Iranian Female Futsal Player Summoned for Wearing “Stop War” T-shirt
By Kayhan Life Staff
The disciplinary committee of Mes Rafsanjan Women’s Futsal Club has summoned one of the team’s players, Mahsa Kamali, after she showed the public a t-shirt she was wearing under her team...
Iranian Zaghari-Ratcliffe Gets Her British Passport Back-UK Lawmaker
LONDON/DUBAI, March 15 (Reuters) - British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has had her British passport returned, British lawmaker Tulip Siddiq said on Tuesday, as Tehran and London pressed on with talks about a long-standing 400-million-pound ($520...
Oberlin College Faces Renewed Calls for Removal of Professor Mahallati
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iranian-American protestors returned to Oberlin College in Ohio on March 5 to demand the removal of Professor of Religion and Chair of Middle Eastern and North African Studies Mohammad Jafar Mahallati — Iran’s former...
Marking International Women’s Day: Iran’s Campaigners, Empress Farah Speak Out
By Natasha Phillips
International Women’s Day is an annual event held on March 8 to recognize women’s cultural, economic, political and social achievements throughout the world. The celebration also recognizes and promotes women’s rights.
Despite global efforts...
Sept. 11 Victims Seek Seizure of Iran Oil From U.S.-Owned Tanker
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK, March 4 (Reuters) - Victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks asked a U.S. judge to order the seizure of Iranian crude oil from a tanker owned by an American private equity firm,...
Jailed Iranian Blogger Hossein Ronaghi-Maleki Released on Bail
By Roshanak Astaraki
Hossein Ronaghi, an influential civil rights activist and blogger, was released from prison on March 2 after posting bail, pending a trial.
Authorities arrested Mr. Ronaghi, whose full last name is Ronaghi-Maleki, on Feb....
UN Must Tackle Iran’s ‘Human Rights Crisis,’ Amnesty International Says
By Natasha Phillips
Amnesty International has urged the United Nations to take “a more robust approach to the human rights crises in Iran” and other countries.
The statements were made in a Feb. 23 briefing paper published ahead of the...
Jailed Human Rights Lawyer Soheila Hejab Hospitalized, Report Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
On Feb. 24, authorities reportedly transferred Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Soheila Hejab from Kermanshah Prison to a hospital after she fell seriously ill, according to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists in...
European Parliament Calls on Iran To Suspend Its Use of the Death Penalty
By Natasha Phillips
Lawmakers in the European Parliament passed a resolution on Feb. 17 which called on Iran to introduce an immediate moratorium on its use of the death penalty, following a sharp rise in...
Helping Victims of Self-Immolation in the Mideast: Kayhan Life Meets Co-Founder of Roulah
By Ahmad Rafat
Roulah is a U.S.-registered non-profit organization dedicated to helping Middle Eastern women.
Established in July 2021 by co-founders Sheema Kalbasi and Shaghayegh Moradinnejad, it aims to help victims of self-immolation, domestic abuse, underage...
