Victims of Downed Ukrainian Airliner To Be Remembered in Canada Tribute
By Natasha Phillips
Passengers who died on board Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 on Jan. 8, 2020 — after Iran shot down the jet — will be commemorated at a Toronto-based ceremony on the second anniversary of 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...
Violence Against Children In Iran Protests Must Be Investigated, Save the Children Says
By Natasha Phillips
A United Nations-led call for an international mechanism to investigate the treatment of protesters in Iran has been backed by the UK charity Save the Children.
The call for an independent international investigation to...
An Open Letter To Amnesty International on Oberlin College’s Appointment of Mohammad Jafar Mahallati
An open letter to Amnesty International on Oberlin college's appointment of Mohammad Jafar Mahallati, signed by Lawdan Bazargan and Kaveh Shahrooz.
In 2018, Amnesty International published a groundbreaking report on the Iranian government’s thirty years of...
US Begins Deporting Hundreds of Iranians After Rare Deal with Tehran
By Andrew Mills and Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - The first group of about 400 Iranians expected to be deported from the U.S. under President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown were due to land in Qatar on...
Iranian Oil Ministry Corruption Is Causing Shortage of Tar Bitumen, MP Says
By Hamed Mohammadi
A group inside the Iranian Oil Ministry has monopolized the sale and export of vacuum bitumen, which is the raw material used to produce bitumen, commonly known as tar or asphalt, according...
Oil Soars, Shares Rattled As Trump Dumps Iran Nuclear Deal
By Hideyuki Sano
TOKYO, May 9 (Reuters) - Crude oil prices jumped back to near 3 1/2-year highs on Wednesday after President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of an international nuclear deal with...
U.S. Withdraws from International Accords, Says UN World Court ‘Politicized’
By Roberta Rampton, Lesley Wroughton and Stephanie van den Berg
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Wednesday pulled out of two international agreements after Iran and the Palestinians complained to the International...
Russia and China Seek International Support for Iran Nuclear Deal
By Tom Miles
GENEVA, April 24 (Reuters) - Russia and China are asking U.N. member states to back a draft statement expressing "unwavering support" for the Iran nuclear deal, a senior Russian diplomat said on...
Iranian Customs Sets New Fines For Sale and Consumption of Alcohol
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Organization (customs and borders protection) has released new guidelines for fining dealers and consumers of alcoholic drinks based on the market value of the products...
