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...
IRGC Officer Tells Tribunal of Khamenei’s Alleged Role in Suppressing 2019 Protests
By Ahmad Rafat
The Aban Tribunal held its second hearing behind closed doors between Feb. 4 and 6 at the Church House in London. A panel of six judges heard from 22 new witnesses. The...
Iranian Holy City Mashhad Bans Mixed-Sex Board Games in Gaming Cafes
By Kayhan Life Staff
Esmail Rahmani, the deputy prosecutor for Mashhad, capital of the northeastern province of Khorasan, has reportedly banned mixed-sex board games in all gaming cafes all across the city.
A joint statement issued...
Nobel Prize Nominee Masih Alinejad Stands Up for Iranian Women on World Hijab Day
By Natasha Phillips
Iran human rights campaigner and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Masih Alinejad revived her social media campaign “Let Us Talk” on Feb. 1 to raise awareness about women forced against their will to wear...
UN Urged to Open Query Into Iran’s 1988 Killings and Raisi Role
By Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Prominent former U.N. judges and investigators have called on U.N. human rights boss Michelle Bachelet to investigate the 1988 "massacre" of political prisoners in Iran, including the...
British Council Confirms Release of Iranian Employee Amiri
DUBAI, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Aras Amiri, an Iranian employee of the British Council, has arrived back in the United Kingdom after an Iranian court lifted her travel ban over her spying sentence, the UK resident's...
Victims of Downed Ukrainian Airliner To Be Remembered in Canada Tribute
By Natasha Phillips
Passengers who died on board Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 on Jan. 8, 2020 — after Iran shot down the jet — will be commemorated at a Toronto-based ceremony on the second anniversary of the...
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...
EU Firms Can Scrap Iran Deals if U.S. Sanctions’ Costs Too High, EU Top...
Dec 21 (Reuters) - European companies can end contracts with Iranian firms pressured by U.S. sanctions if upholding the deals would lead to "disproportionate economic loss," the EU's top court said on Tuesday.
The judgment...
Iran Bans Imports of Musical Instruments and Sunglasses
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iran has classified musical instruments and sunglasses as luxury items and banned their import, the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), Mehdi Mirashrafi, has said.
“There is an...
