Petition Urging Iran to Tackle Honor Killings Delivered to UN Human Rights Expert
By Natasha Phillips
A petition signed by 1,500 people in Iran asking the government to protect women from “honor killings” was sent on Dec. 16 to the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the...
ANALYSIS: Behind Iran’s Biggest-Ever Teachers’ Strike
By Roshanak Astaraki
Last week saw the largest ever nationwide strike by teachers in Iran. Tens of thousands of teachers marched in some 100 cities across Iran, demanding their rights as articulated by the Iranian...
OPINION: How We Became Activists to Free Our Parents from Tehran’s Evin Prison
By Elika Ashoori and Mariam Claren
On this Human Rights Day, we demand humanity and justice for our parents and for all those who are suffering wrongful imprisonment.
One only starts to miss a quiet,...
Iranian Military Court Starts Trial of Defendants In Downing of Ukrainian Plane
By Ahmad Rafat
On Nov. 21, a military court in Iran opened trial proceedings against 10 junior officers in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) for their alleged roles in the “unintentional” downing of the...
U.S. Senators Seek Sanctions on Iran Over Alleged Plot to Kidnap Journalist
WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Democratic and Republican U.S. senators announced legislation on Thursday that would impose sanctions over an alleged plot by Iranian intelligence agents to kidnap Iranian-born U.S. journalist Masih Alinejad.
Democrat Ben Cardin and...
“Isfahan’s Bloody Friday”: Iran Cracks Down On Protests Over Water Shortage
By Roshanak Astaraki
On Nov. 29, Iranian security forces, anti riot units, plainclothes police, and the Basij (volunteer militia) crushed a massive protest by farmers and people from all walks of life in Isfahan, injuring...
Iran’s Victims of Domestic Abuse Are Mostly Women, Report Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Almost all alleged victims of domestic violence recorded in 2020 in Iran were women, a report by the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) on Nov. 25 said, citing data by the...
Former Iran Security Officials Testify at London Human Rights Tribunal
By Natasha Phillips
The Aban Tribunal — a five-day hearing in London launched by human rights groups to investigate the alleged involvement of top officials in Iran in crimes committed during the November 2019 protests —...
Iran Reports Nearly 10,000 Child Marriages In Spring of This Year
By Kayhan Life Staff
A report by the government’s Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) has said that 9,753 girls aged 10 to 14 became child brides in the spring of this year in Iran, an...
Iran Accused of “Crimes Against Humanity” at Aban Tribunal in London
By Ahmad Rafat
On Nov. 15, the Aban Tribunal concluded a five-day hearing in London on the alleged direct involvement of several senior officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran in crimes committed during the...
