Nasrin Sotoudeh, ‘Iran’s Mandela,’ Is Focus of New Documentary
By Natasha Phillips
A documentary telling the story of the acclaimed Iranian human rights lawyer and activist Nasrin Sotoudeh offers a rare glimpse into Iran, and the ongoing fight for women’s equality in the country.
“Nasrin” follows Sotoudeh...
Germany Says Efforts Disregarded After Dual National Sentenced to Death in Iran
BERLIN, Feb 21 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Tuesday that efforts to advocate on behalf of a German-Iranian national sentenced to death in Iran had been disregarded by Tehran.
She called on the Iranian leadership to remedy...
U.N. Lawyer Pushes Back on Russian Row Over Iran Drone Inquiry
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 26 (Reuters) - The chief U.N. lawyer on Wednesday pushed back on a Russian argument that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres cannot report to the Security Council on Western accusations that Moscow used Iran-made...
Iran Staying Within Nuclear Deal’s Restrictions -IAEA Report
VIENNA, May 24 (Reuters) - Iran has stayed within the main curbs on its nuclear activity imposed by its deal with major powers despite the U.S. pullout from the pact, but could be quicker...
US Judge Blocks Trump’s Shutdown of Government-Funded Radio Broadcasts
By Dietrich Knauth
NEW YORK, April 22 (Reuters) - A federal judge ordered U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday to halt its efforts to shut down government-funded radio broadcasts of Voice of America, Radio Free Asia and Middle...
EU Edges Closer to New Iran Sanctions Ahead of Trump Deadline, Envoys Say
France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (L) and European High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini attend an European Union foreign ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium, January 22, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman
By Robin Emmott and...
Woman Arrested for Hijab Removal Recalls Prison Ordeal
By Firoozeh Ramezanzadeh
Shaparak Shajarizadeh, a 45-year old Iranian woman, was arrested in January after removing her headscarf in public in protest against the mandatory Islamic hijab law. Tehran prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi sought a...
Iran to Stop Stamping Foreign Visitors’ Passports, Government Spokesman Says
Iranian border authorities will not stamp entry and exit visas onto the passports of foreign visitors to the country, the semi-official Fars news agency has reported, citing the government spokesman Ali Rabie.
Speaking at a...
Amnesty International Reports on Iran’s Crackdown to Enforce Hijab, Including Vehicle Confiscation
By Natasha Phillips
More than a million women have been threatened with confiscation of their vehicles since April 15, after surveillance cameras caught them driving without their headscarves on, Amnesty International said.
The findings, published in a...
UN Should Refer to Foreign Nationals Jailed in Iran As ‘Hostages,’ Richard Ratcliffe Says
By Natasha Phillips
The United Nations (UN) needs to review its position on the arbitrary detention of foreign nationals in Iran, and refer to them as hostages, Richard Ratcliffe, the husband of detained British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, has...
