German-Iranian Hostage Taghavi Released in Iran; France Says Its Hostage Has Been Tortured
By Natasha Phillips
Nahid Taghavi, a 70-year-old German-Iranian women’s rights campaigner who was arrested in Tehran in October 2020 while on a visit to the country, was released from prison in Iran and returned to...
Islamic Republic Executed At Least 31 Women in 2024, Highest Number In More Than...
By Natasha Phillips
At least 31 women in Iran were executed in 2024, the highest number executed by the Islamic Republic in more than 15 years, according to a Jan. 6 report published by the Oslo-based Iran...
UN Says Iran Executed Over 900 People in 2024, Including Dozens of Women
GENEVA, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The number of people executed in Iran rose to 901 last year, including 31 women, some of whom were convicted of murdering their husbands after suffering abuse or being forced into marriage, the U.N. human...
Italian Reporter in Iran Is Hostage to the Regime, Says Richard Ratcliffe
By Natasha Phillips
The detention of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala by the Islamic Republic on December 19 is an act of hostage taking, and nothing to do with press freedom, said Richard Ratcliffe, husband of the...
Soccer-FIFA Chief Hails Women-Only Crowd at Iranian Top-Flight Clash
Dec 20 (Reuters) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino has offered "heartfelt gratitude" to Iranian authorities for allowing tens of thousands of female fans to attend a top-flight soccer match between Sepahan against Persepolis this week.
After calls...
Islamic Republic Postpones Tough New Hijab and Chastity Law
By Natasha Phillips
Iran’s government has been prevented by its own National Security Council from passing the Hijab and Chastity Law, a draconian new package of legislation which would further criminalize women and girls for failing to follow the...
Iran’s Lawyers Face ‘Systemic Persecution’ by Government, Says UK Law Society
By Natasha Phillips
Criminal defense lawyers in Iran are being persecuted, harassed and imprisoned for representing their clients, the UK Law Society has said in a submission filed with the United Nations Human Rights Council...
Iranian Nobel Prize Winner Mohammadi Released From Jail for Medical Treatment
DUBAI, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Iranian Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi was released from Evin prison after the suspension of her jail term to undergo medical treatment, her husband Taqi Rahmani told Reuters on Wednesday.
Mohammadi...
UN Mission Meets Victims, Survivors of Iran’s 2022 National Protests
By Kayhan Life Staff
Members of the United Nations’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran have met with survivors and victims of the protests that erupted in Iran in 2022 and...
Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi Released After Death Sentence Overturned
DUBAI, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi was released from prison on Dec. 1 after completing a one-year sentence for speaking out against the Iranian regime, the Iranian judiciary's Mizan news agency reported early...
