Iran Says New Sanctions Would Not Stifle Its Oil Industry
By Parisa Hafezi
ANKARA, May 7 (Reuters) - The Iranian oil industry will continue to develop even if the United States pulls out of the 2015 nuclear deal, and Tehran would see the accord as...
European Parliament Calls on Iran To Suspend Its Use of the Death Penalty
By Natasha Phillips
Lawmakers in the European Parliament passed a resolution on Feb. 17 which called on Iran to introduce an immediate moratorium on its use of the death penalty, following a sharp rise in...
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Mohammadi Says Global Support Makes Her ‘More Hopeful’ -NYT
DUBAI, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi said in a statement to the New York Times on Friday that global support and recognition of her human rights advocacy makes her "more...
Dual National ‘Held Hostage’ in Iran Even After Release, Lawyer Says
By Natasha Phillips
Iranian-American Baquer Namazi has been barred from leaving Iran, even after his case was closed last year and a travel ban against him was lifted, according to his son Babak Namazi.
Babak Namazi issued a press...
Iranian Journalists Skeptical of Government Media Bill
By Roshanak Asteraky
The Islamic Republic has been imposing various restrictions on Iranian society for the past four decades. Many in the regime, including President Hassan Rouhani, claim that they have always opposed censorship and...
EU Adds 7 Individuals to Iran Sanctions List
BRUSSELS, June 26 (Reuters) - The European Council on Monday said it would add seven individuals in Iran to the EU's sanctions over human rights violations.
The new listings include prosecutors responsible for trials against executed protesters, the council...
European Powers Say They Are Nearing Plan To Save Iran Nuclear Pact
By Marine Pennetier and Robin Emmott
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS, April 25 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron called on the United States on Wednesday not to abandon the Iran nuclear deal as Western envoys said Britain, France and Germany...
Jailed British-Iranian Aid Worker in Iran Starts Hunger Strike – Husband
LONDON, June 15 (Reuters) - A British-Iranian aid worker jailed in Tehran has begun a hunger strike to demand release, her husband said on Saturday, adding he would support her by fasting outside Iran's embassy...
EU Extends Rights Sanctions on Iran, at Odds Over New Measures
By Gabriela Baczynska and Robert-Jan Bartunek
BRUSSELS, April 12 (Reuters) - The European Union extended sanctions on Iran over human rights violations on Thursday, as the bloc prepared for a clash over whether to impose a...
Canada to Deny Temporary Residency to Ex-Iran Minister Reportedly Seen in Montreal
By Kanishka Singh
Aug 28 (Reuters) - Canada will deny temporary residency to Iran's former health minister Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi, Canadian Immigration Minister Marc Miller said on Monday, citing Tehran's human rights record, after Hashemi was reportedly...
