Iranian Schoolgirl Killed After Tearing Khomeini Picture Out of Book, Rights Group Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
On October 25, Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) security units beat up Parmis Hamnava, a schoolgirl in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, after she allegedly tore out of her...
Videos Showing Iranian Crackdown on Protesters Go Viral as Anger Grows
DUBAI, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Videos on social media showing Iranian security forces severely beating protesters have gone viral as anger grows at a widening crackdown with arrests of prominent figures from rappers to economists and lawyers...
Iran University Students Strike, Piling Pressure on Rulers
DUBAI, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Iranian university students pressed ahead with sit-down strikes on Tuesday in support of some of the biggest protests since the 1979 revolution, ignoring harsh warnings by elite security forces and a...
Shirin Ebadi and Nazanin Boniadi to Brief the UN Security Council on Wednesday
KayhanLife Staff
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi and Iranian-born actress and activist Nazanin Boniadi will brief an informal Security Council meeting on Wednesday. The United States and Albania are organising the meeting at...
Canada Imposes Fresh Iran Sanctions Over Human Rights Violations
Oct 31 (Reuters) - Canada on Monday imposed fresh sanctions on Iran, marking the fourth package of sanctions it has implemented for alleged human rights violations in that country, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
The latest...
Germany Condemns Violence by Iranian Security Forces Against Protesters
BERLIN, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Germany condemns "in the strongest terms" a violent crackdown by Iranian security forces against protesters and the state repression of journalists there, a German government spokesperson said on Monday
Germany welcomed further sanctions...
New Zealand Suspends Bilateral Human Rights Dialogue With Iran
By Lucy Craymer
WELLINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The New Zealand government said on Monday it has suspended its official bilateral human rights dialogue with Iran, saying bilateral approaches were "no longer tenable" with basic human rights being...
EU Examines Classifying Iran Revolutionary Guards as Terrorists – Germany
BERLIN, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Germany and the European Union are examining whether to classify Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Sunday.
"I made it clear last week that we will...
Security Forces Tear Gas Students Defying Iran Protest Ultimatum
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Protests in Iran entered a more violent phase on Sunday as students, who defied an ultimatum by the Revolutionary Guards and a warning from the president, were met with...
Iranian Journalists Demand That Colleagues Jailed for Covering Amini’s Death Be Freed
DUBAI, Oct 30 (Reuters) - More than 300 Iranian journalists have demanded the release of two colleagues jailed for their coverage of Mahsa Amini, whose death in custody triggered protests posing one of the biggest challenges to...
