Iran says it is very concerned about the killings of Muslims in Myanmar. Violence between the Buddhist and Muslim communities in the country’s Rakhine state has reportedly left dozens dead and displaced between 70,000 and 90,000 people.
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Trial of Ahwazi Arabs raises concern
Amnesty International reports that six members of Iran’s Ahwazi Arab minority will go on trial on May 20 amid fears that they will not receive a fair trial and may face the death penalty for the charge of “enmity against God.”
Concern for son drives prisoner’s hunger strike
There are growing fears today for the well-being of Moahmmad Seddigh Kaboodvand, the Iranian-Kurdish human rights activist who has been on a hunger strike in Evin Prison since Sunday.
Concern grows for health of Iranian opposition leader
Fatemeh Karroubi told the Jaras opposition website that she is greatly concerned about her husband’s health under house arrest, given that opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi is being treated by “physicians trusted by the state security services.”
Concern for opposition leader under house arrest
The wife of detained Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi reports that she has been completely cut off from her husband, adding that the authorities are now holding him in solitary confinement.
Concern mounts over safety of detained opposition leader
Fatemeh Karroubi, the wife of detained opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, has expressed concern over the safety of the building where her husband is being held captive.
Publishers express grave concern over Iranians’ reluctance to read books
Payvand – A number of Iranian publishers have expressed grave concern about the increasing initial reluctance to read books shown by ordinary people.
General Assembly voices concern over Iranian human rights record
UN News Centre – United Nations Member States today expressed deep concern at reports of human rights violations in Iran, including torture, the use of cruel punishments such as flogging and amputations and “pervasive gender inequality and violence against women,” and called on Tehran to strengthen its national human rights institutions.
Concern grows for Iranian journalist in solitary confinement
Jailed journalist Amirali Allamehzadeh is being subjected to grave pressure in prison, his sister has told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
World Powers Voice ‘Increasing Concern’ About Iran In IAEA Draft Resolution
The major world powers have agreed on a joint resolution aimed at intensifying pressure on Iran to address “deep and increasing concern” about its controversial nuclear program.