As the U.S. and its world partners race to reach a nuclear deal with Iran, women and children in the Islamic republic struggle under harsh, discriminatory laws despite numerous calls for reform from human rights groups and the international community. Last year, several women in the Iranian city of Isfahan were severely burned in […]
Tag: Human Rights Abuses
Iranian state media chiefs try to escape EU sanctions by denying role in human rights abuses
Lawyers representing two of the most senior figures in Iran´s official media have argued that their clients bear no responsibility for the broadcast of forced confessions on state television. Mohammad Sarafraz, the head of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), and Hamid Reza Emadi, the head of news for Press TV, an English language […]
U.S. Lawmakers Criticize Human Rights Abuses in Iran
Several U.S. lawmakers criticized “major” human rights abuses in Iran including executions and state persecution of religious minorities and homosexuals. The criticism was voiced in a June 19 Congressional subcommittee hearing focused on “Iran’s Abysmal Human Rights Record” under President Hassan Rohani, who came to power about a year ago. It comes as Iran, […]