Petition Urging Iran to Tackle Honor Killings Delivered to UN Human Rights Expert
By Natasha Phillips
A petition signed by 1,500 people in Iran asking the government to protect women from “honor killings” was sent on Dec. 16 to the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the...
Jailed British-Iranian Aid Worker Ends Hunger Strike, Husband Says
LONDON, June 29 (Reuters) - Jailed British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has ended a hunger strike in Tehran designed to push for her release, her husband told the BBC on Saturday.
Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a project manager...
EU Sanctions 29 Iranians, Three Organisations Over Crackdown on Protests
By Sabine Siebold
BRUSSELS, Nov 14 (Reuters) - The European Union on Monday slapped additional sanctions on Iran, targeting 29 individuals and three organisations, in response to what it has condemned as Tehran's widespread use of...
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...
Nobel Laureate Ebadi Says UNICEF Neglects Iran’s Children
By Natasha Phillips
The prominent Iranian lawyer and Nobel Peace Laureate Dr. Shirin Ebadi has accused UNICEF of being negligent over its care of vulnerable children in Iran, and has sent a letter of complaint to the United...
Iranian Officials Recover Missing Equestrian Artefacts from Museum Collection
Authorities in Tehran have recovered several valuable artifacts that had gone missing when a historic equestrian collection was moved from the Ghasre Firouzeh Museum to its new home at the Sports, Olympic and Paralympic...
Iran Reduces Sentence of Jailed Journalists After Clearing Them of Collaborating With US
DUBAI, Oct 13 (Reuters) - An Iranian court cleared two jailed journalists of collaborating with the United States, and reduced their sentences over reports about a woman's death that had helped trigger protests in 2022, Iran's...
French Court Approves Extradition of Iranian Engineer to U.S.
MARSEILLE, France, May 23 (Reuters) - A French court approved the extradition of an Iranian engineer to the United States to face charges of attempting to illegally import U.S. technology for military purposes on behalf...
France Regrets Arrest of Husband of Iranian Rights Lawyer
PARIS, Sept 6 (Reuters) - France's foreign ministry said on Thursday it regretted the arrest of the husband of a detained Iranian human rights lawyer, a rare criticism that is likely to irk Tehran...
Turkey’s Halkbank Urges Dismissal of Iran Sanctions Criminal Case in U.S.
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Halkbank on Friday urged a judge to dismiss a U.S. indictment accusing the state-owned Turkish lender of helping Iran evade American sanctions, even as it seeks the judge's...
