Iran summons Italian envoy to voice protest at Canada’s disrespect for human rights
Iranian foreign ministry on Tuesday summoned the Italian ambassador to Tehran whose country represents Canada’s interests in Iran to protest at Ottawa’s…
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Saudi Arabia: A rogue state with unending history of human rights violations
American Herald Tribune | Marwa Osman: “The country is a monarchy with a legal system based on Islamic law (Shari’a). Islam is…
West’s scenarios against Iran not to be limited to nuclear case: Leader
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei predicted that the West would think up more excuses,…
Saudi blogger tells of flogging ordeal in letter from prison
Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, who has been sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in prison for insulting Wahhabism, says his ordeal…
UN says Israel, not Iran, North Korea or Syria worst violator of human rights
What country deserves more condemnation for violating human rights than any other nation on earth? According to the U.N.’s top human rights…
Iran unveils report on Britain’s human rights violations
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The second report on Britain’s human rights violations was released in a ceremony in Tehran on Monday. The report,…
Saudi blogger Raif Badawi is spared public flogging for a second week
The flogging of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi has not gone ahead after medics advised his punishment be postponed for a second week, Amnesty International…
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…
Saudi Arabia begins 1000 lash sentence for blogger
A Saudi blogger convicted of insulting Islam was brought after Friday prayers to a public square in the port city of Jeddah…
Judiciary chief: Claims on women’s rights violation in Iran repetition of old lies
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Judiciary Chief Sadeq Amoli Larijani lashed out at the US and other western states for their biased policies towards…
Human rights violation beyond personal tragedy: Ban
TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message for Human Rights Day, urged States to respect their…
Iran daily: “Serious resolve needed for nuclear agreement”
Speaking at the conclusion of the third round of nuclear talks in Vienna between Iran and the 5+1 Powers on Wednesday, Iranian…
European Parliament resolution on the EU strategy towards Iran
The European Parliament, – having regard to its previous resolutions on Iran, in particular those of 10 March 2011 on the EU’s approach…
Group urges action on Bahraini rights violations
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights has called on the United States and other Western allies of the Bahraini regime to pressure…
Iranian-Americans oppose strike; want focus on human rights
Often viewed as hopelessly divided, Iranian-Americans are united in wanting the US government to expend more effort promoting democracy and human rights…
Fresh EU sanctions against Iran
Foreign ministers of 27 EU states have imposed fresh sanctions against Iran. After a two-day meeting in Brussels ended, the European Union…