UK Raised Concerns with Iran over Detained Dual Nationals – Statement
LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - British foreign minister Dominic Raab raised concerns about the number of dual-nationality Britons detained in Iran and the conditions in which they were being held, a foreign office statement said on...
World Court to Rule on Iran Plea to Lift U.S. Sanctions
By Stephanie van den Berg
THE HAGUE, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Judges at the International Court of Justice, the highest United Nations court, will rule Wednesday on an Iranian plea to have U.S. sanctions against...
Iran Protests: UK’s Law Society Expresses Concern Over Detentions of Iranian Lawyers
By Natasha Phillips
Britain's regulatory body for solicitors the Law Society, published a statement on Nov. 22 expressing concern about the ongoing detention and ill-treatment of lawyers in Iran.
The statement follows an Oct. 18 press...
Iran Jails Foreign Ministry Official for Spying
DUBAI, Nov 11 (Reuters) - An Iranian court has sentenced a man working for the Foreign Ministry to 10 years in prison after convicting him of spying, judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said on Sunday.
However,...
Shooting of Street Vendor Outside Tehran’s City Theater Raises Safety Concerns
Frequent fights between street vendors are threatening public safety and security around one of the most established and prestigious performing arts complexes in the country, the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) reported, citing Saeed...
In Southern Province, Iran’s Arabs Report Crackdown As Regional Tension Simmers
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin
LONDON, May 3 (Reuters) - Fifteen year-old Ma'edeh Shabaninejad was arrested two months ago at her aunt's house in the southern city of Ahvaz, where she was hiding after security forces raided...
Iran’s Latest Poultry Market Scam: Chicken Filled With ‘Blood Water’
Kayhan Life Staff
Some shops in Iran have reportedly been selling packaged fresh chicken containing a large amount of “blood water,” which increases the product’s weight without offering more meat.
Contrary to common belief, the pink...
Arrest Of Underage Street Vendors Sparks Public Outrage
January 26, 2018 The recent arrest of a group of underage street peddlers by the authorities in the city of Borujerd has drawn sharp criticism from the public. Many people in Borujerd have been...
Wave of Poison Attacks on Schoolgirls Alarms Iranians
DUBAI, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Iranian girls in different schools have suffered "mild poison" attacks over recent months, the health minister said, with some politicians suggesting they could have been targeted by religious groups opposed to girls'...
UK Opposition Leader May Offer Help to Free British-Iranians Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Anoosheh Ashoori
By Natasha Phillips
The leader of Britain’s opposition Labour party Kier Starmer has promised to look into the unjust detentions in Iran of dual nationals Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori after discussions with their relatives on Nov. 9...
