Canada Launches 58-Nation Initiative to Stop Arbitrary Detentions
By David Ljunggren
OTTAWA, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Canada on Monday launched a 58-nation initiative to stop countries from detaining foreign citizens for diplomatic leverage, a practice that Ottawa and Washington say China and others...
Fraud – Accused Businessman Returns to Iran – State Media
DUBAI, Oct 6 (Reuters) - An Iranian businessman accused of defrauding thousands of investors was returned to Iran with Interpol's help on Saturday after he fled abroad, state media reported, a week after Tehran...
Iranian Athletes No Longer Need Law Banning Competition With Israelis, MP Says
By Hamed Mohammadi
There is no need to pass a new bill into law banning Iranian athletes from facing Israeli opponents in international competitions because they do it out of their own free will, Mojtaba...
ANALYSIS: Disbanding Morality Police Won’t Stop Iranians Urging Regime Change
By Ahmad Rafat
International media have reported extensively on recent ambiguous comments by Iran’s Attorney General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, suggesting that the country had disbanded its morality police (the Guidance patrol).
Mr. Montazeri made those comments...
Iran Extends Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s Temporary Release – Lawyer
DUBAI, April 21 (Reuters) - Iran's judiciary has extended British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's temporary release from jail by another month, her lawyer told state news agency IRNA on Tuesday.
In mid-March, Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 40, was temporarily...
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...
Iranian Teenage Girl Armita Geravand Is ‘Brain Dead,’ State Media Says
DUBAI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - A teenage Iranian girl, who fell into a coma earlier this month following an alleged encounter with officers over violating the country's hijab law, is said to be "brain dead", Iranian state media reported on...
British-Iranian Aid Worker Returns to Jail After Temporary Release – Husband
LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A detained British-Iranian aid worker sentenced to five years in jail in Iran was returned to prison on Sunday after a request to extend her three-day temporary release was...
White House to Detail Implementation of New Iran Sanctions Monday -Pompeo
By David Brunnstrom
ABOARD A U.S. GOVERNMENT AIRCRAFT, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The United States intends to fully enforce sanctions due to be reimposed against Iran early this week on orders from U.S. President Donald...
Footage of Iranian Schoolchildren Dancing to Pop Song Sparks Controversy
The chairman of Iran's Council of Religious Committees, Nowshad Nowshadi, has called for the impeachment of Minister of Education Mohammad Bathaei and the creation of ethical committees in elementary and high schools.
Mr. Nowshadi’s actions...
