Iran Says Canadian-Iranian Committed Suicide in Jail
By Parisa Hafezi
ANKARA, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Iran's judiciary said on Sunday an Iranian-Canadian activist had committed suicide in detention because of the weight of evidence against him in a spying case, an Iranian news agency...
Son Urges Iran to Free Jailed Iranian-American as Health Deteriorates
BEIRUT, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The son of an 81-year-old Iranian-American jailed in Iran urged the authorities on Monday to allow his father to serve his sentence at home after he was admitted to hospital for...
Rights Activists Shima Babaei, Dariush Zand Sent to Evin Prison
February 12, 2018 Shima Babaei and her husband Dariush Zand, two human rights activists who were arrested by the authorities on February 2, have now been transferred to Tehran’s Evin prison, Amnesty International said.
Babaei and...
Environmental Activist Kavus Seyyed Emami Commits Suicide In Jail
NOTE TO READERS: Kayhan London was the first media organization to report the arrest in Iran of the seven conservationists.
Kavus Seyyed Emami, one of seven members of the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation (PWHF) arrested...
Tehran Prosecutor Confirms Arrest Of Seven Conservationists
WORLD SCOOP: Kayhan Life was the first media organization to report the arrest in Iran of the seven conservationists.
February 10, 2018 Abbas Jaffari Dowlatabadi, the Tehran Prosecutor, confirmed on February 10 that seven conservationists...
Iranian Government Must Listen to Demands of the People – Rouhani
BEIRUT, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Iranians have political, economic and social demands which must be heard, President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday, one of his clearest statements of the right to air grievances since demonstrations were put...
Iranian-American Man Returned to Prison after Medical Leave
By Yeganeh Torbati
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - An 81-year-old Iranian-American man sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran on charges he spied and cooperated with the United States has been returned to prison...
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...
Female Politicians Fail To Defend Rights Of Women Prisoners
Human rights groups continue their efforts to determine the fate of girls and women who were arrested during nationwide protests in December, including Vida Movahed, nicknamed “the girl on Enqelab Street,” a 31-year old...
Naked Woman Spotted Walking in Bandar-e Anzali
On January 24, a middle-aged woman was reportedly spotted walking naked during the mid-day rush hour in one of the busiest streets in Bandar-e Anzali, in the northern Iranian province of Gilan. Pictures and videos of her were...
