Iranian Journalists Skeptical of Government Media Bill
By Roshanak Asteraky
The Islamic Republic has been imposing various restrictions on Iranian society for the past four decades. Many in the regime, including President Hassan Rouhani, claim that they have always opposed censorship and...
Iran Arrests 67 People for Suspected Financial Crimes
DUBAI, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Iranian authorities have arrested 67 people in a drive against financial crime, the judiciary said on Sunday, as the country faces renewed U.S. sanctions and a public outcry against...
Reactions to ICC’s Arrest Warrant for Putin Citing Ukraine War Crimes
March 17 (Reuters) - Following are reactions to the news on Friday that the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of the war crime of illegal...
Iran Pours Scorn On Nuclear Talks, Dismisses “Tradesman” Trump
BEIRUT, April 25 (Reuters) - Iran's president poured scorn on Wednesday on U.S. and European discussions over Tehran's nuclear agreement, and dismissed Donald Trump as a "tradesman" who lacked the qualifications to deal with...
UK Operator of Seized Stena Impero Says Vessel in Compliance with Regulations
LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) - The British operator of an oil tanker seized by armed guards in the Gulf said the vessel, the Stena Impero, was in full compliance with all navigation and international...
Iran Temporarily Releases Jailed Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh
DUBAI, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Iran has temporarily released Nasrin Sotoudeh, an internationally renowned human rights lawyer who was jailed two years ago on spying and propaganda charges, the judiciary's news agency reported on Saturday.
Sotoudeh's release...
U.S. Treasury Removes Three Iranians from Sanctions List
By Kayhan Life Staff
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has removed three Iranians from its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list.
In September 2020, former U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration placed Behzad...
UK Parliament Supports Iran’s ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ Movement In Conference
By Kayhan Life Staff
In a powerful show of solidarity with the “Woman Life Freedom” movement in Iran, lawmakers from all major political parties in the UK and leading British personalities met with Iranian activists,...
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...
British-Iranian Aid Worker Returns to Jail After Temporary Release – Husband
LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A detained British-Iranian aid worker sentenced to five years in jail in Iran was returned to prison on Sunday after a request to extend her three-day temporary release was...
