Mahsa Amini’s Death in Iran Regime’s Custody Was ‘Unlawful’, Says UN Mission
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber
GENEVA, March 18 (Reuters) - A fact-finding mission mandated by the United Nations said on Monday the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran's morality police was unlawful and caused by violence and...
US Withdraws from Key UN Human Rights Report, Sparking Concerns Islamic Republic Will Follow...
By Andrew R.C. Marshall and Olivia Le Poidevin
LONDON/GENEVA Aug 28 (Reuters) - The United States will not participate in a U.N. review of its human rights record, officials said, a move that rights advocates called a...
France Demands Release of Citizen in Iran As Health Worsens
By John Irish
PARIS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - France's foreign ministry demanded on Thursday the immediate release of Bernard Phelan, a Franco-Irish citizen detained in Iran, whose health situation has worsened with Paris saying he has been denied...
Nowruz Celebrations in Kurdish-Majority Regions of Iran Lead to Clashes, Arrests
By Kayhan Life Staff
Three Kurdish men were arrested by the Iranian security forces on March 15th and 16th in connection with their participation in the Nowruz celebrations in the cities of Oshnavieh and Piranshahr...
Chinese State Media Urges Canada to Defy U.S., Free Huawei Exec
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Canada should distance itself from U.S. "hegemonism" and grant unconditional freedom to Meng Wanzhou, a top executive of China's Huawei detained in Vancouver on Washington's request, state-owned tabloid Global...
Germany Working To Support Dual National Sentenced to Death in Iran
BERLIN, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Germany is working to provide further support to the German-Iranian national who has been sentenced to death in Iran, a foreign ministry spokesperson said in Berlin on Wednesday, adding that it...
UK Sanctions ‘Global Violators of Women’s Rights’ Including Iran
LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) - Britain on Wednesday announced a package of sanctions against what they described as 'global violators of women's rights' based in Iran, Syria, the Central African Republic and South Sudan.
The asset freezes and travel bans were...
Iran Pardons 90,000 People Arrested During Nationwide Protests
By Kayhan Life Staff
Mohammad Mosaddegh Kahnamoui, the first deputy to Iran’s Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei, said on June 18 that 90,000 people arrested since the start of the nationwide protests in September 2022 had...
Iranian Authorities Arrest Teenager Suspected of Fraud Using Fake Credentials
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Iranian authorities have arrested Mehrshad Soheili, a 17-year-old suspected of running a fraudulent scheme, according to Ainollah Niazifar, the head of the Judiciary for Dasht Abbas and Mousian, in the...
Afghans Flee Iran in Droves As Economic Crisis Bites
War, violence, poverty and political instability forced many Afghans to leave their homeland in the last three decades and to seek a better life for themselves and their families in neighboring Iran. However, dire...
