Red Crescent Iran says the first shipment of humanitarian aid from Turkey arrived today at the Azerbaijan disaster area but Turkish relief workers have been retunred from Varzaghan.
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Parliament mulls end to its foreign exchange for travellers
Iranian Parliament is reviewing a plan to stop providing foreign currency to travellers at the official bank rate, the Mehr News Agency reports.
Nasrin Sotoudeh’s 13-year Old Daughter Banned From Foreign Travel
A security court in Tehran has ruled to ban foreign travel for human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh’s husband, Reza Khandan, and her daughter, Mehraveh Khandan, 13. Reza and Mehraveh Khandan each received a ruling and summons notice from Branch Two of Tehran’s Shahid Moghaddas Court, located next to Evin Prison, which is dedicated […]
Iran Tries to Neuter Foreign Media and International Press Freedoms
Iranian authorities should end their undue restrictions on and intimidation of foreign-based journalists and media outlets, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today.
Iran Bans Banks From Sending Statements To ‘Foreign’ E-Mail Addresses
Iran’s minister of communications and information technology, Reza Taghipour, has sent a letter to the head of the country’s Central Bank, Mahmud Bahmani, asking him to instruct banks to refrain from sending bank statements to e-mail addresses administered by foreign providers.
Foreign email prohibited in Iran
Iran’s Minister of Communications and Technology has announced a ban on the use of foreign email services such as Yahoo and Gmail in order to “protect information security.”
Iran’s rules change for children born to foreign fathers
New legislation passed by the Iranian Parliament grants permanent residency to children to born to Iranian mothers and foreign fathers.
EU foreign policy chief urges Iran to release opposition leaders
GVF — The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, urged Iranian authorities to release Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mahdi Karroubi, the leaders of Iran’s opposition Green Movmenet.
UK Foreign Secretary calls for ‘immediate release’ of Green Movement leaders
GVF — British Foreign Secretary William Hague has called for the release of the leaders of Iran’s opposition movement Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mahdi Karroubi.
Foreign exchange rules tightened
Iran’s Central Bank has announced that all money-exchange services in the country must trade foreign currency only within three to five percentage points of the Central Bank rate.