UN Declines Comment on Iran’s Election to Its Gender Equality Commission
By Natasha Phillips
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) — an international body established to promote gender equality — declined to comment on Iran’s election to its Commission on the Status of...
UK Court Postponement Complicates Release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Husband Says
By Natasha Phillips
A British court has postponed hearings due to take place in April on the $550 million that the U.K. owes Iran, potentially complicating the release of the detained British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
The High...
Nasrin Sotoudeh, ‘Iran’s Mandela,’ Is Focus of New Documentary
By Natasha Phillips
A documentary telling the story of the acclaimed Iranian human rights lawyer and activist Nasrin Sotoudeh offers a rare glimpse into Iran, and the ongoing fight for women’s equality in the country.
“Nasrin” follows Sotoudeh...
An Open Letter To Amnesty International on Oberlin College’s Appointment of Mohammad Jafar Mahallati
An open letter to Amnesty International on Oberlin college's appointment of Mohammad Jafar Mahallati, signed by Lawdan Bazargan and Kaveh Shahrooz.
In 2018, Amnesty International published a groundbreaking report on the Iranian government’s thirty years of...
Why Priti Patel’s Plans to Overhaul the Asylum System Make No Legal Sense
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Ten Iranian Nationals Charged with Evading U.S. Sanctions
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES, March 19 (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors charged 10 Iranian nationals on Friday over an alleged long-running scheme to dodge U.S. sanctions on Tehran by disguising $300 million in transactions, including the...
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe ‘Paying the Price’ for UK Debt To Iran, Lawmaker Says
By Natasha Phillips
A new case brought against Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in Iran is linked to the British government’s failure to address a debt the UK owes Iran, Tulip Siddiq, a member of Britain’s parliament has...
Dual National ‘Held Hostage’ in Iran Even After Release, Lawyer Says
By Natasha Phillips
Iranian-American Baquer Namazi has been barred from leaving Iran, even after his case was closed last year and a travel ban against him was lifted, according to his son Babak Namazi.
Babak Namazi issued a press...
Iran’s Parliament Passes Amendments to Draft 2021-22 Budget Bill
By Kayhan Life Staff
On Feb. 15, Iran’s parliament, the Majlis, passed all amendments to the government’s draft 2021-22 Budget Bill, with 221 representatives voting yes, 28 voting no, and six abstaining. The Majlis had...
Iranian Ski Coach Samira Zargari Banned By Husband From Leaving Iran
By Kayhan Life Staff
The husband of Samira Zargari, the Iranian National Women’s Alpine Ski Team coach, banned her from traveling with the team to Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 17, to compete in the...
