Rights Group Says Mother of Armita Geravand Arrested in Iran
DUBAI, Oct 5 (Reuters) - The mother of Armita Geravand, Shahin Ahmadi, has been arrested by Iranian security forces, the Iranian-Kurdish rights group Hengaw said on X platform on Thursday.
There has been no official confirmation yet...
Sexual Abuse of Boys Highlighted in Documentary on Iran
By Natasha Phillips
A new documentary titled “Can I hug you?” by the awardwinning director Elahe Esmaili and her husband Hossein Behboudirad — who produced the film — aims to highlight the sexual abuse of...
Iran Protesters Mark Anniversary of Bloody Crackdown in Southeast
DUBAI, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Protesters faced off with security forces in Iran's restive southeast on Friday to mark the anniversary of a Sept. 30, 2022, crackdown by security forces known as "Bloody Friday", according to rights...
Calm Returns to Iran Prison After Protest by Inmates
DUBAI, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Order has been restored at a prison in southwest Iran, the state news agency IRNA reported on Friday, after prisoners reportedly started a fire to protest against a fellow inmate's death sentence and shots were heard.
"The prison...
Nobel Peace Prize Could Honour Iranian Activists
By Gwladys Fouche, Ilze Filks
OSLO/STOCKHOLM, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Russian dissident Alexei Navalny are among favourites for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, but experts say campaigners for women, Indigenous peoples or...
Iranian Government Conducts Massive Purge of School Principals
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Iranian government has replaced nearly 20,000 school principals this year, Iran’s Minister of Education, Rezamorad Sahraei, has said.
“To transform our schools, nearly 20,000 school principals have been replaced this year,”...
A Year After Mahsa Amini’s Death, Iran’s Women Continue Their Long Fight for ‘Women, Life,...
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UK Parliament Supports Iran’s ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ Movement In Conference
By Kayhan Life Staff
In a powerful show of solidarity with the “Woman Life Freedom” movement in Iran, lawmakers from all major political parties in the UK and leading British personalities met with Iranian activists,...
British-Iranian Daniel Khalife Pleads Not Guilty to Prison Escape
LONDON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - A former British soldier charged with terrorism and Official Secret Act offences pleaded not guilty on Thursday to breaking out of prison and going on the run.
Prosecutors say Daniel Abed Khalife,...
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...
