Leading Iranian Women Advocates In the Spotlight As Georgetown Hosts Two Online Panels
By Kayhan Life Staff
The status of women in present-day Iran will be the focus of two panels hosted by Georgetown University’s Institute for Women, Peace and Security on Sept. 1 and Sept. 8. The...
Post-Revolutionary Iranian Stamps Go On Show in New London Exhibition
“Stamps of a Revolution,” a solo exhibition by the Iranian artist Ali Mobasser, has just opened at the Paper Mache Tiger showroom in London. The exhibition explores a narrative of the Iranian diaspora after...
Iranian Parliament to Review Human Trafficking and Organ Trade Bill
By Azadeh Karimi
There is no data available on the exact volume of human trafficking and of illegal organ harvesting in Iran, according to Yahya Kamalipour, the deputy chairman of the Judicial and Legal Committee...
EXCLUSIVE- FIFA Officials to Visit Iran After Death of “Blue Girl”
By Simon Evans
MANCHESTER, England, Sept 11 (Reuters) - FIFA officials will visit Iran, following the death of a female fan who set herself on fire in protest at her arrest for attending a match, world...
Iran’s Ministry of Culture Stops Release of Album Containing Rumi Poem
By Azadeh Karimi
The poetry committee of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance’s Office for Music has refused to issue a permit to Iranian singer-songwriter Mohsen Chavoshi for the release of his latest album...
Marking International Women’s Day: Iran’s Campaigners, Empress Farah Speak Out
By Natasha Phillips
International Women’s Day is an annual event held on March 8 to recognize women’s cultural, economic, political and social achievements throughout the world. The celebration also recognizes and promotes women’s rights.
Despite global efforts...
Iran’s Human Rights Situation Is Dark, and Western Leaders Need to Highlight It, Experts...
By Natasha Phillips
Human rights violations in Iran are increasing and should be highlighted regularly by Western leaders, according to Nader Hashemi, a Middle East expert who heads the Center for Middle East Studies at...
Broadening Iranian Women’s Rights: Georgetown Conference Discusses Strategies
By Natasha Phillips
A webinar held on Sept. 8 featuring prominent Iranian women’s rights campaigners examined how equality for women and girls in Iran could be achieved.
The online event, titled “Iranian Women on the Frontlines: Strategies...
Iran’s Inhumane Treatment of Prisoners Is Now Systematic, Human Rights Expert Says
By Natasha Phillips
Prisoner assaults and the use of torture in detention centers are now commonplace within Iran’s justice system, according to Professor Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the founder of Oslo-based NGO Iran Human Rights (IHR) which focuses on...
Tanavoli Exhibition of Birds, Cages, Wearable Art Opens at Vancouver Art Museum
By Kayhan Life
“Oh Nightingale: Parviz Tanavoli” is an exhibition currently on at the West Vancouver Art Museum that spans the six-decade career of the Iranian-Canadian artist. It focuses on his wearable art as well...
