Iranian Female Journalist Goes on Trial on Charges Linked to Amini Protests
DUBAI, May 29 (Reuters) - An Iranian journalist went of trial behind closed doors on Monday on charges linked to her coverage of the funeral of a Kurdish-Iranian woman whose death in custody last year triggered months...
Canada Imposes Fresh Iran Sanctions Over Human Rights Violations
Oct 31 (Reuters) - Canada on Monday imposed fresh sanctions on Iran, marking the fourth package of sanctions it has implemented for alleged human rights violations in that country, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
The latest...
Families of 9/11 Victims Look to Seize Iran Assets in Britain
By Jonathan Saul and Parisa Hafezi
LONDON/ANKARA, Aug 1(Reuters) - An English court has cleared the way to consider whether it will allow the families of some of those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001...
Britain Imposes New Iranian Sanctions over ‘Brutal Repression’
LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Britain sanctioned more Iranian individuals and entities on Monday over the country's "brutal repression" of its people, including a crackdown on anti-government protests and the recent execution of British-Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari.
The sanctions included an...
Iran’s Government Is Jailing and Torturing Doctors, Report Says
By Natasha Phillips
Iran’s security forces are torturing, jailing and killing doctors for treating injured anti-government protesters, according to a Feb. 10 report by the New York-based Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI). A physician in Iran interviewed by...
Large Number of Iranian Prisoners to Be Pardoned for Revolution Anniversary-Khamenei
DUBAI, Feb 7 (Reuters) - A large number of prisoners in Iran will be pardoned on Thursday in honour of the 40th anniversary of the revolution that toppled the U.S.-backed Shah, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...
Iran Protests Have Led to More Than 60 Child Deaths, Human Rights Group Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
According to a recent report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 450 people, including 63 children, lost their lives between Sept. 17 and Nov. 25 in the nationwide protests sparked...
Nuclear Test Ban Monitor Says He Sees Hope of Iran Joining Treaty
By Tom Miles
GENEVA, April 23 (Reuters) - Iran may be interested in joining a key nuclear treaty if the United States withdraws its threat to rip up an existing deal on Tehran's nuclear ambitions,...
Mohammadi’s Nobel Peace Prize Highlights Courage of Iranian Women, UN Rights Office Says
GENEVA, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Friday the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to jailed activist Narges Mohammadi highlighted the courage and determination of Iranian...
Islamic Republic Systematically Persecutes Bahais, Spokesman Says
By Firoozeh Ramezanzadeh
Eight people of Bahai faith who had been arrested by the authorities between September 16 and October 17 in Karaj on unspecified charges remain in custody at Tehran Evin prison, according to...
