Iran

Iran’s Human Rights Secretary has condemned the EU’s recent sanctions on three Iranian passenger airlines, calling them a violation of international law and an infringement on Iranian citizens’ rights.

15 Iranian hostages held by US: HR official

In an interview with Jaame Jam Newspaper on Monday, the Secretary of High Council for Human Rights said that 15 Iranian hostages falsely accused of violating US sanctions are jailed by the US government so that they could be exchanged by criminals wi...

US imposing utmost aggressive medical sanctions on Iran: Minister

Iran's Minister of Health and Medical Education Saeed Namaki said that the US has imposed the most brutal and aggressive sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Spox: Iran protests at Europe’s statement supporting terrorist

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh announced that the German and French envoys were summoned to relay the Islamic Republic's strong protest to Europe's support for an infamous terrorist element.

Homelessness a neither inevitable nor unstoppable problem in western countries: UN

During the pandemic, 30 organizations in 20 countries have gathered testimony from homeless people demanding action, UN report.

UN: food crisis a ‘ticking timebomb’ in Yemen

UN humanitarians issued a fresh alert on Friday for war-torn Yemen, warning that time is running out to avoid famine in the country. Out of two million children who need treatment for acute malnutrition, 360,000 are at risk of dying if they do not re...

Details of Rohingya refugees’ conditions demanded: UN expert

A United Nations human rights expert has called for an independent assessment on the conditions at Bhasan Char, the remote island in Bangladesh where more than a thousand Rohingya were taken earlier this month, as he condemned the world’s &ldqu...

Iran urges West to put aside politicizing chemical weapons

Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi called on the Western states not to politicize issues consistent with prohibition of chemical weapons.

Assassination of Fakhrizade another double standard in western human rights policies: HCHR official

Lashing out the double standards in human rights policies of western countries, the Deputy to the Secretary of HCHR said that the western approach toward the assassination of Dr.Fakhrizade symbolizes the contemptuous double standards in the scope of ...

Diplomacy aligned with martyrs’ goals meets national interests: HR official

In a ceremony held in commemoration of the martyred scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizade, the Secretary of High Council for Human Rights condemned the approach taken by western countries with respect to ignoring the terrorist aspect of this assassination and...

UN expert calls for Julian Assange’s release, cites prison’s COVID outbreak

Amid a COVID-19 outbreak at London’s Belmarsh prison, an independent UN expert appealed to British authorities on Tuesday to release Julian Assange or to place him under guarded house arrest during extradition proceedings to the United States. ...