Friday, October 9, 2026

At Iran Conference in DC, West Is Urged to Recognize Iranian Uprisings

By Nazenin Ansari While the world’s attention was focused on indirect negotiations to salvage the Iran nuclear — the 2015 JCPOA, or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action — international policies on Iran were examined in...

UN Should Refer to Foreign Nationals Jailed in Iran As ‘Hostages,’ Richard Ratcliffe Says 

By Natasha Phillips The United Nations (UN) needs to review its position on the arbitrary detention of foreign nationals in Iran, and refer to them as hostages, Richard Ratcliffe, the husband of detained British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, has...

Iranian Campaigner Against Female Genital Mutilation Speaks to Kayhan Life

By Firouzeh Nordstrom In 2012, the United Nations General Assembly designated Feb. 12 as the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, with the “aim to amplify and direct the efforts on the...

IRGC Officer Tells Tribunal of Khamenei’s Alleged Role in Suppressing 2019 Protests

By Ahmad Rafat The Aban Tribunal held its second hearing behind closed doors between Feb. 4 and 6 at the Church House in London. A panel of six judges heard from 22 new witnesses. The...
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Nobel Prize Nominee Masih Alinejad Interviewed by Kayhan Life: Q&A

By Natasha Phillips Nobel Prize Nominee and human rights activist Masih Alinejad was interviewed Thursday, Feb. 10 Below is a Q&A of the in-person interview in Washington. The following is a Q&A of the conversation with Kayhan...

Iranian Authorities Arrest Teenager Suspected of Fraud Using Fake Credentials

By Kayhan Life Staff The Iranian authorities have arrested Mehrshad Soheili, a 17-year-old suspected of running a fraudulent scheme, according to Ainollah Niazifar, the head of the Judiciary for Dasht Abbas and Mousian, in the...

Iranian Teachers Stage Protests in 200 Cities, Demanding Better Pay 

By Roshanak Astaraki Iranian teachers staged a new wave of nationwide protest between Jan. 29 and 31. In the first two days of the protests, teachers across the country staged sit-ins in the administrative offices...

Iranian Holy City Mashhad Bans Mixed-Sex Board Games in Gaming Cafes

By Kayhan Life Staff Esmail Rahmani, the deputy prosecutor for Mashhad, capital of the northeastern province of Khorasan, has reportedly banned mixed-sex board games in all gaming cafes all across the city. A joint statement issued...

Nobel Prize Nominee Masih Alinejad Stands Up for Iranian Women on World Hijab Day 

By Natasha Phillips Iran human rights campaigner and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Masih Alinejad revived her social media campaign “Let Us Talk” on Feb. 1 to raise awareness about women forced against their will to wear...

Iran Human Rights Activist Masih Alinejad Among Nominees for Nobel Peace Prize

By Nora Buli OSLO, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Iranian human rights campaigner Masih Alinejad, British nature broadcaster David Attenborough and the World Health Organization are among the nominees for this year's Nobel Peace Prize. https://kayhanlife.com/society/human-rights/u-s-senators-seek-sanctions-on-iran-over-alleged-plot-to-kidnap-journalist/ Also among...