Human Rights Lawyer Soheila Hejab Sends Letter From Prison
By Kayhan Life Staff
In a letter written from her prison cell, Soheila Hejab, a human rights lawyer and pro-monarchy political activist, has described the physical and psychological torture she has endured in Kermanshah Prison’s...
Islamic Republic Had A Hand In Attack on Shiraz Shrine, Says Analyst Vahedi
By Ahmad Rafat
A terrorist attack on the Shah Cheragh Shrine in Shiraz on Aug. 13 left one person dead and seven others injured, according to the local authorities.
Shortly after the attack on the Shia...
Iranians Mark Mahsa Amini’s Death, Pivotal Moment in Nation’s History
By Kayhan Life Staff
Sept. 16 marked the second anniversary of the Iranian government’s killing of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, an event that ignited widespread protests and evolved into a national movement in 2022. Over the...
Argentina Court Blames Iran for Deadly 1994 Bombing of Jewish Center
By Lucila Sigal and Lucinda Elliott
BUENOS AIRES, April 12 (Reuters) - A new ruling by Argentina's highest criminal court has blamed Iran for the fatal 1994 attack against the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, declaring it...
Biden Surprised by Courage of Iranian Protesters
WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday he was surprised by the courage of the people taking to the streets in protest in Iran.
Biden, speaking in Portland after campaigning for a fellow...
Mohammadi’s Nobel Peace Prize Highlights Courage of Iranian Women, UN Rights Office Says
GENEVA, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Friday the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to jailed activist Narges Mohammadi highlighted the courage and determination of Iranian...
Iran Sentences Iranian Woman to 10 Years for Spying for UK
LONDON, May 13 (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday it had sentenced an Iranian woman to 10 years prison for spying for Britain, amid rising tension between the Islamic Republic and some Western countries over its nuclear...
VIDEO:Mattie Heaven Insists Anti-IRGC Campaign in UK Will Continue Despite Security Fears
By Kayhan Life Staff
Mattie Heaven, the wife of anti-IRGC campaigner Vahid Beheshti, explains the campaign to convince the British government to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps in the UK. Ms Heaven is a...
Iran’s Victims of Domestic Abuse Are Mostly Women, Report Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Almost all alleged victims of domestic violence recorded in 2020 in Iran were women, a report by the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) on Nov. 25 said, citing data by the...
Iran’s Parliament to Debate Proposal to Curb Hijab Violators’ Civil Rights
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Majlis (Iranian Parliament) is preparing to debate a proposal on depriving hijab violators of social services, Mousa Ghazanfarabadi, the chair of the Majlis’ Judicial and Legal Commission, has said.
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