The European Union has removed five Iranian bank directors from its blacklist after these individuals filed a suit to challenge the EU decision to put them under sanctions.
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More Iranian pilgrims kidnapped in Syria
The Iranian embassy in Syria has announced that 48 Iranian pilgrims were abducted in Damascus on Saturday August 4.
Boxing association sanctions referees
German referee Frank Scharmach, who disqualified Iranian Olympic boxer Ali Mazaheri after three warnings, has been given a five-day suspension by the Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA).
Iranian Authorities Hold Political Prisoners Hostage
Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Peace Laureate, International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), and the Iranian League for the Defence of Human Rights (LDDHI) said in a joint statement today: Conditions of prisoners in Iran are deteriorating by the day.
More Abuse by the Iranian Regime: Human Rights Violations Summary Report
Kurdish Political Prisoner, Ramezan Ahmad Kamal, on Hunger Strike Ramezan Ahmad Kamal, a Kurdish political prisoner and a Syrian citizen arrested over three years ago in Iran by Ministry of Intelligence agents and accused of being a member of the PKK (the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, an armed militia group), is on a hunger […]
Iranian Doctors Who Were Jailed in Iran Awarded At International AIDS Conference
Two pioneering Iranian doctors who were jailed in Iran have received the “Elizabeth Taylor” award at the opening of the world’s largest AIDS conference in Washington.
India bars 3 Iranian banks on security fears: report
India’s home ministry has refused to allow three Iranian banks to open branches on Indian soil because of concerns about money-laundering and terror financing, a report said on Friday.
More than 100 reformists tried in 2009 unrest, says Iranian lawmaker
More than one hundred prominent reformists figures have been tried in the past three years, a conservative member of the Iranian parliament has admitted.
Japan shippers to resume loading Iranian oil on Friday-sources
Japanese shippers will start loading on Friday their first cargo of Iranian oil in a month and a half, after the government provided insurance guarantees to replace EU coverage which was suspended due to sanctions against Iran, sources said.
Rumi’s Ramadan Poem
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. Every day during this month, Muslims around the world spend the daylight hours in a complete fast.