Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Is Eligible for Conditional Release, Lawyer Says
By Reza Hamidi
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a 41-year-old Iranian-British aid worker who has been serving a five-year prison sentence for allegedly “plotting to overthrow the Iranian regime,” could be eligible for conditional release under Article 58...
Domestic Violence in Iran Leads to Alarming Number of Deaths, Report Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
A woman is killed by a male family member every four days in Iran, according to the Tehran-based Shargh Daily Online.
In the first three months of the Iranian year (March 21-June...
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...
Jailed British-Iranian Aid Worker Moved to Hospital Psychiatric Ward
LONDON, July 17 (Reuters) - Jailed British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been transferred from prison to a hospital psychiatric ward, the campaign group seeking to free her said on Wednesday.
Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a project manager...
Protesters Urge Iranian Health Minister to Enforce Disability Law
Disabled protesters demonstrated in front of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education in Tehran earlier this month, demanding the enforcement of Article 6 of the Disability Act, which entitles people with disabilities to...
World Court Rules US Illegally Froze Some Iranian Assets
By Stephanie van den Berg
THE HAGUE, March 30 (Reuters) - In a partial victory for Iran, judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday ruled Washington had illegally allowed courts to freeze assets of...
Iran’s Leader Names Hardline Cleric Raisi as Judiciary Chief -IRNA
DUBAI, March 7- Iran's Supreme Leader appointed hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi as the new head of the judiciary on Thursday, the state news agency IRNA said.
The appointment of Raisi, 58, a protégé of Supreme Leader...
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...
Europe Must Offset US Pullout from Nuclear Deal – Iran Minister
BERLIN, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Europe should take action to neutralise the consequences of the U.S. decision to quit a 2015 Iran nuclear accord to ensure its own long-term economic interests, Iran's Foreign Minister...
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...
