Nine Iranian Women’s Rights Activists Summoned by Judiciary, Lawyer Says
The prosecutor’s office at Tehran Evin prison has summoned nine women’s rights activists, IRNA (the Islamic Republic News Agency) has reported, quoting Amir Raeisian, a human rights lawyer.
“The prosecutor’s office may issue more summons...
Iran Prison Fire Death Toll Rises as Protests Rage
DUBAI, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Eight prisoners died as a result of a fire at Tehran's Evin prison over the weekend, Iran's judiciary said on Monday, doubling the death toll from the blaze which has increased pressure...
ANALYSIS: Execution Is Islamic Republic’s Preferred Way to Silence Unrest
By Kayhan Life Staff
Execution of ordinary citizens, whose only crime is to demand their inalienable civic, legal, and human rights, has been the Islamic Republic’s method of choice to silence protests in the past...
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...
Iran’s Taekwondo Medalist Alizadeh Might Enter 2020 Olympics Under a Different Flag
By Reza Hamidi
Iran's only female Olympic medalist Kimia Alizadeh, who recently moved to Germany, could compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics either as a member of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team (EOR) or as...
Jailed British-Iranian Aid Worker in Iran Starts Hunger Strike – Husband
LONDON, June 15 (Reuters) - A British-Iranian aid worker jailed in Tehran has begun a hunger strike to demand release, her husband said on Saturday, adding he would support her by fasting outside Iran's embassy...
Iran’s Government Steps up Internet Crackdown One Year After Mahsa Amini Death
By Sanam Mahoozi
Sept 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - One year after young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini died in police custody while under arrest for improper hijab, Iran has stepped up internet restrictions to stop a resurgence...
France on ICC Arrest Warrant for Putin: No-One Should Escape Justice
PARIS, March 17 (Reuters) - The French government said on Friday that "no-one should escape justice", as it reacted to the International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russia President Vladimir Putin.
"No-one responsable for...
Nazanin Boniadi Appeal at UN Security Council – Text
Kayhan Life Staff
The United States and Albania held an informal U.N. Security Council meeting on Wednesday, putting a spotlight on protests in Iran sparked by the death of a young woman, Mahsa Amini. in...
At Least One Dead In Southern Iran Protest – Fars News Agency
ANKARA, May 17 (Reuters) - At least one person was killed in Iran's southern city of Kazeroon when protesters set fire to a police station, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Thursday.
It said the...
