Sweden Foreign Minister Calls Iran’s Zarif over Scientist Sentenced to Death
STOCKHOLM, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Sweden's foreign minister said on Tuesday she had spoken to her Iranian counterpart after reports Iran may soon enforce a death sentence on Swedish-Iranian scientist Ahmadreza Djalali.
Djalali, a medical doctor and lecturer...
German Minister Targets Iran in Appeal to Abolish Death Penalty
BERLIN, Nov 15 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock singled out Iran for using the death penalty to suppress members of the opposition at a conference on Tuesday which aimed to outlaw the punishment around the world.
Speaking...
U.S. Allies Press Trump To Keep Iran Nuclear Deal Alive
By Steve Holland and David Ljunggren
WASHINGTON/TORONTO, April 23 (Reuters) - Western allies stepped up pressure on U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday to keep alive an international nuclear deal with Iran, with French President Emmanuel Macron...
Interview With Shirin Ebadi On Iran’s Human Rights Record
Dr. Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer, a former judge and the founder of the Defenders of Human Rights Center in Iran. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003 for her important...
How Dried-Out Wetlands on the Iran-Iraq Border Threaten the Region
By Sanam Mahoozi
LONDON, May 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The dust storms that have choked Iranians and Iraqis for weeks and hospitalised thousands, are the canary in the coalmine for a complex environmental disaster unfolding in wetlands...
Britain Tells Iran It Will Not Let Matter of Detained Aid Worker Rest
LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Thursday he had had a frank discussion with his Iranian counterpart about detained British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and that he would...
Cosmetic Surgery in Iran Has Reached Critical Levels, Health Professional Says
An alarming number of Iranian women undergo cosmetic surgery including nose jobs, Botox injections and breast implants, according to Hamed Bateni, vice president of the Iranian Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgeons.
Dr. Bateni said:...
Iran Extends Prison Furloughs as Coronavirus Death Toll Rises
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, March 29 (Reuters) - Iran's coronavirus death toll has risen to 2,640, a health ministry official said on Sunday, as the Middle East's worst-hit country grapples with the fast-spreading outbreak.
"In the past...
Nationwide Protests by Iran’s Unions, Teachers, Students And Doctors
February 15, 2018 Labor unions around the country resumed their protests a day after the 39th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution on February 12. They were joined by students, office workers, and doctors. In total,...
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...
