UK House of Lords Marks Mahsa Amini Death With Human Rights Conference
By Natasha Phillips
A conference focusing on human rights violations in Iran was held on Sep.18 in the UK House of Lords by Forward Strategy, a new UK-based consultancy promoting social justice.
The event, chaired by...
Iran’s Government Vows Crack Down on People Who Promote Removing the Veil
April 15 (Reuters) - People who encourage women to remove the hijab will be prosecuted in criminal courts and will have no right of appeal against any conviction, Iran's deputy attorney general was quoted as saying on...
Iranian Households Suffer From Soaring Cost of Medical Care
An increasing number of Iranians struggle to make ends meet as an economic crisis that has gripped the country in recent months worsens. Hyperinflation, factory closures, rampant unemployment, a record number of company bankruptcies,...
Iranian Youths Increasingly Use Hookah, Says Lung Specialist
Recent studies have shown that smoking and the use of tobacco products have risen significantly among young adults in Iran, according to Dr. Mohammad Reza Masjedi, the head of the Department of Pulmonary Medicine...
Nationwide Protests by Iran’s Unions, Teachers, Students And Doctors
February 15, 2018 Labor unions around the country resumed their protests a day after the 39th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution on February 12. They were joined by students, office workers, and doctors. In total,...
At Least 39 Protesters in Iran Risk Execution; UN Launches Investigation
By Natasha Phillips
The United Nations Human Rights Council announced the members of its fact-finding mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran on Dec. 20, a mission set up to investigate the Iranian government’s handling of anti-regime...
Some 270 Iranian Cities Are Experiencing Severe Water Shortage, Officials Say
By Kayhan Life Staff
A total of 269 cities are facing water shortages across Iran, although emergency measures have prevented disruptions in the water supply, according to Hashem Amini, the spokesman for Iran’s Water Industry.
In...
Iran Intensifies Crackdown on Kurdish Areas as Protests Rage
DUBAI, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Iranian security forces stepped up their crackdown on Kurdish regions of the country overnight, deploying shock troops, as authorities pursued their deadly suppression of nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death in...
Protests Continue in Iran as Mahsa Amini Anniversary Passes
DUBAI, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Sporadic protests continued in Iran on Sunday amid a widespread crackdown by security forces a year after a young Kurdish woman's death in custody set off some of the worst political unrest in four decades.
The...
Gay Man Becomes Victim of Honor Killing In Southern Iran
By Kayhan Life Staff
By Kayhan Life Staff
Seyyed Alireza Fazeli Monfared, a 20-year-old man from the city of Ahvaz, capital of the southwestern province of Khuzestan, was allegedly killed by three male members of his...
