Iran Human Rights

U.S. human rights report hits China, Iran

Reuters: China and Iran have stepped up their abuses of human rights, targeting both anti-government activists and the free flow of information...

US urges Iran to free death-row protester

AFP: The United States urged Iran Friday to free a student said to face the death penalty over anti-government protests, warning Tehran ...

UN rights chief criticizes Iran, Sri Lanka

AP: U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay has singled out Iran for its crackdown on protestors after last year's election in an address...

Germany doesn’t want Iran in UN human rights body

AP: Germany's foreign minister says countries should vote against Iran when it seeks a seat later this year on the United Nations' Human...

Iran court upholds death for opposition activist

AP: An Iranian opposition-run Web site says an appeals court has upheld the death sentence for a student who took part in an...

Iran rejects U.N. call to free political prisoners

Reuters: Iran rejected calls to release all political prisoners and accept an international inquiry into violence after last June's contested presidential elections,...

Iran reversal on inviting UN torture investigator

AP: Iran has backtracked on a pledge to invite a U.N. torture investigator to visit the country. The Associated PressGENEVA (AP) —...

Western powers challenge Iran over ‘bloody repression’

AFP: Western powers accused Tehran of waging "bloody repression" since elections last year as they challenged Iran to open up to international ...

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US Preparing for a Long-Term Blockade of Iran’s Ports

The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials, reported that US President Donald Trump has ordered preparations for a long-term...

War Economy and Stagflation in Iran

Unemployment and inflation in a war for which the Iranian regime is the primary cause are no longer merely...

Transfer of a death-row political prisoner to solitary confinement in Urmia, Iran

Punitive transfer of death-row political prisoner Mehrab Abdollahzadeh to solitary confinement in Urmia Prison Mehrab Abdollahzadeh, a political prisoner sentenced...

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US Preparing for a Long-Term Blockade of Iran’s Ports

The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials, reported that...

Iran’s Regime Executes Baluch Political Prisoner Amer Ramesh

The Iranian regime, continuing its daily extrajudicial executions, executed...

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