US Court Orders Iran to Pay $3.3 Million for Imprisoning Masih Alinejad’s Brother
By Natasha Phillips
A US federal court on July 6 ordered Iran’s government to pay $3.3 million in damages for wrongfully detaining the brother of the U.S.-based human rights campaigner Masih Alinejad.
In a July 9...
UN Court Rules It Has Jurisdiction to Hear Iran Claim Against US
AMSTERDAM, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Dismissing U.S. objections, judges at the International Court of Justice on Wednesday ruled that the U.N. body has jurisdiction to hear a claim by Iran to recover $1.75 billion in assets...
Iran Appeals Court Upholds Verdict for Bahais, Reduces Prison Sentences
By Kayhan Life Staff
An appeals court in Shiraz has upheld the conviction of 12 members of the Bahai faith who had been accused of “spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic,” and “being members of...
Hardline Cleric Larijani Named to Head Powerful Iran Body
DUBAI, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani - the chief of Iran's hardline judiciary who has been blacklisted by Washington - was named on Sunday as the new head of the powerful Expediency...
America’s Anti-Iran Push May Get Harder With Nuclear Deal Pullout
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - The United States risks greater isolation and unpredictability in its anti-Iran drive after President Donald Trump opted to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal despite warnings...
U.S. Top Court Wary Over Allowing Seizure of Ancient Persian Artifacts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism on Monday over whether ancient Persian artifacts held in a Chicago museum can be seized to pay for a $71 million court judgment against Iran...
France’s President, Politicians, Artists Show Strong Support For Iranian Protest Movement
By Firouzeh Nabavi
Since the start of the nationwide protests that broke out in Iran in mid-September, France's president, politicians and artists have been among the most powerful defenders of the movement. Slogans in support...
Iran’s Internet Rights and Freedoms ‘In Deep Freeze,’ Netblocks Founder Says
By Natasha Phillips
Restrictions on Iran’s internet imposed by the country’s government have placed Iranians’ online rights and freedoms “in deep freeze,” Alp Toker, the founder of internet watchdog Netblocks said.
Iran came in last in...
Islamic Republic Prosecutes People for Liking Social Media Posts, Legal Group Says
By Natasha Phillips
Iranian officials have filed cases against people in Iran for liking social media posts critical of the Islamic Republic, according to Dadban, an online pro bono legal group which provides legal advice...
Iranian Caretaker Fired for Letting Women Exercise in Traditional All-Male Gymnasium
By Reza Hamidi
The caretaker and the morshed (master) of Valiye Asr Zourkhaneh ('house of strength'), a traditional all-male gymnasium in the city of Qods (province of Tehran) have been fired for allowing a few women to exercise...
