Iran to Propose Tougher Divorce Law for Men, Vice President Says
The government is drafting a bill to toughen conditions under which a man can file for divorce, Iran’s Vice President for Women and Family affairs Masoumeh Ebtekar has said.
“The new bill will make it...
Iran Has 19 Million Socially Marginalized People, Activist Says
The current economic crisis in Iran has socially marginalized 19 million people and forced many underage children to work, according to Hadi Shariati, a lawyer and children’s rights activist.
“The number of people who live...
Iran Hangs Three Men for Spying for Israel
DUBAI, June 25 (Reuters) - Iran executed three men on Wednesday, after they were convicted of collaborating with Israel's Mossad spy agency and smuggling equipment used in an assassination, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported.
The equipment they smuggled was...
Mother of Iranian Teenager Killed in Protest Sentenced to 100 Lashes, Report Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Mahboubeh Ramezani, the mother of Pejman Gholipour — a teenager killed by security forces during the November 2019 nationwide protests in Karaj, northwest of Tehran — has been given a one-month...
Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi ‘Savagely Tortured’ In Detention, His Uncle Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Jailed Iranian rap artist Toomaj Salehi – known for his protest songs including Soorakh Moosh (“Rat Hole”), Turkmenchay (“Normal”) and Anar (“Pomegranate”) -- had been reportedly banned from receiving visitors since...
Iranian Officials Use Social Media to Deny that Their Children Live in Luxury
By Roshanak Asteraky
A recent campaign on Twitter and Instagram that translates into English as “#Where-is-your-child?” appears to have placed the Islamic Republic’s ruling elite in the awkward position of having to explain the lavish...
Iranian Woman Whose Death Led to Mass Protests Was Shy and Avoided Politics
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Sept 28 (Reuters) - The young Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, whose death in police custody triggered nationwide protests, was a shy, reserved resident of a small town who never challenged the country's clerical rulers...
Major Iranian Cities Should Be Quarantined to Combat Coronavirus, Expert Says
By Azadeh Karimi
A task force comprising doctors, medical researchers, and health professionals should manage the coronavirus crisis in Iran by forming a scientific and workable strategy to prevent the spread of the infection, according...
Iran’s Guardian Council Rejects Amendment to Citizenship Law
The Guardian Council has rejected an amendment bill to Iran's Citizenship Law that would have guaranteed broader rights and legal protection to children with Iranian mothers and foreign fathers, the Iranian Students News Agency...
Iran’s First President Says Khomeini Betrayed 1979 Islamic Revolution
By John Irish and Michaela Cabrera
VERSAILLES, France, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini betrayed the principles of the Iranian revolution after sweeping to power in 1979, his first president told Reuters, leaving a...
