INTERVIEW: Activist Nazanin Afshin-Jam Launches Online Opposition Network
By Natasha Phillips
Nazanin Afshin-Jam MacKay, a human rights activist and the co-founder of Stop Child Executions, has launched a network of online conferences for Iran opposition groups.
The network brings together prominent and emerging Iranian...
Nazanin Boniadi Appeal at UN Security Council – Text
Kayhan Life Staff
The United States and Albania held an informal U.N. Security Council meeting on Wednesday, putting a spotlight on protests in Iran sparked by the death of a young woman, Mahsa Amini. in...
More Than Half a Million Iranian Families Forced into Poverty in 2019, Official Says
By Roshanak Astaraki
During a Dec. 11 cabinet meeting, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the director of the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation Morteza Bakhtiari had assured him that extreme poverty had been completely eradicated in...
French Senate Hosts Empress Farah Pahlavi and Princess Nour Pahlavi
By Kayhan Life Staff
Empress Farah Pahlavi and her granddaughter Princess Nour (eldest daughter of Prince Reza Pahlavi) were special guests of the French Senate on Nov. 29.
The visit included a conference titled “Woman, life,...
Iran Shuts Down for Two Days Because of ‘Unprecedented Heat’
DUBAI, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Iran has announced Wednesday and Thursday this week will be public holidays because of "unprecedented heat" and told the elderly and people with health conditions to stay indoors, Iranian state media reported.
Many cities...
Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi Congratulates Kayhan London On 40th Anniversary
June 4, 2023
I congratulate Kayhan London, its publisher, managing editor, editorial staff, contributors, and readers on the 40th Anniversary of the founding of this influential newspaper.
Through the works of several generations of dedicated, patriotic,...
Horrific Video of a Protester Executed by Gunshot in Iran Goes Viral
Reuters: Eyewitness video shows a protestor being beaten by a dozen officers, trampled by motorcycles, before being shot at gun point by a police sergeant in Naziabad neighbourhood of Tehran, Iran, in late October, 2022.
The...
Kayhan Life Interviews Revolutionary Guard Opposing Islamic Republic
By Firouzeh Nordstrom
Ali is from a family intimately involved in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). A few years back, he and several family members began opposing the Islamic Republic.
“Many families who are part...
ANALYSIS: How Accurate Are Opinion Surveys of Iranians Conducted From Abroad?
By Ahmad Rafat
On Feb. 24, the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy Center for International and Security Studies (CISSM) published a study titled “Iranian Public Opinion in the Biden Era,” which, according to...
“Reza Shah, Bless Your Soul,” Protesters Chanted
By Potkin Azarmehr
“Reza Shah, Bless Your Soul”: This was the repeated chant that was heard during the 6 days of protests throughout Iran. They were referring to Reza Shah the Great, the founder of...