U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday he has passed to the U.N. Security Council correspondence about U.S. suspicions of Iran’s involvement in an alleged plot to kill the Saudi ambassador in Washington.
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Reports of human rights abuses in Iran on rise: U.N by Reuters.
Reuters – Human rights violations in Iran appear to be increasing, with political activists, journalists and others often facing persecution, a U.N. rights investigator said in a report released on Monday.
Mohammad Maleki and Fereshteh Shirazi Receive Prison Sentences
Mohammad Maleki and Fereshteh Shirazi have been sentenced to one year and 3 years in prison respectively.
Honors Student Amin Niaeifar Lashed
Amin Niaeifar, an honor student at Tehran University, has been lashed for insulting Ahmadinejad.
Dr. Azmayesh meets the delegate for human rights of the german parliament in Berlin
mehriran.de – Dr.Mostafa Azmayesh, International Organisation to preserve Human Rights in Iran, meets the delegate for human rights of the German Parliament in Berlin
Conference on Gandhis path as a way to freedom and democracy in Iran
mehriran.de reports from Stuttgart – Conference on Gandhis path as a way to freedom and democracy in Iran
Rights rapporteur issues report on Iran
Ahmad Shaheed, the special UN rapporteur, has published his first report on the state of human rights in Iran.
Saudi Arabia Takes Iran To UN Over Alleged Plot
Saudi Arabia has reportedly moved to have Iran reported to the UN Security Council over an alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington.
UN Report Documents Iran’s Human Rights Crisis
The Iranian government should immediately allow access to the UN appointed Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed to address Iran’s ongoing human rights crisis, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today, following the release of Shaheed’s interim report.
Final Ruling for Jafar Panahi & Mohammad Rasoulof
The Appeals Court of Tehran Province has issued its rulings for Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof who were sentenced to prison terms and bans by the lower court. Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof are two Iranian filmmakers and directors charged with acting against national security and propaganda against the regime.