Islamic Republic Jails Two Journalists for Covering Protests Sparked by Death of Mahsa Amini
DUBAI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - An Iranian Revolutionary Court sentenced two journalists to years in prison for their coverage of the death in custody of Kurdish-Iranian Mahsa Amini last year, state media reported on Sunday.
The death of...
Iranian Teenage Girl Armita Geravand Is ‘Brain Dead,’ State Media Says
DUBAI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - A teenage Iranian girl, who fell into a coma earlier this month following an alleged encounter with officers over violating the country's hijab law, is said to be "brain dead", Iranian state media reported on...
Mahsa Amini Family Lawyer Sentenced To One Year in Prison
By Kayhan Life Staff
Branch 28 of Tehran’s Revolution Court has handed a one-year prison sentence to Saleh Nikbakht, the lawyer for the family of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, the Tehran-based Didban Iran news website said...
Mahsa Amini, Women’s Movement in Iran Win EU’s 2023 Sakharov Freedom Prize
BRUSSELS, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The European Union parliament awarded its annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Iranian woman Mahsa Amini who died in police custody last year and the "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement in Iran,...
Islamic Republic’s Treatment of Women and Girls Condemned by UN Experts
By Natasha Phillips
The Islamic Republic’s treatment of women was criticized during an Oct. 12 United Nations committee meeting in Geneva by several UN experts discussing violence against women and women’s rights defenders around the...
U.S. Issues New Iran-Related Sanctions -Treasury Dept Website
By Doina Chiacu
WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - The United States issued new sanctions Wednesday on people and companies based in Iran, Hong Kong, China and Venezuela for enabling Iran's ballistic missile and drone programs,the Treasury Department said.
The sanctions target those...
Iranian Health Professionals Are Migrating In Droves, Former Lawmaker Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Avaz Heidarpour, an anesthetist and a former member of the Majlis (Iranian Parliament), has warned that 10,000 healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses, midwives) are seeking employment in foreign countries annually.
“The number of...
Refugees From Iran, Syria, Iraq to Counter Government Appeal on Rwanda Migrant Plan
By Michael Holden and Sam Tobin
LONDON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Government lawyers will on Monday tell Britain's top court that it should overturn a ruling which declared unlawful a plan to deport migrants to Rwanda, one...
Higher Iranian Birth Rate Would Solve Population Challenge, Official Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Ensiyeh Khazali, Iran’s Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, has said that the only way to meet the population challenge in the country is for families to have at least...
Nobel Prize for Iranian Activist Highlights Plight of Iran’s Women -Zaghari-Ratcliffe
By Kayhan Life Staff / Reuters - The award of the Nobel Peace Prize to imprisoned Iranian women's rights advocate Narges Mohammadi will help shine a light on the plight of the country's women, her former cellmate Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe...
