Iran Focus: Baghdad, May 27 Iraqs acting National Human Rights Inspector released a report today on his findings during fact-finding visits to the main camp of the Irans most active opposition group, the Peoples Mojahedin Organisation of Iran, a week after a U.S.-based rights groups accused them of having violated the rights of their own members. Sofyan Abbass, a prominent legal expert and advisor to several international NGOs, is Iraqs acting National Human Rights Inspector. Iraqi rights inspector clears Iran group of abuse charges
Iran Focus: Baghdad, May 27 Iraqs acting National Human Rights Inspector released a report today on his findings during fact-finding visits to the main camp of the Irans most active opposition group, the Peoples Mojahedin Organisation of Iran, a week after a U.S.-based rights groups accused them of having violated the rights of their own members. Sofyan Abbass, a prominent legal expert and advisor to several international NGOs, is Iraqs acting National Human Rights Inspector. Iraqi rights inspector clears Iran group of abuse charges
Iran Focus: Baghdad, May 27 Iraqs acting National Human Rights Inspector released a report today on his findings during fact-finding visits to the main camp of the Irans most active opposition group, the Peoples Mojahedin Organisation of Iran, a week after a U.S.-based rights groups accused them of having violated the rights of their own members. Sofyan Abbass, a prominent legal expert and advisor to several international NGOs, is Iraqs acting National Human Rights Inspector. UAE tells Iran to free ship’s crew
AFP: The United Arab Emirates has told Tehran to free five crew members of a boat which Iran has held in the Gulf since early May, the daily newspaper Al-Khaleej said on Friday. “The Emirates wants a solution, as fast as possible, to this continuing affair, to avoid harmful consequences,” the paper quoted a foreign ministry spokesman as saying.
Uranium work could yet resume, Iran warns EU
AFP: Iran is still examining the European Union’s latest offer to solve a dispute over its nuclear programme and could yet resume uranium conversion if it rejects the new proposal, Tehran’s top atomic official said on Friday. “We will restart(work at the) the Isfahan (uranium) conversion plant, and the fuel cycle is our (non-negotiable) red line,” Hassan Rowhani said, replying to a question on what will happen if Iran refuses to accept the EU plan.
State Department monitoring Iran elections
UPI: The U.S. State Department told Saudi Arabian officials that the United States has a view of what freedom entails and that Middle Eastern countries like Iran will need to answer to the basic hopes and rights of its people. Counselor Philip Zelikow from the State Department speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington was discussing the future of U.S.-Saudi relations. Iran Revolutionary Guard killing of young man sparks clashes
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 26 A warrant officer of Irans Revolutionary Guards shot to death a young man in cold blood at an underground railway station in the city of Karaj, west of the Iranian capital, sparking off widespread clashes between angry protesters and security forces in several neighbourhoods of the city.
Iran Revolutionary Guard killing of young man sparks clashes
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 26 A warrant officer of Irans Revolutionary Guards shot to death a young man in cold blood at an underground railway station in the city of Karaj, west of the Iranian capital, sparking off widespread clashes between angry protesters and security forces in several neighbourhoods of the city.
Human Rights Watch grilled by British Peer for report on Iran opposition
Iran Focus: London, U.K., May 26 A prominent British human rights advocate strongly criticised Human Rights Watch over the New York-based organizations controversial report on an Iranian opposition group, saying that the disreputable and biased investigation that led to the report has seriously tarnished the reputation of Human Rights Watch, and undermined public confidence in the integrity of your human rights work as a whole. Britains veteran rights advocate challenges Human Rights Watch on Iran report
Iran Focus: London, May 26 A prominent British human rights advocate strongly criticised Human Rights Watch over the New York-based organizations controversial report on an Iranian opposition group, saying that the disreputable and biased investigation that led to the report has seriously tarnished the reputation of Human Rights Watch, and undermined public confidence in the integrity of your human rights work as a whole. Britains veteran rights advocate challenges Human Rights Watch on Iran report
Iran Focus: London, May 26 A prominent British human rights advocate strongly criticised Human Rights Watch over the New York-based organizations controversial report on an Iranian opposition group, saying that the disreputable and biased investigation that led to the report has seriously tarnished the reputation of Human Rights Watch, and undermined public confidence in the integrity of your human rights work as a whole. 