Iranian Cabinet Drafts Citizenship Bill for Children with Foreign Fathers
President Hassan Rouhani’s cabinet drafted a bill on November 4 which, if passed by the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) and the Guardian Council, would grant citizenship to children younger than 18 born to Iranian mothers...
Trump Administration Weighs Travel Ban on Iran, Memo Says
By Humeyra Pamuk
WASHINGTON, March 14 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is considering issuing sweeping travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to sources familiar with the matter...
EXCLUSIVE – United States to Put United Nations Focus on Iran Protests
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 28 (Reuters) - The United States will next week put the United Nations spotlight on protests in Iran sparked by the death of a young woman in police custody and look for ways...
UK House of Lords Marks Mahsa Amini Death With Human Rights Conference
By Natasha Phillips
A conference focusing on human rights violations in Iran was held on Sep.18 in the UK House of Lords by Forward Strategy, a new UK-based consultancy promoting social justice.
The event, chaired by...
Men Must Not Look at Women During Ramadan, Says Iran’s Judiciary Spokesman
The newly appointed Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili has warned the public against violating Islamic codes of conduct during the holy month of Ramadan (May 5-June 4).
“I urge those who are not fasting because of...
Albanian Authorities Enter Mojahedin Camp To Carry Out Searches, Arrests
By Ahmad Rafat
At 8 am (local time) on June 21, hundreds of officers from the Albanian Special Anti-Corruption Structure (SPAK) and the Department of Neutralization of Armed Elements (RENEA) entered camp Ashraf-3 in the...
United Nations ‘Orange the World’ in Iran
By KayhanLife Staff
Every year, the United Nations marks 16 days of activism against gender-based violence from November 25 (International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women) to December 10 (Human Rights Day), 2022,...
Pentagon Review Faults Hegseth over Signal Messages on Yemen Strikes, Sources Say
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - A Pentagon investigation has faulted U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for using Signal on his personal device to transmit sensitive information about planned strikes in Yemen, saying it...
World Court Hears Iran Lawsuit to Have U.S. Sanctions Lifted
By Stephanie van den Berg
THE HAGUE, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Iranian lawyers will ask the International Court of Justice on Monday to order the United States to lift sanctions ordered by the Trump administration...
Iranian Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh Receives Award for Campaign Against Death Penalty
By Ahmad Rafat
The Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, was awarded the Robert Badinter Award at the 8th World Congress Against the Death Penalty on Nov. 18 in Berlin.
The event was sponsored by the...
