Pressure Builds on Iran’s Rouhani as Parliament Targets Two More Ministers
LONDON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Iranian lawmakers launched impeachment proceedings against the education minister on Wednesday, ramping up pressure on the president who is under unprecedented attack from parliament over his handling of the...
Iran Says It Executes Leader of Women Trafficking Network
May 20 (Reuters) - Iran’s judiciary said on Saturday that it had executed the head of a network that trafficked Iranian women to neighbouring countries for prostitution.
It said Shahrooz Sokhanvari, a man known as "Alex”, was the...
Iran’s Parliament to Investigate ‘Toxic Gas Attacks’ on Girls’ Schools
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Majlis (Iranian Parliament) has established a working group to investigate the recent wave of apparent toxic gas attacks on girls’ schools in several Iranian cities.
The chair of the Majlis’ Education,...
Milan Photo Exhibition Reveals Lives of Women in Iran
By Federico Maccioni
MILAN, May 23 (Reuters) - A photograph of a woman, wearing a white chador with an ornate pattern and standing in front of a hanging Persian rug, is perhaps the most striking image of...
Iran’s Government Hangs Two Men Accused of Killing Security Official During Protests
Jan 7 (Reuters) - Iran hanged two men on Saturday for allegedly killing a security official during nationwide protests that followed the death of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini on Sept. 16.
The two men executed...
Iran’s Children Forgotten on World Human Rights Day
By Natasha Phillips
Charities and civil rights activists took to the internet on World Human Rights Day to highlight the Iranian government’s track record on a wide range of issues including unlawful detention and workers’...
Afghans Flee Iran in Droves As Economic Crisis Bites
War, violence, poverty and political instability forced many Afghans to leave their homeland in the last three decades and to seek a better life for themselves and their families in neighboring Iran. However, dire...
In Iran, Air Pollution Caused 27,000 Deaths Last Year, Official Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Air pollution has caused the deaths of thousands of Iranians since March 2023, Mehdi Pirhadi, the Chair of the Health, Environment and Urban Services Commission of Tehran City Council, said recently.
Mr....
PODCAST: How Protest Movements Like Those in Iran Fight Sexist Ideologies of Authoritarian Regimes
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France Says New Citizen Held in Iran, EU Sanctions to Come
PARIS, Oct 11 (Reuters) - France's foreign minister said on Tuesday five of its nationals were being held in Iran and the European Union had agreed the technical aspects to impose sanctions on Tehran, which would come into...
