Iranian Activist Narges Mansouri Beaten by Evin Prison Interrogators, Lawyer Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Iranian political activist Narges Mansouri has been in solitary confinement inside Tehran’s Evin Prison since her arrest on May 19, her lawyer, Mohammad Moghimi, said.
Ms. Mansouri was beaten so severely...
Iranian Refugee Says He Would Be Killed If Deported to Rwanda
By Natasha Phillips
A former Iranian police officer seeking asylum in the UK said his life would be at risk if he was sent to Rwanda under a controversial deportation plan unveiled in April by the British...
Islamic Republic’s Labour Minister Resigns Amid Protests Against Soaring Living Costs
June 14 (Reuters) - Iran's labour minister resigned on Tuesday amid daily nationwide protests by pensioners, merchants and workers against soaring living costs.
While it was not clear if Hojatollah Abdolmaleki’s resignation was directly related to the...
Iranian Refugees Among Those Being Forced to Board UK’s First Migrant Deportation Flight to...
By Andrew MacAskill and Alistair Smout
LONDON, June 14 (Reuters) - Britain's first scheduled flight taking asylum seekers to Rwanda was due to depart on Tuesday, with the government warning that anyone who avoided it through last-minute...
Iranian Political Prisoners Issue Statement in Support of Prince Reza Pahlavi
By Kayhan Life Staff
A group of 29 political prisoners and activists in Iran have issued a statement titled “Declaration 401” hailing Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi as the “coordinator, leader and spokesperson for the ...
Iran Protests Escalate After Abadan Tragedy, With Calls for Regime Change
By Roshanak Astaraki
Anti-government protests across Iran have escalated since the start of the Persian New Year in March. Despite a brutal crackdown by the security forces, demonstrators have poured out into the streets of...
UK ‘Desire To Appease Tehran’ Is Impeding Sanctions for Human Rights Abuses, Lawmaker Says
By Natasha Phillips
The British government has refrained from imposing sanctions on alleged human rights abusers in Iran to avoid upsetting Tehran during the nuclear negotiations in Vienna, said Steve McCabe, a member of the opposition Labor party...
Greek Court Overturns Decision on U.S. Seizure of Iranian Oil Cargo – Sources
ATHENS, June 8 (Reuters) - A Greek court on Wednesday overturned an earlier court ruling that allowed the confiscation by the United States of part of a cargo of Iranian oil on an Iranian-flagged tanker off the Greek...
Iran Executes 26 People in 10 Days Amid Protests, Human Rights Expert Says
By Natasha Phillips
Iran’s judiciary executed at least 26 people in 10 days to discourage nationwide anti-government protests, according to Professor Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, director of the Oslo-based non-governmental organization Iran Human Rights (IHR).
In a press...
Iranians Mourn Building Collapse Victims as Protests Continue
DUBAI, June 1 (Reuters) - Mourning ceremonies were held late into the night on Tuesday for the 37 people killed in a building collapse in southwestern Iran, as authorities sought to quell week-long protests over the disaster,...
