Singer Shervin Hajipour, Who Wrote ‘Baraye,’ Gets Prison Sentence
By Kayhan Life Staff
In a recent ruling by the Revolution Court, Shervin Hajipour, a 25-year-old singer, was sentenced to three years and eight months in prison for his protest song ‘Baraye.’
The song gained prominence...
Iranian Women’s Fight for Their Rights: Interview with Author Manda Zand Ervin
By Nazenin Ansari
Manda Zand was born in Boroujerd, the capital of Lorestan, in the western Zagros mountains. She traces her paternal lineage to the Zand tribe, historically famous for its courageous women who fought...
Lebanon Says Iran Agreed Amnesty for Detained National
BEIRUT, June 4 (Reuters) - Iran has agreed to grant an amnesty to a Lebanese citizen it detained in 2015 for "collaborating against the state", Lebanon's state news agency quoted the foreign ministry as saying on...
Iran Court Sentences Two to Death Over Deadly Shrine Attack
DUBAI, March 18 (Reuters) - An Iranian court has handed out death sentences to two men over an attack on a Shi'ite shrine in Iran that killed 15 people in October and was claimed by the...
Iran’s Government Confirms It Arrested 22,000 People for Taking Part in Protests, Releases Them
DUBAI, March 13 (Reuters) - Iranian judicial authorities have pardoned 22,000 people who took part in anti-government protests, judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said on Monday, according to the official IRNA news agency.
State media reported early last...
Christians in Iran Are Arrested for Practicing Faith, Charity Says
By Natasha Phillips
At least 115 Christians were arrested last year for practicing their faith in Iran, according to a report by Article 18, a London-based nonprofit that promotes freedom of religion in the country.
There...
Families of 9/11 Victims Look to Seize Iran Assets in Britain
By Jonathan Saul and Parisa Hafezi
LONDON/ANKARA, Aug 1(Reuters) - An English court has cleared the way to consider whether it will allow the families of some of those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001...
Trump’s Iran Sanctions Resolve Faces Test from Oil-Thirsty China, India
By Timothy Gardner, Humeyra Pamuk and Henning Gloystein
WASHINGTON/SINGAPORE, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump announced in May he would reimpose sanctions on Iran, the State Department began telling countries around...
Iran Executes Businessman for Economic Crimes – State TV
DUBAI, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Iran on Saturday executed a businessman sentenced to death by a fast-track court set up to fight economic crimes, state television reported, following an outcry against profiteering and corruption that has...
U.S. Sends Iran Messages “Every Day” to Begin Negotiations -Iran President
GENEVA, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The United States constantly sends messages to Iran to begin negotiations, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday in a speech broadcast on state television.
Tensions ramped up between Iran...
