France, EU Condemn Islamic Republic’s Treatment of Detainees
By Natasha Phillips
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s treatment of political prisoners and detained foreign nationals is under intense scrutiny after France filed a lawsuit against Iran at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for...
U.S. Toughens Stance On Iran, Lists Sweeping Demands
By Lesley Wroughton and Parisa Hafezi
WASHINGTON/ANKARA, May 21 (Reuters) - The United States on Monday demanded Iran make sweeping changes -- from dropping its nuclear program to pulling out of the Syrian civil war -- or...
White House to Detail Implementation of New Iran Sanctions Monday -Pompeo
By David Brunnstrom
ABOARD A U.S. GOVERNMENT AIRCRAFT, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The United States intends to fully enforce sanctions due to be reimposed against Iran early this week on orders from U.S. President Donald...
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...
Lebanon Says Iran Agreed Amnesty for Detained National
BEIRUT, June 4 (Reuters) - Iran has agreed to grant an amnesty to a Lebanese citizen it detained in 2015 for "collaborating against the state", Lebanon's state news agency quoted the foreign ministry as saying on...
Iranian Wrestler Throws Match to Avoid Facing Israeli Opponent
Iranian wrestler Alireza Karimi reportedly threw a match at the Senior U23 World Championship tournament in Poland on November 26 to avoid facing his Israeli opponent, Uri Kalashnikov, in the next round.
Karimi, who was...
Sufi Website’s Reporters Sentenced to Jail, Flogging in Iran
Revolutionary Tribunals in Iran have handed down lengthy jail sentences to dozens of reporters working with Majzooban-e Noor (www.majzooban.org), an independent news website for the Nematollahi Gonabadi Sufi Order, according to Reporters Without Borders...
Amnesty International Reports ‘Staggering’ Surge in Executions in Iran; Calls for Moratorium
By Natasha Phillips
At least 251 people were executed in Iran between Jan. 1 and June 30, according to research by Amnesty International and the Washington-based Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran (ABC).
An...
Bill to Ban Child Weddings Rejected As Popularity of Marriage In Iran Wanes
By Natasha Phillips
3 Jan - A proposed parliamentary bill in Iran to raise the age of marriage for girls and boys in Iran has been rejected by the Parliamentary Committee for Judicial and Legal Affairs. The veto...
Iranian Political Prisoners Issue Statement in Support of Prince Reza Pahlavi
By Kayhan Life Staff
A group of 29 political prisoners and activists in Iran have issued a statement titled “Declaration 401” hailing Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi as the “coordinator, leader and spokesperson for the ...
