U.S., Allies to Coordinate Response to Iran’s ‘Bloody Crackdown’
WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Friday that it would continue to coordinate with its allies and partners on how to respond to Iran's "bloody crackdown" on protesters and its "state-sponsored violence"...
Violence Against Children In Iran Protests Must Be Investigated, Save the Children Says
By Natasha Phillips
A United Nations-led call for an international mechanism to investigate the treatment of protesters in Iran has been backed by the UK charity Save the Children.
The call for an independent international investigation to...
Iran Executes Two People Under Security Charges, News Agency Says
DUBAI, May 21 (Reuters) - Iran executed two people for what it said were charges of creating a group to disrupt the country's security and having membership in a "terrorist" organization, the country's Tasnim news agency reported...
UN’s Turk ‘Extremely Concerned’ After Spate of Executions in Iran
By Friederike Heine and Parisa Hafezi
BERLIN, Aug 9 (Reuters) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk is extremely concerned that Iranian authorities have reportedly executed 29 people in the last two days, a spokesperson said on...
U.N. Urges Iran Not to Use ‘Unnecessary’ Force During Protests
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23 (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed on Friday for Iranian security forces to refrain from using "unnecessary or disproportionate force" against anti-government protests triggered by the death of a woman in...
Women-Led Home-Based Businesses Devastated by Internet Blackout in Iran
By Kayhan Life Staff
Home-based businesses in Iran engaged in activities such as handicrafts and ecotourism have been devastated by the Internet blackout in force since the Feb. 28 outbreak of the war with the...
Iran’s Government Vows Crack Down on People Who Promote Removing the Veil
April 15 (Reuters) - People who encourage women to remove the hijab will be prosecuted in criminal courts and will have no right of appeal against any conviction, Iran's deputy attorney general was quoted as saying on...
Netherlands Summons Iranian Ambassador Again over Executions
AMSTERDAM, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The Dutch government will summon the Iranian ambassador to the Netherlands for the second time in a month to voice its deep concerns over the execution of demonstrators, Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra...
Iran’s ‘Kleptocratic’ Leadership Will Fall, Says Albania’s Ambassador to UN
By Ahmad Rafat
On Nov. 2, the United Nations Security Council had an informal meeting on Iran’s ongoing repression of women, girls and ethnic minorities since the outbreak of nationwide protests in mid-September. Addressing the...
VIDEO: Vahid Beheshti Resumes Hunger Strike After Fatwa Allegedly Issued Against Him
By Kayhan Life
Vahid Beheshti who was hospitalised on day 72 of a hunger strike to convince the British government to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps in the UK has resumed his public protest...
