Bill to Ban Child Weddings Rejected As Popularity of Marriage In Iran Wanes
By Natasha Phillips
3 Jan - A proposed parliamentary bill in Iran to raise the age of marriage for girls and boys in Iran has been rejected by the Parliamentary Committee for Judicial and Legal Affairs. The veto...
Iranian Families Pushed Below Poverty Line By Low National Minimum Wage
By Reza Hamidi
A recent report by the United Nations International Labor Organization (ILO) ranks Iran as having one of the lowest national minimum wages in the region.
Data shows that the annual minimum wage is...
Iran Says US Pullout from Nuclear Deal Threatens Regional Peace
VIENNA, Sept 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear deal struck between Iran and major powers is "doomed" to seriously affect peace and security in the Middle East, Iran's atomic chief said...
Designer Taherpour Says He Got Death Threats From Office of Iran’s President
By Ahmad Rafat
Saman Taherpour, an Iranian artist, designer, and entrepreneur based in Gothenburg, Sweden, and the founder of Kiani Concept company, has received death threats from individuals claiming to represent the Office of the...
Iranian Political Prisoners Issue Statement in Support of Prince Reza Pahlavi
By Kayhan Life Staff
A group of 29 political prisoners and activists in Iran have issued a statement titled “Declaration 401” hailing Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi as the “coordinator, leader and spokesperson for the ...
Swedish Scientist near Death after Months in Solitary Confinement in Iran, Say UN Experts
GENEVA, March 18 (Reuters) - Swedish-Iranian scientist Ahmadreza Djalali, sentenced to death in Iran on espionage charges, is in critical condition and near death after months of prolonged solitary confinement, U.N. human rights experts said on...
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’s Security Forces Blinded More Than 125 People In Protests, Says Berkeley Human Rights Center
By Natasha Phillips
An investigation into the number of people blinded by Iran’s security forces during the nationwide 2022 protests by the University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley) human rights center published on March 19, found that...
SPECIAL REPORT- Islamic Republic’s Leader Ordered Crackdown on Unrest: “Do Whatever It Takes to...
By Reuters staff
Dec 23 (Reuters) - After days of protests across Iran last month, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appeared impatient. Gathering his top security and government officials together, he issued an order: Do whatever it...
Iran Names Rouhani Adviser Takht-Ravanchi as New Ambassador to UN
President Hassan Rouhani has appointed Majid Takht-Ravanchi as Iran’s new Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi announced the news during a press briefing on April 9. Mr. Ghasemi said Mr....
