British-Iranian Daniel Khalife Pleads Not Guilty to Prison Escape
LONDON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - A former British soldier charged with terrorism and Official Secret Act offences pleaded not guilty on Thursday to breaking out of prison and going on the run.
Prosecutors say Daniel Abed Khalife,...
UK House of Lords Marks Mahsa Amini Death With Human Rights Conference
By Natasha Phillips
A conference focusing on human rights violations in Iran was held on Sep.18 in the UK House of Lords by Forward Strategy, a new UK-based consultancy promoting social justice.
The event, chaired by...
DC Protesters Gather Outside the White House to Remember Mahsa Amini’s Death in Iran
REUTERS/KL: Hundreds chanted slogans denouncing the Iranian government and calling on the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden to increase sanctions on Iran. Among them was Navid Mohebbi of The National Union For Democracy...
Israeli Intelligence Minister Urges UK to Declare IRGC Terrorist Organization
By Kayhan Life Staff
Israeli Intelligence Minister Gila Gamliel was a guest speaker in the UK House of Lords on Sept. 7 at an event organized by Lord Stuart Polak CBE to honor the memory...
US, UK, Canada Issue New Iran Sanctions
By Daphne Psaledakis and Rami Ayyub
WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - The U.S., Britain and Canada on Friday imposed more sanctions on Iran ahead of the one-year anniversary of the death of Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini whilst in Iran's morality police custody, which sparked months of...
Iran’s Government Steps up Internet Crackdown One Year After Mahsa Amini Death
By Sanam Mahoozi
Sept 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - One year after young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini died in police custody while under arrest for improper hijab, Iran has stepped up internet restrictions to stop a resurgence...
EU’s Josep Borrell Faces Attacks In European Parliament On Iran Policy
By Natasha Phillips
The European Union’s High Representative for foreign affairs and security policy, Josep Borrell, was criticized by dozens of European lawmakers over the EU’s stance on Iran, during a Sep. 12 debate at...
US Will Have Ability to Freeze Iranian Funds Transferred to Qatar if Needed
WASHINGTON, Sept 12 (Reuters) - If necessary, the United States will have the ability to freeze $6 billion in Iranian funds being transferred from South Korean to Qatari accounts as part of a prisoner swap deal, the...
Iran, US on Verge of Prisoner Swap Under Qatar-Mediated Deal
By Parisa Hafezi and Andrew Mills
DUBAI/DOHA, Sept 10 (Reuters) - When $6 billion of unfrozen Iranian funds are wired to banks in Qatar as early as next week, it will trigger a carefully choreographed sequence that will...
South Korea Says It’s Making Efforts to Transfer Iran’s Frozen Funds
SEOUL, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Efforts are under way to transfer Iran's funds that had been frozen in South Korea, foreign minister Park Jin said, after Teheran reached a deal with the United States to release American citizens...
