Most Visitors to Matchmaking Websites in Iran are Married Men
First Published in October 12, 2016
There have been many discussions in recent years over the growing number of internet matchmaking services in Iran and their possible negative impact on society.
Those in favor of these...
Iran Executed More Than 500 People Since October 2021, Rights Group Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iran executed 528 people by hanging between Oct. 10, 2021, and Oct. 7, 2022, an increase of 98 percent, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) annual report, which...
Tehran Grants Bail to British-Iranian Environmentalist on Security Charges – Lawyer
DUBAI, July 27 (Reuters) - Iran has granted bail to British-Iranian environmentalist Morad Tahbaz, who has been convicted of security offences, his lawyer was quoted as saying by the semi-official ILNA news agency on Wednesday.
The report came a...
Riot Police Deploy in Iranian Cities as People Gather for Amini’s Memorial
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Iranian riot police deployed in large numbers in Mahsa Amini's home town of Saqez on Wednesday, witnesses said, after activists called for protests across the country to mark 40...
COVID-19 Quarantine Has Exacerbated Marital Problems in Iran, Health Expert Says
By Azadeh Karimi
The number of reported marital problems has tripled since the COVID-19 Coronavirus quarantine went into effect in Iran recently, according to Behzad Vahidniya, a cognitive psychologist and an adviser to Iran’s Welfare...
Kiarostami Book Withdrawn From Sale As Ex-Wife Sues, Court Bans Release
By Kayhan Life Staff
A court in Tehran has issued a cease and desist order to Nazar Publishers, banning it from distributing copies of a book by the late filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami, titled “Man Khane...
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...
U.S. To Impose Costs on Iran for Crackdown on Protests, Biden Says
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - The United States this week will impose further costs on Iranian officials responsible for violence against demonstrators who protested against Iran's government after the death of Mahsa Amini, President Joe Biden said on Monday.
Amini, a...
U.S. Sanctions Iranian Officials Amid Tehran’s Ongoing Crackdown on Protests
WASHINGTON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday targeted three Iranian security officials under human rights-related sanctions, the U.S. Treasury Department said, citing Tehran's ongoing crackdown on protesters in Kurdish-majority areas.
The latest U.S. sanctions since...
Iraq to Ask U.S. for Exemptions on Some Iran Sanctions
By Ahmed Rasheed and Ahmed Aboulenein
BAGHDAD, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Iraq's economy is so closely linked to Iran that Baghdad is going to ask Washington for permission to ignore some U.S. sanctions on its neighbour,...
