Iranian Protester Writes Letter To President Rouhani
January 31, 2018 Kayhan London has obtained a copy of a letter that was sent to President Hassan Rouhani by Dariush Zand, one of the protesters in the recent wave of unrest that started on December 28 in Mashhad and spread...
Domestic Violence Against Women is Rampant in Iran, Studies Show
January 26, 2018 Recent data has shown that women suffer domestic abuse at a higher rate than children and elderly in Iran, according to Maryam Rasoulian, the director of the Iranian Psychiatric Association.
Rasoulian said that...
Arrest Of Underage Street Vendors Sparks Public Outrage
January 26, 2018 The recent arrest of a group of underage street peddlers by the authorities in the city of Borujerd has drawn sharp criticism from the public. Many people in Borujerd have been...
Iranian Football Fans Rush To Buy World Cup Tickets
January 25, 2018 The Random Selection Draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia tickets was held at Iran’s Football Federation headquarters on January 22.
“Tickets are sold for $105, $165 and $210. FIFA doesn’t...
Why Did an Iranian Tanker Sink In Chinese Waters?
On January 6, an Iranian tanker, Sanchi, carrying 136,000 tonnes of light oil, collided with a Hong Kong-registered bulk freighter, CF Crystal, off the coast of China. The tanker burst into flames eight days...
Why Did an Iranian Tanker Sink In Chinese Waters
On January 6, an Iranian tanker, Sanchi, carrying 136,000 tonnes of light oil, collided with a Hong Kong-registered bulk freighter, CF Crystal, off the coast of China. The tanker burst into flames eight days...
The Women’s Rights Movement in Iran: Interview with an Activist
By Ellahe Bograt
January 21, 2018 The genesis of the women’s movement in Iran can be traced back to the events that led to the Constitutional Revolution of Iran . As a result of those events,...
Iranian Labor Laws Fail to Protect Women in Workplace
January 20, 2018 Recent changes in Iran's labor laws increased the maternity-leave entitlement for women employees from six to nine months. However, many employers fail to, or are reluctant to, uphold laws that protect women...
The Leader-Leaks: Khamenei Argues Against His Own Eligibility as Supreme Leader
By Dr. Ali M. Pedram
January 17, 2018 Less than two weeks after the eruption of widespread protests in Iran, 19 minutes of one of the most closely kept secrets in the Islamic republic’s history...
The Raw Power of the Street
By Yousef Mosaddeqi
January 12, 2018 The Iranian Green Movement was born after the 2009 presidential election in which protesters demanded the removal of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from office. Nearly nine years later, Iranians have, once again,...
