Iran Human Rights

Iran Human Rights

US Senate presses Iran on Bahais

AFP: The US Senate has urged Iran to free jailed members of the Bahai faith, raising human rights concerns as President Barack Obama pursues diplomacy...
Shahin Mahmoudi -
Iran Human Rights

Iran slams Euro MEPs for meeting dissidents

AFP: Iran has criticised European parliamentarians for meeting leading dissidents during a visit this month to the Islamic republic, media reports said on Sunday. ...
Shahin Mahmoudi -
Iran Human Rights

UN criticizes Iran on human rights violations

AP: The U.N. General Assembly has approved a resolution criticizing Iran for serious rights violations including torture and its "alarming" and frequent use of...
Shahin Mahmoudi -
Iran Human Rights

Second worst year for journalists in jail

AFP: The number of journalists killed and imprisoned fell in 2013 but it was still the second worst year on record for reporters in prison,...
Shahin Mahmoudi -
Iran Human Rights

Iran arrests man on charges of spying for Britain

AP: Iran's media says authorities have arrested a man on charges of spying for Britain. The semiofficial ISNA news agency said Saturday the man was...
Shahin Mahmoudi -
Iran Human Rights

Naghmeh Abedini pleads for husband imprisoned in Iran

UPI: The wife of U.S. pastor Saeed Abedini, who has been imprisoned in Iran since June 2012, spoke before a House subcommittee on foreign...
Shahin Mahmoudi -
Iran Human Rights

Iran’s human rights abuses offer glimpse into Tehran’s power struggle

Fox News: These are vital questions as the U.S. and European nations grapple with the question of easing sanctions against Tehran in return for changes...
Shahin Mahmoudi -
Iran Human Rights

EU Parliament to visit Iran without preconditions

UPI: The European Parliament's delegation for relations with Iran is set to travel to Iran this week. If it goes ahead as planned, this...
Shahin Mahmoudi -
1...175176177...336Page 176 of 336

Latest news

Iran

IRGC Increases Terrorist Activities in Gulf Arab Countries

At a time when Iran’s regime is pursuing a policy of regional militarism, a broad wave of alleged IRGC-linked...
Iran

77 Days of Internet Shutdown, A Tool of Control and a Sign of Tehran’s Real Fears

The crisis of internet shutdowns in Iran has entered a new phase. 77 days of internet cuts, widespread disruptions,...
Iran

Targeted Repression of Iranian Women, From Mass Arrests to Death Sentences

Women in Iran have faced a wave of widespread arrests and targeted repression; a wave that indicates a planned...

Must read

General

Tehran Responds to U.S. Proposal After Trump’s Threat

The state-run IRNA news agency reported on Sunday, May...
Iran

Ali Akbar Daneshvarkar’s Final Letter Offers a Personal Account from Iran’s Death Row

Iran’s regime tries to shut the voice of dissidents...

You might also likeRELATED
Recommended to you

Iran General News

Iran’s Guards launch Gulf war games: state media

Reuters: Iran's Revolutionary Guards launched two days of war...
Ram -
Iran Nuclear News

Iran made ‘good progress’ nuke chief says

UPI: The head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said...
Ram -
Life in Iran Today

Social rules clash with reality for Iran’s youth

Reuters: Twenty-one-year-old Iranian Farnoush has her own job but...
Ram -