Iranian Asylum Seekers to Germany Rose in Number in January, Report Says
By Azadeh Karimi
Some 12,000 foreign nationals applied for asylum in Germany in January, of which 524 were Iranians, according to a report by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), a Federal agency...
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Is Eligible for Conditional Release, Lawyer Says
By Reza Hamidi
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a 41-year-old Iranian-British aid worker who has been serving a five-year prison sentence for allegedly “plotting to overthrow the Iranian regime,” could be eligible for conditional release under Article 58...
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...
Iran Says It Executes Leader of Women Trafficking Network
May 20 (Reuters) - Iran’s judiciary said on Saturday that it had executed the head of a network that trafficked Iranian women to neighbouring countries for prostitution.
It said Shahrooz Sokhanvari, a man known as "Alex”, was the...
World Court Hears Iran Lawsuit to Have U.S. Sanctions Lifted
By Stephanie van den Berg
THE HAGUE, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Iranian lawyers will ask the International Court of Justice on Monday to order the United States to lift sanctions ordered by the Trump administration...
Political Prisoners in Iran Are Being Executed Amid Conflict With Israel
By Natasha Phillips
Political prisoners in Iran are being executed amid the country’s military confrontation with Israel, while others accused of spying for Israel are facing greater risk of capital punishment, according to human rights organizations monitoring the situation.
Esmail Fekri,...
EU Investigates Hacked Diplomatic Communications
BRUSSELS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The European Union is investigating a cyber hack of its diplomatic communications, allegedly by Chinese hackers, that revealed EU concern about U.S. Donald Trump, Russia and Iran, the bloc...
Iran’s Downing of Ukrainian Plane a Mistake Is No Defense, Says Canadian Lawyer
By Natasha Phillips
The Iranian government’s statement that it made a mistake in shooting down a Ukrainian commercial jet which killed all 176 passengers last month would not be a valid legal defense in the...
Russia, Iran, and 3 Others Agree Caspian Status, but Not Borders
AKTAU, Kazakhstan, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Iran and four ex-Soviet nations, including Russia, agreed in principle on Sunday how to divide up the potentially huge oil and gas resources of the Caspian Sea, paving...
Canada Imposes New Sanctions Against Iran’s Government Over Protests, Drones
OTTAWA, March 27 (Reuters) - The Canadian government said on Monday it was targeting two entities and eight individuals as part of new sanctions against Iran over human rights violations and production of drones and ballistic missiles.
Canada's latest...
