Iran Bans Screening Tests for Pregnant Women Under 35 With No Prior Abnormalities
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iranian Minister of Health Dr. Bahram Eynollahi recently issued a directive titled “Saving and Protecting Healthy Foetus,” banning prenatal screenings for pregnant women younger than 35 whose other children were born...
Iran Arrests 67 People for Suspected Financial Crimes
DUBAI, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Iranian authorities have arrested 67 people in a drive against financial crime, the judiciary said on Sunday, as the country faces renewed U.S. sanctions and a public outcry against...
U.S. Collects $7 Mln in Iranian Assets for Victims of Terrorism Fund -Justice Dept
WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. government collected $7 million in Iranian assets for victims of state-sponsored terrorism, the Justice Department said on Tuesday.
The money was the U.S. share of a civil forfeiture that...
Executions in Iran Increased by 25% in 2021, Report Shows
By Natasha Phillips
There were 25 percent more executions in Iran in 2021 than there were in 2020, according to a report on the use of the death penalty by the Islamic Republic.
The report was released on April 28 by the Oslo-based non-governmental organisation Iran...
Sister of US-UK National Still in Iran Pleads for Help
By Silvio Castellanos
MADRID, March 18 (Reuters) - The sister of an Iranian-American environmentalist made a plea for his release after two dual nationals including British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe were allowed to leave the country this...
Australia Imposes Sanctions on Iran Over Human Rights Violations
SYDNEY, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Australia's foreign minister said on Saturday the government would place targeted sanctions on Russia and Iran in response to what it called "egregious" human rights violations.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said in...
Coronavirus Could Infect Up To 40 Percent of Tehran’s Population, Health Expert Says
By Roshanak Astaraki
A large segment of the population of the Iranian capital, Tehran, might become infected with coronavirus by Nowruz (the Iranian New Year on Marchch 20), according to Dr. Massoud Marchdani, a member...
No Turning Back for Iran’s Hijab Protesters Despite Crackdown – Activists
By Heba Kanso
BEIRUT, Jan 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Women's rights defenders in Iran will continue their fight against the forced wearing of the hijab this year despite a "sinister crackdown" by authorities in 2018 in...
UK Parliament Supports Iran’s ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ Movement In Conference
By Kayhan Life Staff
In a powerful show of solidarity with the “Woman Life Freedom” movement in Iran, lawmakers from all major political parties in the UK and leading British personalities met with Iranian activists,...
Protests Spread in Iran After Death of Mahsa Amini
By Kayhan Life Staff
On Sept. 19, students from several universities across Iran joined widespread protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old ethnic Kurd who died three days after allegedly being beaten by...
