On 15 September 2011, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon published a report on the situation of human rights in Iran. The report describes the situation of human rights in Iran and provides recommendations for the Iranian government’s compliance with UN resolutions. Download PDF of report http://iranhumanrights.org/wp-content/uploads/Sept_2011_Secretary_General_Report.pdf
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EU wants Iran to suspend death penalty
Twenty-seven members of the European Union have called on the Islamic Republic to suspend the death penalty in Iran.
U.S. accuses Iran of plot to kill Saudi ambassador
LATIMES-An elaborate Iranian-backed plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States was disrupted by FBI and DEA agents, officials said Tuesday.
Reformists say general boycott of elections looms large
The Islamic Iran Participation Front, a reformist party, says: “Boycotting the elections has become a principle for the people.”
The Human Rights House of Iran Launches “Anti-Death Penalty Committee”
As the World Day against Death Penalty approaches, the Human Rights House of Iran has launched its “Anti-Death Penalty Committee”
Iran arrests 14 more in bank fraud probe: reports
TEHRAN (AFP) — Iranian officials have arrested 14 more people as part of a probe into a vast, recently uncovered bank scandal and announced they had recovered a quarter of the 1.6 billion dollars allegedly embezzled, reports said on Monday.
EU expands sanctions against Iran over human rights abuses
Associated Press – BRUSSELS — The European Union has expanded sanctions against Iran because of continued human rights abuses.
Iran Actress Reportedly Sentenced To One Year In Jail and Lashings
Iranian actress Marzieh Vafamehr has reportedly been sentenced to a one-year jail term and 90 lashes.
Crackdown tightens on satellite dishes
The chief of Iran’s security forces has announced that police officers are authorized to enter private residences to confiscate satellite dishes, even as Tehran’s police commissioner declared that authorities will press on with their plan to seize every dish.
EU moves towards further sanctions on Syria, Iran
(Reuters) – The European Union is set next week to consider blacklisting the Syrian central bank as well as imposing sanctions against more Iranian individuals, according to sources on Wednesday familiar with the situation.