Iranian Authorities Arrest 300 Leaders of Anti-Hijab Networks, Official Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and security agencies responsible for enforcing the “Hijab and Chastity” scheme have arrested the heads of 300 anti-hijab networks, according to Hojatoleslam Seyyed Ali Khan-Mohammad, the...
Tehran Fountains Turn Red in Wake of Mahsa Amini Protests
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Public fountains of the Iranian capital were coloured red on Friday (October 7), as artists used the public spaces to draw attention to the protests that erupted following the death of Mahsa Amini.
The fountains appear...
G7 Foreign Ministers Discuss Iran – Statement
Nov 4 (Reuters-KL) - Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) industrialised nations discussed how best to coordinate further support for Ukraine at a meeting in Germany on Thursday and Friday.
Following is the text of...
Iranian-American Prisoners Involved in Swap, Fund Release
DUBAI, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Iran may free five detained U.S. citizens as part of a deal under which $6 billion in Iranian funds in South Korea would be unfrozen and has moved four of them from jail...
Iranian Campaigner Against Female Genital Mutilation Speaks to Kayhan Life
By Firouzeh Nordstrom
In 2012, the United Nations General Assembly designated Feb. 12 as the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, with the “aim to amplify and direct the efforts on the...
Iran Prison Fire Kills Four, Injures 61 as Protests Persist
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A fire at Iran's Evin prison late on Saturday killed four detainees and injured 61, state media reported, as anti-government protests sparked by a woman's death in police...
In Seattle, an Iranian Protests in a Way Banned Back Home – Through Dance
By Matt McKnight and Daniel Trotta
SEATTLE, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Hair uncovered and hands painted red, Iranian-born choreographer Parmida Ziaei dances in the streets and on stage to show her support for demonstrators more than 6,000 miles (10,000 km)...
Iranian Female Journalist Goes on Trial on Charges Linked to Amini Protests
DUBAI, May 29 (Reuters) - An Iranian journalist went of trial behind closed doors on Monday on charges linked to her coverage of the funeral of a Kurdish-Iranian woman whose death in custody last year triggered months...
Germany Steps up Pressure for EU to Impose Sanctions on Iran
BERLIN, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Germany's foreign minister said on Thursday she wanted the European Union to impose sanctions on Iran following the death of a young woman in police custody and the subsequent crackdown on protesters.
The...
Thousands of Child Marriages are Celebrated In Iran Each Year
By Kayhan Life Staff
A recent report by the Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) said that 27,448 girls aged under 15 were married between December 2021 and November 2022.
The report added the number of girls...
