Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi Summoned by Revolutionary Court
By Ahmad Rafat
Toomaj Salah, who in recent months has become the most popular rap artist in Iran, has been ordered to appear in a revolutionary court on Jan. 12 in Shahin Shahr, in the...
Playing Heavy Metal and Drumming as a Woman in the Islamic Republic of Iran...
By Natasha Phillips
Pioneering Iranian musician Shirin Vazei has played the drums for several rock bands in Iran, taking the heavy metal scene by storm while shaking up gender stereotypes in her home country.
Heavy metal...
Shah’s Handwritten Letter Found by Iranian Police in Illegal Antique Shop
By Azadeh Karimi
Tehran police have discovered a handwritten...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Violated Women in Evin Prison, Former Political Prisoner Says
By Natasha Phillips
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards raped women detainees in Evin prison during official visits to the jail in 2009, according to former political prisoner Marziyeh Amirizadeh.
Amirizadeh was arrested and imprisoned in 2009 for converting...
Speaking in Davos, Masih Alinejad Condemns Iran For Its ‘Gender Apartheid’
By Natasha Phillips
Iran came under fire for its treatment of women at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, as the journalist and activist Masih Alinejad denounced "gender apartheid" in her homeland and...
Iran Arrests Human Rights Activist Farideh Moradkhani, Niece of Khamenei
By Kayhan Life Staff
Farideh Moradkhani, a human rights activist and the niece of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (his sister’s daughter), was arrested on Jan. 13, according to human rights organizations.
Ms. Moradkhani, the...
Official Iranian Calendar to Include Prophet Zoroaster’s Birthday, Minister Says
By Azadeh Karimi
Iran’s Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution is reviewing a proposal to recognize and include the birthday of Prophet Zoroaster (March 26) in the country’s official calendar, Minister of Culture and Islamic...
Iranians Tell Kayhan Life How COVID-19 Has Affected Their Everyday Life
By Firoozeh Ramezanzadeh
According to official figures, the Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 has infected 58,226 people. As of early April, it had claimed more than 3,600 lives in Iran. Some people, however, believe the actual number...
Empress Farah Pahlavi Says She Supports Iranians’ Calls for Monarchy
By Mariofilippo Brambilla di Carpiano ©
Your Majesty, 42 years have passed since the death of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, once both equally loved and detested by his people. His figure remains strongly present in...
Elahe Tavakolian, Who Lost Eyesight in Iran Protests, Bears Witness
By Ahmad Rafat
The 34-year-old Elahe Tavakolian is one of many Iranians who lost their eyesight after being shot by security forces during the nationwide protest sparked by the death of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini while...
