Children in Iran May Risk Execution For Taking Part in Nationwide Protests
By Natasha Phillips
A growing number of children are believed to be at risk of execution for taking part in Iran’s recent anti-government protests, according to international human rights organizations.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in...
Iran Charges Foreigners $12,000 to $15,000 for Hunting Permits
Ali Teymouri, the director of the Hunting and Fisheries office of Iran’s Department of Environment, has said that it costs anywhere from $12,000 to $15,000 for foreign nationals to obtain a hunting permit.
The government...
Iran Is New Transit Point for Somali Charcoal in Illicit Trade Taxed by Militants:...
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Criminal networks are using Iran as a transit point for illicit Somali charcoal exports that earn Islamist militants al Shabaab millions of dollars annually in tax,...
Britain Targets Iranian Security Officials in New Human Rights Sanctions
LONDON, July 6 (Reuters) - Britain on Thursday announced further sanctions against Iranian security officials and organisations for what it said were violations of human rights in Iran including over the freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
The new sanctions...
Islamic Republic To Introduce Gender Segregation In Textbooks, Overhaul Schooling
By Kayhan Life Staff
Girls and boys enrolled in schools in Iran should work from different textbooks, Education Minister Reza Morad Sahraei has announced. He made the announcement during the closing ceremony of the National...
Iranian Women Riding Bicycles Are Not Breaching Islamic Laws, Cleric Says
By Reza Hamidi
Women who ride bicycles in public do not violate any religious laws, Hojatoleslam Mohammad Taghi Fazel Meybodi, a religious scholar and an instructor at the Qom Seminary, has said.
In comments reported by...
Iran Jails Iranian-British National for 10 Years for Spying for Israel- TV
DUBAI, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Iran has sentenced a British-Iranian national to 10 years in jail for spying for Israel, state TV reported on Tuesday.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said last year that Western agents had...
Iranian Chess Player Appears at Kazakhstan Tournament Without Hijab for Second Day -Reuters Witness
ALMATY, Dec 28 (Reuters) - An Iranian chess player on Wednesday took part in an international tournament in Kazakhstan without a hijab for the second day running, according to a Reuters journalist present.
A Reuters witness at the...
IRGC Officer Tells Tribunal of Khamenei’s Alleged Role in Suppressing 2019 Protests
By Ahmad Rafat
The Aban Tribunal held its second hearing behind closed doors between Feb. 4 and 6 at the Church House in London. A panel of six judges heard from 22 new witnesses. The...
Iran’s Zarif Says Trump to ‘Abuse’ Un Security Council Role to Slam Tehran
DUBAI, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday of planning to "abuse" the presidency of the U.N. Security Council to criticise Tehran, Washington's arch-foe.
The...
