Britain Imposes New Iranian Sanctions over ‘Brutal Repression’
LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Britain sanctioned more Iranian individuals and entities on Monday over the country's "brutal repression" of its people, including a crackdown on anti-government protests and the recent execution of British-Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari.
The sanctions included an...
Iran Survey Shows Large Number of Protesters Injured by Security Forces
By Kayhan Life Staff
Some 60 percent of Iranians who participated in an opinion poll published by Iran Open Data on Jan. 19 said they had been involved in the recent nationwide protests, with one-third...
EU Ministers Agree on New Package of Sanctions Against Iran
BRUSSELS, Jan 23 (Reuters) - EU ministers on Monday agreed on a new package of sanctions against Iran, the Swedish EU presidency said.
"Ministers adopted a new package of sanctions against Iran, targeting those driving the repression. The EU...
Thousands Protest in Brussels Demanding Release of Belgian Aid Worker in Iran
By Marine Strauss
BRUSSELS, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Thousands of people took to the streets of Brussels on Sunday to protest against the detention in Iran of Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele, who was sentenced to 40 years in prison on...
Germany Expects Further Iran Sanctions at EU Foreign Ministers Meeting
BERLIN, Jan 20 (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers are expected to agree further sanctions targeting members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps at their meeting in Brussels on Monday, a spokesperson for the German Foreign Office said...
Iran’s Regime ‘Built on Repression, and Women Its First Target,’ UN Expert Says
By Natasha Phillips
Iran’s regime is “built on repression, and its first target is women,” according to Dr. Javaid Rehman, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic...
EU Parliament Calls for More Sanctions Against Iranian Regime
BRUSSELS, Jan 19 (Reuters) - European lawmakers adopted a resolution on Thursday calling for more sanctions against all Iranian individuals and entities responsible for human right violations and also voted for the Revolutionary Guard Corps to be...
OPINION: The Solution to the ‘Iran Problem’ is Regime Change
By Amir Taheri
“What to do about Iran?”
For more than four decades, that is to say since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, the question has intrigued analysts and policymakers across the world. The answer is:...
Iranian Protester Receives Three Death Sentences for Non-Capital Crimes
By Kayhan Life Staff
A revolutionary court in Sari, capital of the northern province of Mazandaran, has handed three death sentences to Javad Rouhi, a 35-year-old man arrested during the recent nationwide protests.
The protests, which...
EU Lawmakers Want Iran Government’s Guards Branded Terrorist Group
BRUSSELS, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The European Parliament called on Wednesday for the EU to list Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation, blaming the powerful force for the repression of protesters and the supply of drones...
