Tehran’s Plan to Enforce Hijab Law With Facial Recognition Technology Proves Unworkable
By Natasha Phillips
A government proposal to use facial recognition technology to target women who infringe Iran’s compulsory hijab law is unworkable, according to the Tehran-based newspaper Hamshahri Online.
The proposal was discredited after it was...
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Says Iranian People Will Prevail Against Rulers
By Nerijus Adomaitis
OSLO, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The Iranian people will ultimately overcome authoritarianism imposed by a government that has lost legitimacy and public support, Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi said from prison in a speech...
London’s Ferdowsi Education Institute Celebrates 30th Anniversary
The Ferdowsi Education Institute recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. To mark the occasion, Kayhan Life visited the school and spoke to its president, Dr. Mahmoud Kavir.
Ferdowsi was founded 30 years ago with the help...
US Condemns Sentencing of Iranian Singer Shervin Hajipour Who Won a Grammy
By Humeyra Pamuk and Kanishka Singh
WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - The United States on Monday condemned the sentencing of an Iranian singer who won a Grammy award in 2023 for a song that became an anthem for mass Iranian protests...
World Marks Day Against Death Penalty; Iran Holds Second-Highest Execution Rate
By Ahmad Rafat
The 19th World Day Against the Death Penalty will be held on Oct. 10. Iran holds the second-highest record (after China) for executions in recent years.
This special day was initially organized in...
WHO Data on High Iranian Alcohol Consumption Disputed by Health Expert
By Azadeh Karimi
The director of the Iranian National Canter for Addiction Studies (INCAS), Doctor Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar, has disputed the findings of the World Health Organization (WHO), which listed Iran among the top 10 countries...
Iranian Labor Laws Fail to Protect Women in Workplace
January 20, 2018 Recent changes in Iran's labor laws increased the maternity-leave entitlement for women employees from six to nine months. However, many employers fail to, or are reluctant to, uphold laws that protect women...
Iran’s Government Resorts to Security Cameras, Ostracism to Deter Unveiled Women
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, May 2 (Reuters) - Wary of re-igniting Iran's worst political turmoil in years, the country's rulers are resorting to new, less obtrusive tactics to punish women who refuse to wear the obligatory Islamic hijab.
The...
Iran-Linked Hackers Threaten to Release Trump Aides’ Emails
By Raphael Satter
WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) - Iran-linked hackers have threatened to disclose more emails stolen from U.S. President Donald Trump's circle, after distributing a prior batch to the media ahead of the 2024 U.S. election.
In online...
Iran Sentences Two to Death in Fight Against Economic Crimes
DUBAI, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Iranian special courts set up in a drive against economic crime have sentenced two people to death, state media said on Sunday, as the country faces renewed U.S. sanctions and...
