Exclusive Kayhan London Report On Plight Of Jailed Protesters
By Roshanak Astaraki
Over a month has passed since the civil unrest which started on December 28 in Mashhad, capital of the northeastern Khorasan province, and quickly spread to other cities around the country. According...
Iran’s Parliament to Debate Restricting Internet; International NGOs Protest
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Majlis (Iranian Parliament) has passed a draft bill on “Protecting Rights of Internet Users and Regulating Social Media Messaging Apps” and will now debate the bill in an open session...
Iranian Police Seize Vast Quantities of Drugs Outside Schools, Official Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iranian authorities have seized a massive quantity of narcotics and detained more than 6,000 small-time drug dealers outside high schools, universities, and higher educational institutions in the country last year, according...
France, EU Condemn Islamic Republic’s Treatment of Detainees
By Natasha Phillips
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s treatment of political prisoners and detained foreign nationals is under intense scrutiny after France filed a lawsuit against Iran at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for...
Iran Woman’s Death After Morals Police Arrest Sparks Protests
DUBAI, Sept 16 (Reuters) - A young Iranian woman has died after falling into a coma following her detention by morality police enforcing Iran's strict hijab rules, sparking protests by Iranians on social media and on the...
French Tourist Jailed in Iran Goes on Hunger Strike
PARIS, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Benjamin Briere, a French tourist jailed in Iran on spying charges since spring 2020, has begun a hunger strike, his lawyer and sister said in a statement on Monday.
French authorities remain...
Quarter of Iranian Families Struggle with Mental Illness, Health Official Says
More Iranians suffer from psychological disorders than physical illnesses, the Etemad online newspaper reported on May 4, citing Majid Sadeghi, deputy director of the Iranian Psychological Association.
“One out of four families struggles with mental...
Survey By California-Based Institute Shows Most Iranians Oppose Islamic Republic
By Natasha Phillips
The vast majority of Iranians are against their country being an Islamic Republic, according to a July 5 survey conducted by the California-based Empirical Research and Forecasting Institute (ERFI).
Titled “Unveiling the Layers:...
Aid Worker Back in Belgium After Iranian Diplomat Prisoner Swap
By Marine Strauss and Charlotte Van Campenhout
BRUSSELS/DUBAI, May 26 (Reuters) - A Belgian aid worker arrived back in Belgium on Friday night from Iran, where he had been accused of spying and jailed until being...
IRGC Agent Fails to Kill Sunni Leader, Local News Website Reports
By Kayhan Life Staff
On June 19, security personnel at the Makki Grand Mosque in Zahedan, the capital of the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, reportedly foiled a plot by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards...
