As Trump Leaves Iran Deal, Families of Americans Jailed in Iran Urge Talks
By Jonathan Landay, Joseph Ax and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK/LONDON, May 9 (Reuters) - A day after U.S. President Donald Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal, several families of American prisoners held in...
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...
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...
“Reza Shah, Bless Your Soul,” Protesters Chanted
By Potkin Azarmehr
“Reza Shah, Bless Your Soul”: This was the repeated chant that was heard during the 6 days of protests throughout Iran. They were referring to Reza Shah the Great, the founder of...
Iran Detains British-Iranian Academic
BEIRUT, April 25 (Reuters) - A British-Iranian academic was detained in Iran by the country's Revolutionary Guards in mid-April, the New York-based Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) reported on Wednesday.
Britain's Foreign Office (FCO)...
Iran Detains Prosecutor Convicted in 2009 Prison Death Case
DUBAI, April 22 (Reuters) - Iran's judiciary has arrested a former prosecutor who faces a two-year jail term over the death of a detainee after anti-government protests in 2009, state media reported on Sunday.
Agents detained...
EU Extends Rights Sanctions on Iran, at Odds Over New Measures
By Gabriela Baczynska and Robert-Jan Bartunek
BRUSSELS, April 12 (Reuters) - The European Union extended sanctions on Iran over human rights violations on Thursday, as the bloc prepared for a clash over whether to impose a...
Iranian Granted U.S. Visa to Aid Brother with Cancer Despite Travel Ban
By Mica Rosenberg
NEW YORK, March 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department granted a visa to a man in Iran hoping to donate bone marrow to his U.S. citizen brother with blood cancer, obtaining...
Kurdish Genocide Survivors File Lawsuit
Kayhan Staff
Kurdish Genocide Survivors File Lawsuit Against European Companies That Sold Saddam Chemical Weapons
Thirty years after an unknown number of Iraqi Kurds lost their lives, or were injured when the regime of former President...
BBC Appeals to UN Over “Collective Punishment” of Its Journalists by Iran
LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) - British broadcaster the BBC said on Monday it was appealing to the United Nations to protect its journalists in Iran after it said persecution and harassment by the Iranian authorities escalated...
