Britain Plans to Target Iranian Decision Makers With New Sanctions Regime
LONDON, July 6 (Reuters) - Britain said on Thursday it would create a new sanctions regime for Iran, giving it greater powers to target decision makers, including those involved in weapons proliferation and threats against British nationals.
Britain's...
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...
Iran’s Government Must Stop Executions of Protesters, Says UN Fact-Finding Mission
GENEVA, July 5 (Reuters) - A fact-finding mission mandated by the U.N. urged Iranian authorities on Wednesday to stop executing people who were sentenced to death for taking part in anti-government protests that rocked the country last year.
The death...
Omid Djalili Praises City of Florence’s Campaign For Release of Rapper Toomaj Salehi
By Natasha Phillips
The British-Iranian comedian Omid Djalili applauded the decision by the city of Florence to make the imprisoned Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi an honorary citizen of the city and urge the Iranian government...
Executions Have Surged In Iran Following Protests, Boroumand Center Reports
By Natasha Phillips
There has been a sharp rise in the number of executions carried out in Iran since anti-government protests began in September. In the first five months of this year, Iran executed at least 293...
EU Adds 7 Individuals to Iran Sanctions List
BRUSSELS, June 26 (Reuters) - The European Council on Monday said it would add seven individuals in Iran to the EU's sanctions over human rights violations.
The new listings include prosecutors responsible for trials against executed protesters, the council...
Iran Protests Were Fueled by 20 Foreign States, Says IRGC Intelligence Chief
By Kayhan Life Staff
Brigadier-General Mohammad Kazemi, the head of the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (SAS), has claimed that 20 foreign governments were involved in the nationwide protests sparked by the...
London Conference By Baha’i Community Denounces Religious, Gender Repression in Iran
By Natasha Phillips
Gender apartheid in countries such as Iran should be a recognized crime under international law, according to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic...
PODCAST: How Protest Movements Like Those in Iran Fight Sexist Ideologies of Authoritarian Regimes
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IRGC Agent Fails to Kill Sunni Leader, Local News Website Reports
By Kayhan Life Staff
On June 19, security personnel at the Makki Grand Mosque in Zahedan, the capital of the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, reportedly foiled a plot by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards...
