Environmental Activist Kavus Seyyed-Emami Commits Suicide In Jail
SCOOP: Kayhan Life was the first media organization to report the arrest in Iran of the seven conservationists
February 10, 2018 Kavus Seyyed-Emami, one of seven members of the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation (PWHF) arrested...
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...
Why Did an Iranian Tanker Sink In Chinese Waters
On January 6, an Iranian tanker, Sanchi, carrying 136,000 tonnes of light oil, collided with a Hong Kong-registered bulk freighter, CF Crystal, off the coast of China. The tanker burst into flames eight days...
Twitter Account Names Children Allegedly Killed by Iranian Authorities
By Kayhan Life Staff
On June 27, the human rights Twitter account @1500tasvir published the names of several children who have allegedly been killed by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s police, security, and military forces...
Murdered Taxi Passenger Elaheh Hosseinnejad Was Raped, Reports Say
By Natasha Phillips
News agencies are claiming that Elaheh Hosseinnejad -- a 24-year-old woman who went missing last month after using a taxi service -- was raped before her murder. They are basing their claims...
Protests in Iran and the Silence of the Western Media
Potkin Azarmehr
Something profound is happening in Iran, and the Western mass media are simply not reporting it. For some time now, protests by ordinary Iranians have become a daily routine. The protesters include workers who...
Iranians Keep up Protests Over Mahsa Amini Death Despite Mounting Fatalities
DUBAI, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Iranians kept up anti-government protests on Wednesday despite an increasingly deadly state crackdown, social media reports showed, as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed the demonstrations as "scattered riots" planned by Iran's...
Biden Vows to ‘Free Iran’ in West Coast Campaign Speech
By Trevor Hunnicutt
OCEANSIDE, Calif., Nov 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday vowed to "free" Iran, and said that demonstrators working against the country's government would soon succeed in freeing themselves.
"Don't worry, we're gonna free Iran....
Iran Government Will Reciprocate if Its Ships Are Seized, Official Says
DUBAI, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Iran will reciprocate if its ships are seized, the legal adviser to Iran's President told state media on Thursday, in response to a statement by the United States Department of Justice.
This...
Iranian Workers on Oil Rigs Risk Their Lives In Terrible Working Conditions
By Kayhan Life Staff
A disturbing report from Iran describes the plight of workers who, lacking proper tools and equipment for oil projects, enter the cramped and contaminated spaces of oil rigs to operate turbine...
