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The Spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry Nasser Kan’ani said that France has no right to justify insulting the sanctities of other…
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Tehran reacts to Blinken claims on human rights in Iran
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan’ani reacted to the US Secretary of State’s baseless claims on human rights in Iran. “With a…
Foreign Ministry Rejects UN Human Rights Report on Iran as ‘Biased, Baseless’
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has strongly reacted to the report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation…
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…
Religious minority MPs refute UN anti-Iran resolution
IRNA – Members of Parliament representing the religious minorities on Sunday condemned the UN resolution against Iran over human rights situation in…
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…
Spokesman blasts EU foreign policy chief for anti-Iran statement
FNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Moussavi rapped High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy…
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…
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 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…
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 says renewal of UN rights rapporteur mandate politically-motivated
MNA – The permanent representative of Iran to the United Nations Office in Geneva slammed renewal of UN human rights rapporteur mandate…
Tehran rejects Washington’s allegations in 2019 ‘human rights’ report
Press TV – Tehran dismisses the Iran section of the US administration’s annual “human rights” report as untrue and politically motivated, saying…
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…
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…
UNGA passes politically-driven anti-Iranian resolution
IRNA – With the US and Israel’s attempts, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) passed a Canadian-drafted anti-Iranian resolution on Monday evening…
Iran ‘ready to discuss human rights’ if EU fixes nuclear accord
Euronews – Iran may be willing to put human rights discussions on the table if the European Union can successfully rebalance the…
Iran condemns anti-Iran statement of Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom
MNA – Bahram Ghasemi of Iranian foreign ministry denounced the anti-Iran claims made in the final statement of the Ministerial to Advance…
Judiciary Chief: Human rights a tool to pressure countries
IRNA – Iran’s Judiciary chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani referred to human rights issue as one of the most important challenges, saying…
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…
U.S. calls China, Russia, Iran, North Korea ‘morally reprehensible’ on rights
Reuters – The United States on Friday labeled China, Russia, Iran and North Korea as “morally reprehensible” governments that it said violated…
Iran says EU has ‘differing values’ but dialogue should continue
AFP- Iran said Monday that EU sanctions over its human rights record were due to “differing values” but that they should not…
EU extends Iran sanctions by one year
MNA – The Council of the European Union on Thu. extended the sanctions imposed on Iran over alleged human rights violations by…
Iran condemns UN anti-Iran resolution
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman denounced on Sunday the anti-Iran resolution adopted by the United Nations regarding the status of human…
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…
World loses a ‘human rights giant,’ says UN chief on death of rights expert Asma Jahangir
United Nations Iran– United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday expressed his sorrow at the demise of prominent human rights defender and UN Special…
Iran briefs foreign envoys on Human Rights achievements
Tasnim – Iran’s Foreign Ministry held a meeting in Tehran to brief the foreign ambassadors on the country’s human rights achievements as…
Appointing special rapporteur on human rights politically motivated: Iran official
IRNA – Senior Iranian official criticized the UN Human Rights Council’s anti-Iran efforts and said that appointing special rapporteur on human rights…
Jews feel safer in Iran than in US, EU
IRNA/RT – Iran boasts the largest Jewish community in the Middle East outside Israel with a population of more than 8,700. Despite…
Upholders of human rights support terrorist MKO
MNA – Spokesman for the Iranian Parliament’s National Security Council said that Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) that has received asylum from France…
Iran rejects UN reports on Iran human rights situation as biased
IRNA – Tehran Prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi said on Saturday that anti-Iran reports by UN special rapporteur for human rights in Iran…
Human rights of strategic value for Iran: Zarif
MNA –The Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif believes that the elements of power have changed in the world of today and human rights…
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…
Iran dismisses UN anti-Iran human rights report as ‘lopsided’, ‘illegitimate’
IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi criticized an anti-Iran report by UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran Asma Jahangir,…
Human rights report on Iran influenced by political games: UN envoy
IRNA – Iranian envoy at the UN said that his doesn’t accept the report of the UN special rapporteur on human rights…
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…
Judiciary Chief refutes UN report on human rights situation in Iran
RNA – Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeqh Amoli Larijani said on Monday that the special report issued by the UN special rapporteur on…
HR official: Iran’s fight on drugs instance of respecting human rights
IRNA – An Iranian high rank official said Tehran’s combating on drugs trafficking is “an instance of respecting human rights”. “The amount…