Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Soccer-England to Take Knee, Kane to Wear One Love Armband Against Iran

By Martyn Herman DOHA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - England will take the knee and captain Harry Kane will wear the One Love armband at their opening match of the World Cup against Iran on Monday, manager Gareth Southgate confirmed...

Iranian Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh Receives Award for Campaign Against Death Penalty

By Ahmad Rafat The Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, was awarded the Robert Badinter Award at the 8th World Congress Against the Death Penalty on Nov. 18 in Berlin. The event was sponsored by the...

UN Human Rights Council to Hold First-Ever Special Session on Iran 

By Natasha Phillips The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Nov. 24 to address “the deteriorating human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran,” according to a council press release....

Iran’s Judiciary Sentences Three Anti-government Protesters to Death – Mehr

DUBAI, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Iran's judiciary has sentenced three anti-government protesters in Tehran to death on various charges such as "corruption on earth" and "waging war on God" on Wednesday, Iranian state media reported, adding that...

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...

EU Should Punish Iranians Aiding Russia, Sweden Says

BRUSSELS, Nov 14 (Reuters) - The European Union should punish any Iranians it can establish have provided drones or missiles to Russia for use in its war against Ukraine, over and above the sanctions imposed for Tehran's...

EU Sanctions 29 Iranians, Three Organisations Over Crackdown on Protests

By Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS, Nov 14 (Reuters) - The European Union on Monday slapped additional sanctions on Iran, targeting 29 individuals and three organisations, in response to what it has condemned as Tehran's widespread use of...

UK Sanctions 24 Iranian Officials Over Violent Crackdown on Protests

LONDON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Britain said on Monday it was sanctioning two dozen Iranian officials including a government minister over what it called a "violent repression of protests" sparked by the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody. The sanctions, coordinated with...

Countries Request U.N. Human Rights Debate on Iran – Document

GENEVA, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Germany and Iceland submitted a request on Friday on behalf of dozens of countries to hold a special session at the U.N. Human Rights Council on the ongoing protests in Iran later this...

Violence Against Children In Iran Protests Must Be Investigated, Save the Children Says

By Natasha Phillips   A United Nations-led call for an international mechanism to investigate the treatment of protesters in Iran has been backed by the UK charity Save the Children. The call for an independent international investigation to...