Tehran Taps Run Dry as Water Crisis Deepens Across Iran
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Iran is grappling with its worst water crisis in decades, with officials warning that Tehran — a city of more than 10 million — may soon be uninhabitable if...
ANALYSIS – Iran’s Dual Reality: As Veil Restrictions Ease, Political Crackdown Deepens
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Nov 13 (Reuters) - On Tehran's bustling streets, signs of change are unmistakable. Women walk unveiled in jeans and sneakers, men and women linger together in cafés where Western music hums softly, and...
Iranian Activist Omid Sarlak Dies After Setting Fire to Portrait of Leader
By Kayhan Life Staff
Omid Sarlak, a 25-year-old monarchist and student pilot from the western Iranian province of Lorestan, has died in what authorities have labelled a suicide, but his family, activists and human rights...
Honor Killings in Iran ‘Take Place With Impunity,’ Says UN Mission
By Natasha Phillips
The Independent United Nations Fact-Finding Mission (IFFM), which investigates allegations of serious human rights breaches in the Islamic Republic of Iran, said perpetrators of so-called honor killings in the country were exempt...
Soccer-FIFA Chief Welcomes Presence of Female Fans at Iranian Cup Match
Nov 4 (Reuters) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino has welcomed the attendance of women and girls at a Hazfi Cup soccer match in the Iranian city of Mashhad on Sunday as an "encouraging development".
With few exceptions,...
Masih Alinejad Comments on Sentencing of Men Who Attempted to Assassinate Her
By Kayhan Life Staff
“Today is a big day — a day of reckoning,” Iranian-American journalist and women’s rights activist Masih Alinejad told Kayhan Life, as she headed to court to witness the sentencing of...
Human Rights Watch Blames Islamic Republic For Death of Three Female Inmates
By Natasha Phillips
Human Rights Watch has accused Iranian officials of deliberately denying medical treatment to three female inmates who subsequently died. In an Oct. 20 press release, HRW said withholding medical care from the...
ANALYSIS: Child Labor On the Rise in Iran As Household Incomes Shrink
By Kayhan Life Staff
Amid ongoing economic turmoil and rising inflation, Iranian families are increasingly turning to desperate survival strategies to make ends meet.
According to a sociologist, in times of stagflation -- a toxic mix...
Iran Executes Individual Accused of Spying for Israel, News Agency Says
DUBAI, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Iran executed on Saturday an individual accused of spying for Israel, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported on Sunday citing an Iranian prosecutor.
The individual had links to the Israeli intelligence service...
Islamic Republic Prosecutes People for Liking Social Media Posts, Legal Group Says
By Natasha Phillips
Iranian officials have filed cases against people in Iran for liking social media posts critical of the Islamic Republic, according to Dadban, an online pro bono legal group which provides legal advice...
