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BRUSSELS, May 22 (Reuters) - The European Union on Monday imposed new sanctions on Iranian officials and entities for their role in the violent crackdown against public protests in the Islamic republic. The new sanctions target 5 people...

By Kayhan Life Staff Iran has imposed a more restrictive dress code on male state employees, banning them from wearing short sleeves and neckties at the workplace and in government offices. The new measures were announced...

By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS, May 10 (Reuters) - European Union states were holding a first discussion on Wednesday on proposed new sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine that would target Chinese and Iranian firms and allow export...

By Dr. Tahirih Danesh   Dr. Danesh is executive director of the Persia Educational Foundation, based in London, and a visiting lecturer in human rights law at the University of Roehampton in the U.K. The views...

By Kayhan Life Staff Hirad Abtahi is an international criminal justice lawyer with 25 years experience who currently serves as chef de cabinet (chief of staff) to the Presidency of the United Nations International Criminal...

WASHINGTON, May 3 (Reuters) - Canada imposed additional sanctions on Iran on Wednesday over human rights violations within the country and abroad, the government said in a statement. https://kayhanlife.com/society/human-rights/iran-executed-more-women-in-2022-than-any-other-country-report-says/ https://kayhanlife.com/society/human-rights/elahe-tavakolian-who-lost-eyesight-in-iran-protests-bears-witness/ https://kayhanlife.com/society/human-rights/irans-government-resorts-to-security-cameras-ostracism-to-deter-unveiled-women/ (Reporting by Doina Chiacu; editing by Susan Heavey)

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, May 2 (Reuters) - Wary of re-igniting Iran's worst political turmoil in years, the country's rulers are resorting to new, less obtrusive tactics to punish women who refuse to wear the obligatory Islamic hijab. The...

By Natasha Phillips Iran executed more women than any other country in the world last year, according to an April 22 report on the death penalty in Iran published by the Norway-based organization Iran Human...

By Kayhan Life Staff Iranian manufacturing, production, and service industry workers are continuing to fight for better wages, back pay, health insurance, improved work environment, and other benefits. Given the soaring cost of food, essential goods,...

BERLIN, April 26 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Wednesday said Iran's decision to uphold a death sentence on dual Iranian-German citizen Jamshid Sharmahd was "unacceptable" and that Sharmahd was not given a fair trial. In a...