Protests reveal US insincerity regarding human rights: Iranian official
Tasnim – Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani said the wave of popular protests in the US has revealed…
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US immigration officers brutally beat Kenyan man
Press TV- An imprisoned Kenyan student has eventually been granted a trial against two US immigration officers, after newly released footage shows the…
Video of Louisiana police killing 6-year-old boy released
A court in the US state of Louisiana has released a video showing law enforcement officers fatally shooting a 6-year-old autistic boy…
US officer won’t face charges in death of black man
A white Memphis police officer, who fatally shot an African-American man, will not face federal civil rights criminal charges, a prosecutor says.…
Iran daily: Supreme Leader “If torture and killing done by US, it’s legal”
With Iran and the US at a critical point in nuclear talks, the Supreme Leader’s office has attacked on another front, accusing…
Iran’s judiciary chief questions US claims on advocating human rights
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani slammed the US administration for its record in violating human rights in…
Iran rejects Washington’s meddling, asks US to protect Americans’ rights
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham described Saturday’s statement issued by US State Department spokesperson as an example of…
New police radars can ‘see’ inside homes
At least 50 U.S. law enforcement agencies quietly deployed radars that let them effectively see inside homes, with little notice to the…
Iran daily: Supreme Leader celebrates “Martin Luther King Day”
America’s Martin Luther King Day was embraced by the Supreme Leader on Monday. However, far from marking the occasion by heralding the…
Discrimination still prevails in US, says tweet by Leader marking Martin Luther King Day
The official account of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, @khamenei_ir, has tweeted on the occasion of Martin Luther…
Iran to release reports on human rights violations in US, Britain in days
TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of the Global Center to Support Human Rights in Iran Ahmad Esfandiary announced that the country is due to…
Senior MP blasts US for large-scale violation of Americans’ human rights
TEHRAN (FNA)- A prominent Iranian legislator lambasted the US for violating the rights of its citizens, and said that the American society’s…
Iran news round up – December 19, 2014
A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst…
Iranian MP deplores UN inaction on violation of human rights in US
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian lawmaker slammed the United Nations’ inaction on the violation of human rights in the United States, after…
Stop racial discrimiantion, Iran cleric tells US
A top Iranian cleric has taken a swipe at the United States for race discrimination practiced in the country, urging Washington to…
Iranian judiciary chief urges US to end crimes, start respecting human rights
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Judiciary Chief Sadeq Amoli Larijani called on the US administration to stop crimes against the Americans and other nations,…
Iran asks UN to send independent Human Rights rapporteurs to US
TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of the International Human Rights Center in Iran Ahmad Esfandiari said his center has sent a letter to the…
Iran news round up – December 16, 2014
A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst…
Iran’s coverage: Iran says nuclear talks with U.S. proceed in good atmosphere
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Iran-US talks satisfactory: Iranian negotiator A top Iranian nuclear negotiator has expressed…
Iran’s judiciary chief slams US human rights record
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani strongly criticized human rights conditions in the United States and condemned the…
Darren Wilson resigns in the wake of shooting Michael Brown
The police officer who shot dead Michael Brown has resigned from the Ferguson Police Department nearly four months after the incident. Darren…
More US troops deployed in Ferguson amid ongoing unrest
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – More than 2,000 National Guard troops spread out across the St. Louis area on Tuesday to prevent another night…
Amid protests, Russia, China urge US to stop lecturing about human rights
New violent protests triggered by a grand jury decision not to indict a police officer who killed a black teenager in Ferguson…
American activist Randy Short interrogated by US after Iran visit
American human rights activist Randy Short has been interrogated by US security officers after attending an anti-Zionist conference in Iran. Dr. Randy…
Iran, China say US violates basically all human rights – reports
Iran and China are saying that the US is guilty of violating basically all human rights. In two separate reports, vivid examples…
US not in position to preach on human rights: Iran
Iran has reacted to a report by the United States about human rights, saying Washington is in no position to preach to…