The head of Iran’s judiciary announced on Wednesday that the courts will readily “issue death penalties” to the “disruptors” of the country’s foreign currency market.
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Iran ready to resume nuclear talks
Ali Larijani, the Speaker of Iran’s Parliament, announced today that Iran is prepared to resume talks with the G5+1 over its nuclear activities.
Soltani To File Suit Against Javad Larijani for False Terrorist Accusation
One day after Mohammad Javad Larijani claimed that distinguished human rights lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani, who is currently inside Evin Prison, was connected to terrorist groups, his wife, Massoumeh Dehghan, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that Soltani has never faced such an accusation and that he and his lawyers will be […]
Iranian Official at the UN Hurls Baseless Accusations at Top Lawyer and Opposition Leaders
(16 November 2011) Iranian authorities should stop misrepresenting their human rights record in order to deflect international criticism and justify widely reported illegal detentions, said the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran today.
Report: Iran’s parliament speaker to visit North Korea
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani will visit North Korea on Sunday on a three-day trip, Iran’s parliament news service said.
Larijani says Majlis election should not eclipse economy
QOM – Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has said that people’s economic problems should not be overshadowed by political groups’ struggle for the March parliamentary election.
Family Of Dead Iranian Prisoner Complains To Judiciary Head
The family of journalist Reza Hoda Saber, who died of a heart attack last month while on a hunger strike in Iran’s Evin prison, has complained to judiciary head Mohammad Sadegh Larijani about the circumstances of his death, RFE/RL’s Radio Farda reports.
Iran rejects appointment of UN human rights investigator
Head of Iranian judiciary’s Human Rights Council says any international body that appoints a special human rights rapporteur for Iran is acting illegally.
Iran human rights chief says flogging, stoning and amputation is not torture
The Secretary of the Human Rights Department in the Judiciary said that westerners take advantage of retribution [eye for an eye] sentences, amputations and stoning.