Iran’s Guardian Council Passes Amendment Bill on Acid Attacks, Spokesman Says
By Azadeh Karimi
The Guardian Council has approved an amendment bill that imposes longer prison sentences on people who carry out acid attacks, according to Abbasali Kadkhodaei, the Spokesman for the Guardian Council.
Mr. Kadkhodaei made...
Iran’s Government Must Stop Executions of Protesters, Says UN Fact-Finding Mission
GENEVA, July 5 (Reuters) - A fact-finding mission mandated by the U.N. urged Iranian authorities on Wednesday to stop executing people who were sentenced to death for taking part in anti-government protests that rocked the country last year.
The death...
EU-Iran Trade Vehicle Unlikely to Meet Anti-Money-Laundering Norms -U.S.
By Francois Murphy
VIENNA, May 7 (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday that European powers are unlikely to live up to a pledge to prevent their conduit for trade with Iran being used to launder...
Iran to Propose Tougher Divorce Law for Men, Vice President Says
The government is drafting a bill to toughen conditions under which a man can file for divorce, Iran’s Vice President for Women and Family affairs Masoumeh Ebtekar has said.
“The new bill will make it...
Iran Anti-Money Laundering Law Faces Challenge as Deadline Looms
DUBAI, Aug 18 (Reuters) - A top Iranian constitutional body has demanded changes to anti-money laundering measures passed by parliament, state-run media said on Saturday, as Tehran nears a deadline to pass legislation to...
Britain Tells Iran It Will Not Let Matter of Detained Aid Worker Rest
LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Thursday he had had a frank discussion with his Iranian counterpart about detained British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and that he would...
Single Iranian Women Still Banned from Foreign Travel Without Fathers’ Consent
The Judicial and Legal Committee of the Majlis (the Iranian Parliament) has rejected a proposal that would allow single women 28 years and older to travel abroad without the written consent of their fathers...
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...
Why Did an Iranian Tanker Sink In Chinese Waters?
On January 6, an Iranian tanker, Sanchi, carrying 136,000 tonnes of light oil, collided with a Hong Kong-registered bulk freighter, CF Crystal, off the coast of China. The tanker burst into flames eight days...
Prominent Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Announces Hunger Strike in Prison
GENEVA, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Jailed Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh began a hunger strike in prison on Saturday, she announced in a note posted on her husband's Facebook page.
Sotoudeh said she was...
