Tehran Times A long-awaited bill on protection of animals which had been proposed over 3 years ago was finally brought to the Majlis (Iranian Parliament), ISNA news agency reported on Tuesday. Since 2016, some animal cruelty cases have been spotted in the country which mounted public criticism and pushed the Majlis to pass a law against cruelty ...

Tehran Times - The government and the judiciary have been slow to submit a bill proposed over 3 years ago (to the Majlis) on protection of animals and wildlife, Mohammad Reza Tabesh, head of the Majlis environment committee has stated. Referring to a video emerged online showing the killings of stray dogs in Tehran suburbs, he lamented that I declare ...

Iran Front Page - Iranian lawmakers have unanimously passed a bill presented by the government which allows children with an Iranian mother and a non-Iranian father to ask for the countrys citizenship. During a parliamentary session on Sunday, May 12, 188 lawmakers voted in favour of the bill which had been presented to the Parliament by the government ...

Al-Monitor | Rohollah Faghihi: A controversial bill in the Iranian parliament seeks to ban its members from running for office after serving three consecutive terms. Under the new bill, high-profile moderates such as current parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani and outspoken lawmaker Ali Motahari, who have both served three consecutive terms, would not ...

MNA A host of members of the Iranian Parliament have proposed a bill, according to which countries supporting US sanctions on Iran will face punitive measures, including a ban on oil trades. The bill has been signed by 52 members and was received by the presiding board last week. The details of the bill, which is yet to be ratified, have been revealed ...