Britain Targets Iranian Security Officials in New Human Rights Sanctions
LONDON, July 6 (Reuters) - Britain on Thursday announced further sanctions against Iranian security officials and organisations for what it said were violations of human rights in Iran including over the freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
The new sanctions...
UN Rights Chief Singles Out Countries Including Iran for Failure to Cooperate
By Emma Farge
GENEVA, June 19 (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights chief called on Monday for greater support for his office as he seeks to expand its work by establishing a first-time presence in the world's two most populous...
Iran Protesters Mark Anniversary of Bloody Crackdown in Southeast
DUBAI, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Protesters faced off with security forces in Iran's restive southeast on Friday to mark the anniversary of a Sept. 30, 2022, crackdown by security forces known as "Bloody Friday", according to rights...
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...
UK PM Sunak Says Iran Must Give Answers on British-Iranian National Akbari
LONDON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called on the Iranian government to provide answers about the death and burial of British-Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari who was executed by Iran earlier this month.
"The regime is...
Iran Hangs Two Men Over Deadly Shrine Attack – State Media
DUBAI, July 8 (Reuters) - Iran executed two men on Saturday over an attack on a Shi'ite shrine that killed at least 13 people in October and was claimed by the militant group Islamic State, Iranian state media reported on...
Jailed Iranian Peace Laureate Narges Mohammadi’s Daughter: ‘I Miss You Dearly’
DUBAI, Oct 6 (Reuters) - "I am exceptionally proud of you, and I miss you dearly," said the daughter of imprisoned Iranian women's rights advocate Narges Mohammadi who won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
Mohammadi, 51, has sacrificed her freedom for most of...
Iran Court Sentences Two to Death Over Deadly Shrine Attack
DUBAI, March 18 (Reuters) - An Iranian court has handed out death sentences to two men over an attack on a Shi'ite shrine in Iran that killed 15 people in October and was claimed by the...
IRGC Forces Detain Mahsa Amini’s Father on Anniversary of Her Death
Sept 16 (Reuters) - Iranian security forces briefly detained the father of Mahsa Amini on Saturday and spread across mainly Kurdish areas of the country, a year after her death in police custody set off some...
