers From Wearing Short Sleeves, Neckties

By Kayhan Life Staff Iran has imposed a more restrictive dress code on male state employees, banning them from wearing short sleeves and neckties at the workplace and in government offices. The new measures were announced...
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Iran Government’s Execution of Three Men Over Recent Demonstrations Draws Protests

May 19 (Reuters) - Iran on Friday executed three men it said were implicated in the deaths of three members of its security forces during last year’s anti-government demonstrations, drawing protests at home and abroad. Majid Kazemi,...

Iran’s Government Executes Three Men Over Recent Protests, Judiciary Says

May 19 (Reuters) - Iran executed three men on Friday over recent protests, the country's judiciary said on Twitter. Majid Kazemi, Saleh Mirhashemi and Saeed Yaghoubi were executed in the central city of Isfahan, it said. https://kayhanlife.com/special-reports/analysis-iran-has-executed-225-people-since-late-march/ They were implicated in the...