#MeToo in Iran: Women break their long silence
Bourse and Bazaar | Ahmad Parhizi: Three years after the #MeToo movement spread globally, Iranian women have broken their silence on sexual…
Human Rights
As #MeToo reaches Iran, legal system remains major obstacle to justice
Al-Monitor | Leila Alikarami: Just a few years after the West was consumed with the #MeToo movement, a similar movement has finally…
Outcry in Iran at nine-year sentence for man who beheaded daughter
The Guardian | Patrick Wintour: Mother of 14-year-old victim expresses fury at lenient sentence as critics say Iranian law unfairly favours men…
Foreign Ministry recalls cases of US human rights violations against Iranians
Tasnim – Iran’s Foreign Ministry recalled the cases of human rights violations committed by the US against the Iranian nation, saying Washington…
Tehran condemns ratification of anti-Iranian human rights resolution by UNHRC
MNA – The Spokesperson of the Iranian ministry of foreign affairs Abbas Mousavi censured approval of an anti-Iranian human rights resolution in…
Iran criminalizes child abuse after outrage over killing of teenage girl
The New York Times | Farnaz Fassihi: The new law significantly expands the nation’s legal protection for children and adolescents, though it…
Iran’s Human Rights Council dismisses hype on fate of Australian-British prisoner
FNA – The High Council of Human Rights of Iran’s Judiciary categorically dismissed media hype on the fate of the Australian-British prisoner,…
Foreign Ministry condemns anti-Iran human rights resolution in UN
MNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi condemned the resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly against the human rights…
All Central Asian states oppose UNGA’s human rights resolution against Iran
MNA – All five Central Asian countries [including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan] opposed the UN General Assembly’s human rights resolution…
Iran’s envoy slams so-called advocates of human rights
IRNA — Iran’s Deputy Representative to the UN Eshaq Al-e Habib said on Thursday Third Committee session on draft resolution of human…
Spokesman condemns UNGA resolution on human rights against Iran
MNA – Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi blasted approval of a recent human rights resolution by the United Nations General Assembly…
UNHRC lauds Iran’s actions to enhance human rights
MNA – The UN Human Rights Council has praised Iran for enacting laws and policies to uphold the rights of persons with…
Iran slams US human rights claims as ‘shameless hypocrisy’
Press TV – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says US claims of advocating human rights are nothing but shameless hypocrisy. In a post…
MPs submit 1st report of US human rights violations to Majlis
IRNA – Members of Parliament on Monday presented a report on US human rights violations to Majlis for reciprocal action to be…
US sanctions against Iran, Cuba, Venezuela breach human rights: UN expert
Press TV – A UN rights expert has slammed unilateral US sanctions against Iran, Cuba and Venezuela, saying the use of economic…
On World Press Freedom Day, UN chief calls on all to defend journalists’ rights
United Nations Iran – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on World Press Freedom Day, 3 May 2019, while emphasizing…
Iran dismisses US rights accusations, says Washington in no place to lecture others on human rights
Press TV – Iran has dismissed US accusations about rights violations in the Islamic Republic, saying Washington that has a black record…
Saudis disregarding human life callously: Amnesty Int’l
IRNA – The execution of 37 people marks an alarming escalation in Saudi Arabia’s use of the death penalty ‘to crush dissent…
Iran’s HR Council slams UK crackdown on climate protesters
Press TV – The top Iranian government watchdog on human rights has issued a statement condemning Britain’s ongoing crackdown on people protesting…
EU extends restrictive measures against Iran
Anadolu Agency – The Council of the European Union on Monday extended by one year sanctions against Iran. The sanctions were extended…
Iran flag-bearer of human rights in ME: UN official
MNA – Deputy Human Rights Commissioner Kate Gilmore said that Iran is among the leading countries in the region regarding the status…
Iran rejects UN special rapporteur’s ‘Baseless’ allegations
Tasnim – The Iranian Judiciary’s High Council for Human Rights rejected recent allegations leveled against the country by the United Nation’s special…
Stadium gates gradually open for Iranian women
Al-Monitor | Saeid Jafari: Iranian women’s relationship with sports events could hardly be more complicated. They are allowed to watch female competitions…
HRW Chief: US not eligible to criticize human rights in Iran
IRNA – The Executive Director of Human Rights Watch in a message rejected US eligibility to criticize human rights in Iran. “What…
Iranian women allowed access to watch live football in stadium
Tehran Times – Iranian women are permitted to spectate a friendly match between Iran’s women’s football team and Russia’s in a women-only…
Iran most capable in human rights: Top official
IRNA – Iran is most capable in human rights; that’s why the enemy targets the country there, said the secretary of Iran’s…
The politics behind Iranian women’s entry to Azadi stadium
Al-Monitor | Maziar Motamedi: Asian soccer’s most important game of the season, the AFC Champions League final, was held in Tehran on…
Big score for Iranian women as doors open to men’s soccer games
Al-Monitor – After nearly four decades, a group of Iranian women officially entered the iconic Azadi Stadium in the capital Tehran to…
Iran’s human rights body warns of consequences of execution of Saudi activists
FNA – Iran’s Human Rights Headquarters in a statement on Saturday warned Saudi Arabia of the dire consequences of executing 5 human…
Iran condemns West’s double standard on human rights
MNA – Deputy head of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights Khosro Hakimi censured the politicizing of human rights and following double…
Top judge laments west’s concerns over rights situation of Iranian protestors
IFP – Iran’s Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani has censured western powers for adopting double-standard policies on human rights, lamenting that…
Iran publishes human rights report on US
IRNA – Research Center of Iran’s Majlis (parliament) has published a documented 47-page report on human rights record of the United States…
Iran rejects ‘spiteful, political’ US human rights claims
Press TV- Iran has rejected the “spiteful and politically-motivated” claims made by the United States about the human rights situation in the…
UN Human Rights Council extends mandate on Iran
IRNA – The UN Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution extending the mandate on Iran. Adopted along with five other resolutions…
Iran human rights commitments stemming from Constitution: Senior official
IRNA – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said the country’s attempt to uphold human rights have their roots…
Human rights official blasts detention of pregnant Iranian woman in Australia as unacceptable
FNA- Secretary of Iran’s Human Rights Council Mohammad Javad Larijani lashed out at Australian authorities for arresting Negar Qods Kani to extradite…
Iran’s HR chief: Human Rights ‘no imported commodity’ in Iran
MNA– Head of Iran’s High Council of Human Rights Mohammad Javad Larijiani said human rights is not an “imported commodity” in Iran,…
Iran dismisses UN human rights report as politically-motivated
Tasnim – Tehran does not recognize a new report the UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran is going…
Iran condemns European MPs’ unreal human rights allegations
FNA- The Iranian foreign ministry deplored the statement issued by a number of EU parliament members against the country over human rights…
US not fit to comment on human rights: Official
IRNA – Deputy Secretary General of High Council for Human Rights and Judicial Cooperation, Kazem Gharib Abadi said that the United States…