Saudi-Iran Conflict, Stampede, Highlights Yemen’s Dire Humanitarian Crisis
April 20 (Reuters) - A stampede in Yemen as hundreds gathered at a school to receive cash donations for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan killed 78 people in a war-torn country where two thirds of the population...
Daughter of American Jailed in Iran Has No Confidence in U.S.
The daughter of environmentalist Morad Tahbaz, imprisoned by Iran, said on Saturday (April 22) she had lost confidence in U.S. President Joe Biden's efforts to free her father.
STORY: Mr Tahbaz, an Iranian-American who also holds...
Daughter of U.S. Citizen Jailed by Iran Says She Has Lost Confidence in US...
MADRID, April 22 (Reuters) - The daughter of an environmentalist imprisoned by Iran said on Saturday she had lost confidence in U.S. President Joe Biden's efforts to free her father.
Morad Tahbaz, an Iranian-American who also holds British citizenship, has...
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...
Iranian Students, Parents Stage Protests in Tehran Over School Poison Attacks
By Natasha Phillips
Students and parents demonstrated in central Tehran on April 15 against the suspected poisoning of children in Iran’s schools, reigniting a months-long wave of protests against the government. The poison attacks have...
Iran’s Government Vows Crack Down on People Who Promote Removing the Veil
April 15 (Reuters) - People who encourage women to remove the hijab will be prosecuted in criminal courts and will have no right of appeal against any conviction, Iran's deputy attorney general was quoted as saying on...
VIDEO: Iran Ordered Highest Number of Executions Since 2015 Last Year
By Ahmad Rafat
Iran Human Rights, an Iranian non-governmental organization focusing mostly on the death penalty, presented its 15th Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran in Paris this week, in cooperation with ECPM,...
Iran Reports Record Number of Underage Brides Giving Birth
By Kayhan Life Staff
A recent report by the Tehran-based Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) said that between March and December 2022, some 20,000 girls aged under 15 were legally married in the country, and...
Iran’s Government Installs Cameras in Public Sites To Identify Unveiled Women -Police Statement
April 8 (Reuters) - In a further attempt to rein in the increasing number of women defying Iran's compulsory dress code, authorities are installing cameras in public places and thoroughfares to identify and penalise unveiled women, the police...
Iran Pardons Thousands of Prisoners; Journalists Remain in Jail
By Kayhan Life Staff
In February, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pardoned or approved reduced sentences for some 88,000 prisoners, including dissidents and others arrested during the recent nationwide protests sparked by the September...
