Two leading rights groups on Tuesday called for an end to international cash and technical assistance to Iran’s anti-drug campaign, which they said was bolstering a rise in executions.
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Right groups call on Iran to release Kurdish activist
Mohammad Seddigh Kaboudvand’s health has “drastically deteriorated” in Evin prison after lengthy hunger strikes.
Rights groups call for renewal of rapporteur’s mandate
The rights groups’ statement says human rights are deteriorating in Iran. With the Islamic Republic’s steely refusal to cooperate with UN organizations, they say the member states’ support of Shaheed’s mission in Iran is more vital than ever. Shaheed released his second human rights report on March 7, attaching the testimony of […]
Rights groups make global appeal for help with Iran
International rights groups have called on the global community to take a firmer stance in its talks with Iran on respect for human rights.
Iranian opposition student groups condemn storming of British embassy
Two opposition student organisations in Iran have condemned the storming of the British embassy, claiming those behind it were associated with the Islamic regime.
Iranian reformist groups barred from elections
The head of Iran’s Elections Headquarters has emphasized once again that two disbanded reformist organizations, the Islamic Iran Participation Front and the Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution, will not be allowed to run candidates in the coming parliamentary elections.
Syrian Opposition Groups Create National Council to ‘Overthrow’ Assad
VOA – Syria’s main opposition groups have joined to create a broad-based national council aimed at unifying their efforts to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad’s government, which they accuse of pushing the country to the brink of civil war.
Iran sentences two Kurd men to six years of prison for links to religious groups
The Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced two Kurd men from Sardasht to prison.