European Parliament Members Condemn Iran Executions
European Parliament (MEPs) have expressed concern over the alarming number of executions in Iran. The joint statement – drafted by the president of the Friends of Free Iran (FOFI) in the European Parliament, Gerard...
New U.S. instability, Old MidEast Quagmire – Annual Peace Index
By Anna Pujol-Mazzini
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An annual global peace index said on Thursday that U.S. political turmoil had pushed North America into deep instability in 2016 while the Middle East sank deeper into turmoil.
Despite depicting...
Wife of Iranian-Canadian Who Died in Jail Barred From Leaving Iran-Son
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin
LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) - The wife of an Iranian-Canadian environmental activist who died in prison in Tehran last month was barred from leaving Iran, one of her sons said, in an...
Detained Iranian Rights Lawyer Faces Security Charges – Husband
DUBAI, June 23 (Reuters) - Iran has charged prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh with security offences after re-arresting her earlier this month, her husband was quoted as saying on Saturday.
"My wife has been...
UK Says British-Iranian National Reported Arrested In Iran Is Not Currently Detained
LONDON, May 3 (Reuters) - Britain's Foreign Office said on Thursday that a British citizen reported to have been arrested in Iran is not currently being detained by authorities there.
Independent news site Iran Wire...
Sweden Grants Citizenship to Scientist Sentenced to Death in Iran
STOCKHOLM, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Sweden has granted citizenship to a Stockholm-based scientist being held in Iran under sentence of death, the Swedish foreign ministry confirmed on Saturday.
Ahmadreza Djalali, a medical doctor and lecturer at...
Seven days in the month of Dey; The initial brief report of the first...
HRANA – The Center of Statistics at Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI) has published this report regarding the recent seven days of protests in Iran which occurred from December 28, 2017 to January...
