Detained Iranian Rights Lawyer Faces Security Charges – Husband
DUBAI, June 23 (Reuters) - Iran has charged prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh with security offences after re-arresting her earlier this month, her husband was quoted as saying on Saturday.
"My wife has been...
More Than Half a Million Iranian Families Forced into Poverty in 2019, Official Says
By Roshanak Astaraki
During a Dec. 11 cabinet meeting, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the director of the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation Morteza Bakhtiari had assured him that extreme poverty had been completely eradicated in...
Iranians Mark Mahsa Amini’s Death, Pivotal Moment in Nation’s History
By Kayhan Life Staff
Sept. 16 marked the second anniversary of the Iranian government’s killing of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, an event that ignited widespread protests and evolved into a national movement in 2022. Over the...
Iran’s Invitation to Host UN Rapporteur on Sanctions Is a ‘Trick,’ Shirin Ebadi Says
By Natasha Phillips
Iranian Nobel Laureate and Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi said an upcoming visit to Iran in May by Dr. Alena Douhan -- the UN’s Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures -- had...
VIDEO: Former British Hostage in Iraq: ‘I Know the Risk of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards...
By Kayhan Life Staff
Peter Moore, a British IT expert, explains his support for Vahid Beheshti’s public protest to convince the British government to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps in the UK. Mr. Moore...
Iran Arrests 14 Foreigners, Including U.S. Citizens, Over Unrest -Fars
DUBAI, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Iranian security forces have arrested 14 foreigners, including American, British and French citizens, for their involvement in anti-government protests, the semi-official Fars news agency said on Wednesday.
Iranian officials have yet to...
U.S. Ratchets up Pressure on Iran with Resumption of Sanctions
WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The United States reimposes oil and financial sanctions against Iran on Monday, significantly turning up the pressure on Tehran in order to curb its missile and nuclear programs and...
Sweden Detains Iranian on Suspicion of Murder in Iran in 1988
STOCKHOLM, Nov 13 (Reuters) - A 58-year-old Iranian citizen has been arrested in Sweden on suspicion of murder in Iran in 1988, prosecutors said on Wednesday, and national news agency TT said the case...
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Mohammadi Says Global Support Makes Her ‘More Hopeful’ -NYT
DUBAI, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi said in a statement to the New York Times on Friday that global support and recognition of her human rights advocacy makes her "more...
Iranian Migrant Women Forced Into Street Vending in Cities, Activist Says
By Roshanak Astaraki
Many female agricultural workers, livestock farmers, and handicraft artisans from rural regions who have migrated to major cities with their families because of the economic effects of the coronavirus become street vendors,...
