EU Countries Propose Russia Sanctions Targeting Iranian Firms
By Gabriela Baczynska
BRUSSELS, May 10 (Reuters) - European Union states were holding a first discussion on Wednesday on proposed new sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine that would target Chinese and Iranian firms and allow export...
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 Among the Seven Countries Which Carry the Death Penalty for Gay Sex
By Lucy Middleton
Sources: Human Dignity Trust, ILGA World, Human Rights Watch, Equaldex, Reuters.
LONDON, June 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The Cook Islands has officially decriminalised gay sex, with a law ending the Pacific nation's ban on...
Iranian-American Group Files Complaint About BBC Persian Report
By Kayhan Life Staff
The U.S.-based National Union for Democracy in Iran (NUFDI) has lodged a formal complaint with the BBC Persian Service for a reference made to Iranians who have objected to the appointment...
Iranian Women Can Watch Men’s Football Games, Head of Federation Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iran’s National Security Council has granted permission for women to enter certain football stadiums to watch men's games, according to the head of the Iranian Football Federation.
Iran Football Federation President Mehdi...
ANALYSIS: Why Europe Is Unlikely to Designate IRGC As Terrorist Group
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) was established in May 1979 on the orders of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic.
Yet the Iranian armed forces celebrate the anniversary...
Iran Executes Two Men Linked to Opposition Group, Judiciary Outlet Reports
DUBAI, March 30 (Reuters) - Iran executed two men convicted of links to opposition group People's Mojahedin Organisation of Iran and plotting armed attacks in Tehran using improvised launcher devices, its judiciary news outlet said on Monday.
The news outlet...
French Court Finds Iranian National Guilty of Glorifying Terrorism
PARIS, Feb 26 (Reuters) - A French court on Thursday convicted an Iranian national of glorifying terrorism in social media posts, sentencing her to four years in prison with three years suspended and ordering...
Iranian Government Faces $500 Million Lawsuit By Daughter of Journalist Siamak Pourzand
By Natasha Phillips
A lawsuit claiming that Iranian government officials were responsible for the torture and 2011 death of journalist Siamak Pourzand has been filed by his daughter Banafsheh Zand in a United States court. The...
Children in Iran May Risk Execution For Taking Part in Nationwide Protests
By Natasha Phillips
A growing number of children are believed to be at risk of execution for taking part in Iran’s recent anti-government protests, according to international human rights organizations.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in...
