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...
Brother of Human Rights Activist Masih Alinejad Says She Warned the Family About a...
In a video published last September, Alireza Alinejad, the brother of human rights activist Masih Alinejad, said his sister told family members that there had been a plot by Iran's Revolutionary Guards to lure her to...
Iranian Retirees Demand Pension Increase, Better Healthcare
Retirees across Iran marked Social Security Day on July 16 by calling on the government to adjust their pensions in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and improve the quality of their national...
Iran Calls Emergency in Flood-Threatened Southwest Province
DUBAI, March 30 (Reuters) - Iran said on Saturday it faced an emergency in a southwestern province threatened by flooding and worked to evacuate dozens of villages as forecasters predicted more of the heavy...
Argentina Asks Qatar to Detain Top Iranian Official Accused of Jewish Center Attack
BUENOS AIRES, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Argentina's justice department has asked Qatar to arrest a top Iranian official for his alleged participation in a 1994 attack on a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85...
Iran Rights Group Says Security Forces Fire at Protesters in Kurdish Cities
Oct 8 (Reuters) - An Iranian human rights group said on Saturday that Iranian security forces were shooting at protesters in two Kurdish cities.
"Security forces are shooting at the protesters in Sanandaj and Saqqez," said the Iranian human rights...
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...
Elon Musk Says Around 100 Starlinks Now Active in Iran
Dec 26 (Reuters) - SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Monday that the company is now close to having 100 active Starlinks, the firm's satellite internet service, in Iran, three months after he tweeted he would...
Tehran’s Prostitutes Continue to Work Despite Pandemic, Report Says
By Reza Hamidi
Many female prostitutes in Tehran, who have no other source of income to support themselves and their families, are forced to work despite the severe health risks posed by the coronavirus infection,...
Iranian Oil Supertanker Released by Gibraltar Changes Course
By Hamed Mohammadi
The Iranian supertanker Adrian Darya 1 (formerly Grace 1) changed its course and headed for Turkey after Greece refused to allow the ship to refuel at its port of Kalamata.
British authorities detained...
