Zoleikha Mousavi, mother of Hossein Ronaghi Maleki shared the following message for Norouz: As long as I’m alive I will not have a moment of peace. The day my son was kidnapped from me, my heart was penetrated with the weight of all the pain in the world. This is the 6th year I […]
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Rohani Praises Nuclear Deal In TV Address
Iranian President Hassan Rohani says the nuclear understanding reached between six world powers and Iran on April 2 will be a “historic memory” for the Iranian people. Rohani, speaking in a nationally televised address, said Iran believes that in today’s world, “threatening and pressuring others” does not work and any agreement should be a […]
Initial Accord with Iran Holds Promise for Human Rights
But Risks of Hardline Backlash Remain The understanding reached on Iran’s nuclear program on April 2 is a welcome development, averting at least for now, an inexorable descent into confrontation, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. This initial agreement also presents renewed opportunities for human rights. “Political space in Iran, […]
‘Framework’ for final deal reached at Iran nuclear talks
Iran and world powers reached a framework on curbing Iran’s nuclear program at marathon talks in Switzerland on Thursday that will allow further negotiations towards a final agreement. A Western official said it would include limits on Iran’s enrichment of uranium for 10 years. Western and Iranian officials at the talks said they would […]
Iran Nuke Talks To Continue
International talks on Iran’s nuclear program are due to continue in Switzerland on April 2. Senior officials from Iran and six powers failed to reach a framework deal by a self-imposed deadline of March 31. The talks aim at blocking Iran’s capacity to build a nuclear bomb in exchange for lifting sanctions. U.S. Secretary […]
Amnesty International Concerned About ‘Alarming Rise In Death Sentences’
Amnesty International says the number of death sentences issued worldwide increased sharply during 2014 as governments used capital punishment in a “flawed attempt” to fight crime, combat terrorism, and quash internal instability. In a report released on April 1, the London-based rights group said at least 2,466 death sentences were recorded during 2014 in […]
We have to stop nuclear negotiations from overshadowing Iran’s human rights record
With progress being made in the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, it’s time for a new conversation about Iran – one about the country’s dismal human rights record. The international community’s diplomatic efforts should be deployed to improve the basic tenets of democracy – freedom of speech, freedom of press, right to information, equality […]
UN Keeps Pressure on Iran for its Rights Failures
Human Rights Monitoring Will Continue March 27, 2015—The United Nations Human Rights Council voted today to renew the mandate of Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, signaling the international community’s continued concern over the state of human rights in Iran. The resolution to renew the […]
Journalist Remains in Prison Beyond End of Sentence
The journalist Saeed Razavi Faghih has yet to be released from prison even though he completed his one-year sentence on February 28, 2015, because he is facing new, as yet unspecified charges, his brother Massoud told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. “When I followed up the reasons why my brother had […]
Iranian Screenwriter, TV Producer Jailed In Tehran
A former screenwriter and producer with Iran’s state-controlled television has been in jail in Tehran for the past two months. Mostafa Azizi, who moved to Canada in 2010, had returned to Tehran to visit his relatives when he was arrested in February and transferred to the notorious Evin prison. Azizi has been reportedly charged […]