Iran May Loosen Travel Restrictions on Women
The women’s faction in the Majlis (the Iranian Parliament) has introduced an amendment bill which would ease travel restrictions on professional women whose jobs and interests may require them to visit foreign countries.
Under current...
European Parliament Members Condemn Iran Executions
European Parliament (MEPs) have expressed concern over the alarming number of executions in Iran. The joint statement – drafted by the president of the Friends of Free Iran (FOFI) in the European Parliament, Gerard...
New U.S. instability, Old MidEast Quagmire – Annual Peace Index
By Anna Pujol-Mazzini
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An annual global peace index said on Thursday that U.S. political turmoil had pushed North America into deep instability in 2016 while the Middle East sank deeper into turmoil.
Despite depicting...
Arrested: Editor-in-Chief of Financial Daily Newspaper
May 08, 2017 Rahmatollah Jamshidi Larijani (a.k.a Iraj Jamshidi), editor in chief of financial daily Asia was arrested on Monday 8 May as he was leaving his house in Tehran.
In an exclusive interview with Kayhan-London,...
Supreme Leader Reafirms Tax Exemption Status of Religious Foundation
December 17, 2016
The office of Ayatollah Khamenei, released a statement on December 13, 2016, reaffirming the tax exempt status of Astan-e Quds-e Razavi, the endowment that manages the shrine of Imam Reza. The tax privilege...
When the Henchman Weeps: The Ayatollah Who Apologised for His Role in the Revolution
By: Potkin Azarmehr
November 23, 2016
Grand Ayatollah Moussavi-Ardebili who died today aged 91, was one of the pillars of the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran. For eight years between 1981-1989, as the head of Iran's...
From State to Citizen: The Culture of Violence in Iran
October 25, 2016
The high rate of violent incidents in Iran has been covered regularly and extensively by the national media as the troubling trend has affected every segment of society.
According to a recent study,...
