Jailed British-Iranian Aid Worker Ends Hunger Strike, Husband Says
LONDON, June 29 (Reuters) - Jailed British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has ended a hunger strike in Tehran designed to push for her release, her husband told the BBC on Saturday.
Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a project manager...
Iran Expected to Scrap Ban on Women Passing Nationality to Children
By Emma Batha
THE HAGUE, June 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Iran plans to scrap a law banning women from passing their nationality to their children, which human rights experts said could help thousands of children living...
Iran’s Guardian Council Rejects Amendment to Citizenship Law
The Guardian Council has rejected an amendment bill to Iran's Citizenship Law that would have guaranteed broader rights and legal protection to children with Iranian mothers and foreign fathers, the Iranian Students News Agency...
The Case of the Jailed British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Richard Ratcliffe, the husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the 37-year-old British-Iranian woman who is serving a five-year sentence in Tehran’s Evin Prison for “plotting to topple the Islamic Republic regime,” has been on hunger strike...
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...
Iran Dismisses British Call for Release of Aid Worker Zaghari-Ratcliffe
LONDON, June 24 (Reuters) - Jailed British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe will serve out her five-year prison sentence, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday, dismissing a call for her release by a British minister...
Global Watchdog Until October to Tighten Anti-Money Laundering Rules
PARIS, June 21 (Reuters) - Iran has until October to meet international standards against money-laundering and terror financing or face more international scrutiny, the global dirty money watchdog said on Friday but called on countries to...
Iranian Parliament Passes Motion on Tougher Punishments for Acid Attacks
During an open session earlier this month, the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) passed an amendment to Article 1 of the Crime Act by 161 votes to 9 and 9 abstentions, making acid attacks a crime...
Jailed British-Iranian Aid Worker in Iran Starts Hunger Strike – Husband
LONDON, June 15 (Reuters) - A British-Iranian aid worker jailed in Tehran has begun a hunger strike to demand release, her husband said on Saturday, adding he would support her by fasting outside Iran's embassy...
Thousands of Women Reprimanded for Violating Hijab Law in Northern Iran
Police have dealt with 28,234 cases of hijab violations in the northern province of Gilan since the start of the New Year (March 21), the Mehr News Agency has reported, citing Gilan’s police chief...
