Iranian Embassy reacts to Australian politicians’ offensive remarks
IRNA – The Iranian Embassy in Canberra in a statement on Friday in response to the offensive remarks of two Australian politicians…
Tag Archives: Iranian asylum seeker in Australia
Forced repatriation of asylum seekers from Australia not on agenda: Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham announced that there has been no agreement between Tehran and Canberra over forced…
Australian FM rules out refugee status of Iranians
Kuala Lumpur, June 22, IRNA – Australian foreign minister said in Canberra on Monday that Australian government ruled out refugee status of…
Iran dismisses reports of asylum deal with Australia
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian source on Friday denied as “untrue” a recent media report on an alleged agreement between Tehran and…
Iran, Australia seek asylum deal
IRANIANS held in Australian immigration detention could be returned under a deal being negotiated between the two countries. FOREIGN Minister Julie Bishop…
Compulsory deport against human rights: Deputy FM
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Expatriates Affairs, criticizing the compulsory deport of refugees by…
Julie Bishop discusses asylum seekers, trade, fight against Islamic State in historic meetings in Iran
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has met with Iran’s foreign minister for the first high-level talks between Australia and Tehran in more than…
Iran likely to press Australia to ease sanctions on petrochemical trade
Sanctions expected to be on the table when Australian foreign minister visits Iran this week to lobby for forced repatriation of failed…
Julie Bishop to lobby Iran government to take back hundreds of failed asylum seekers
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop will lobby Iran to take back hundreds of failed asylum seekers when she visits Tehran next week. Iran…
Australia liable for Iranian asylum seeker’s death
A newly-leaked document shows that the Australian government is liable for the death of a young Iranian asylum-seeker by delaying his transfer…
Iran raps Australia for mistreating asylum seekers
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Expatriates’ Affairs Hassan Qashqavi lashed out at Australia for not taking practical…
Iranian people smuggler jailed for three years
MELBOURNE, March 12 (Bernama) — A former asylum seeker from Iran, who helped his family to be smuggled into Australia, has been…
Indonesia and Iran to discuss Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers
Iran and Indonesia are preparing to discuss Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers, following the death of an Iranian man on Manus Island.…
Someone’s son, someone’s brother: Reza Barati, an architect who had hopes for a better life
Amid an outpouring of grief at a mosque in the dusty southern suburbs of Tehran on Thursday, relatives of the dead Iranian…
Reza Barati’s family: ‘We want answers. What did they do to him?’
‘He went to Australia to seek refuge from his land of dreams, where he could have a life and study but instead…
Australians slam death of Iranian asylum seeker
Australians have rallied in a suburb of Sydney to denounce the killing of a young Iranian asylum seeker in a detention camp…
Iranian asylum seeker killed on Manus Island named Reza Barati
The Iranian man who died during violent clashes on Manus Island earlier this week was a 23-year-old named Reza Barati, who arrived…
Tehran calls in Australia envoy over death of Iranian
Tehran has complained to Australia about the death of an Iranian asylum seeker at a detention center in Papua New Guinea. In…
9 Iranian asylum seekers sew up lips in Australia
Nine Iranian asylum seekers in Australia’s Christmas Island have sewn up their lips and dozens are on hunger strike in protest at…
Signs of hope in Iran, but can Australia be part of the solution?
Over recent months, Iran has become the largest source of asylum seekers arriving in Australia, with more than 5,000 having arrived this…