Iran Human Rights

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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Iran Human Rights

Rouhani says tolerance can resolve Iran political prisoner issue

AFP: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told university students Saturday that tolerance could resolve the issue of political prisoners, as some of them chanted for opposition...
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Iran Human Rights

Wife of American pastor imprisoned in Iran fears for his life

Reuters: The Idaho wife of an Iranian-American Christian pastor imprisoned in Iran said on Monday she felt betrayed and feared for her ...
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Iran’s Economic Growth Decline Accelerates

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On June 21 and 22, a new wave of protest gatherings emerged across various cities in Iran. Students, university...
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