Reporters Without Borders is very disappointed by President Hassan Rouhani’s record on freedom of information during his first 100 days in office and again urges him to keep his promises to end abuse of authority, impunity and censorship. A moderate conservative backed by Iran’s reformists, Rouhani was declared the first round’s outright winner on […]
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UN Iran Rapporteur Sees No Progress On Human Rights
The UN’s special rapporteur for human rights in Iran has said the country has shown “no sign of improvement” in human rights and “continues to warrant serious concern.” In a report issued on October 23, UN Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed said Iran carried out 724 executions between January 2012 and June 2013, including 202 […]