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Human Rights

Iran rights issue wrongfully in spotlight: Senior official

Emad Askarieh -
Secretary of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights says the country is the region’s leading democracy, and its human rights record has been wrongfully subjected to unnecessary scrutiny.
IFP Exclusive

Canada not cooperative on returning embezzler ‘Khavari’

IFP Editorial Staff -
Spokesman for the Judiciary announced that Canada has not had any kind of cooperation with Iran to return big embezzler Mohammad Reza Khavari to the country.
Hard News

Enemy role possible in Saudi embassy attack: Iran

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s Judiciary spokesman says the country’s enemies may have been involved in orchestrating an attack carried out against the Saudi Arabian embassy in the capital, Tehran, earlier in the month.
Asia

Afghan man cuts off his wife’s nose

IFP Editorial Staff -
An Afghan man fled his home in Faryab Province to join Taliban after cutting off his wife’s nose during a family quarrel. The young woman...
Hard News

50 HR Organizations Call for Cancellation of Saudi Membership in UNHRC

Emad Askarieh -
Fifty Arab human rights organizations drew attention to Saudi Arabia’s onslaught against civilians in Yemen, calling for efforts to have the Arab country stripped of its membership in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
Hard News

Iran Releases Four Prisoners with Dual Citizenship

Emad Askarieh -
An Iranian judiciary official announced that four prisoners with dual citizenship have been released on Saturday based on a decision by Iran’s Supreme National Security Council within the framework of prisoner swap.
Crisis

Iran among top 4 nations with highest refugees

Emad Askarieh -
The latest United Nations survey on international migrant trends reports that Iran is one of the world’s four countries with the highest number of refugees.
Hard News

US may push Iran to reconsider N-deal: Iran Judiciary chief

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s Judiciary chief says US talks of of new sanctions against the Islamic Republic would force Tehran to reconsider implementation of a nuclear agreement reached last July.
Environment

Training instead of jail, an unusual sentence for an environment offender

IFP Editorial Staff -
A man who has been convicted of poaching has been sentenced to receiving environment training instead of imprisonment in Golestan Province.
Hard News

Leader condemns Saudi execution of Sheikh Nimr

Golrokh Askarieh -
The Supreme Leader has slammed the silence of those who claim to be advocates of freedom, democracy and human rights, and their support for the Saudi regime which is killing innocent people.
Human Rights

Iran strongly condemns execution of Sheikh Nimr

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iranian officials have denounced the execution of a prominent Shiite cleric, urging the world of Islam to show reaction to the killing of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.
Human Rights

Saudi executes 47 people, including Sheikh Nimr

Golrokh Askarieh -
Riyadh says it has executed top Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr and 47 others, defying international calls for the release of the jailed political dissidents.
Judiciary

Life of a man on death row for 28 years spared

Emad Askarieh -
In explaining why his family decided to waive its right to Qisas, a brother of the murder victim said that the pleasure one finds in forgiveness can never be found in revenge.
Hard News

Post correspondent permitted to visit family on Christmas Day

Emad Askarieh -
Rezaian was allowed to spend two hours with his mother and wife in Evin prison under a judicial permission.
Law

Valuable legislation, meritorious enforcers

Fatemeh Askarieh -
An Iranian Shiite cleric has said that the country needs to reverse the decline in ethical values before it becomes too late.
Judiciary

Ettela’at managing editor arraigned: Spokesman

Emad Askarieh -
Prosecutors allege that the head of the Ettela’at daily has acted against a directive of theirs which is based on a decision of the Supreme National Security Council.
Law

Iran’s female futsal player uses legal channels to defy travel ban

Emad Askarieh -
Niloufar Ardalan, the captain of Iran's women futsal team, has managed to legally defy the travel ban her husband had imposed on her and attend the 2015 Women's Futsal World Tournament in Guatemala.
Hard News

Jason Rezaian sentenced to jail in Iran

Golrokh Askarieh -
The spokesman for the Judiciary said he could not reveal the details of the ruling.
Hard News

Judiciary chief calls on all Iranians to support JCPOA

Emad Askarieh -
Although some areas of JCPOA are far from perfect, exerting pressure on the government and the negotiators by some groups is quite unfair, Ayatollah Amoli Larijani said.
Hard News

West’s anti-Iran human rights campaign biased: Judiciary chief

Emad Askarieh -
Not only have the Western countries turned a blind eye to the deadly Saudi aggression against Yemen but also defended the bloody campaign, Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani said.
Cultural Heritage

Environment chief: Iran wins legal battle against US

Emad Askarieh -
The number of Maragheh Fossils is 3,000, of which 1,500 fossils were sent to US for research, the environment chief said.
Hard News

Iran slams human rights report as baseless

Emad Askarieh -
The Secretary of Iran's High Council for Human Rights Mohammad Javad Larijani has blasted a report by a UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights situation in Iran.
Judiciary

The highest-paid Iranian lawyer is visually impaired

Emad Askarieh -
An attorney should get happy after winning a court case only if his victory makes a difference in the legal literature of his country, said Ali Saberi.
Hard News

Washington’s jailing of Iranian citizens unacceptable: Spokeswoman

Emad Askarieh -
Afkham said Iran has always stressed that it considers the detention of its citizens for “breaching sanctions” illegal and in violation of international laws.
Judiciary

Iranian judges are offered online services

Golrokh Askarieh -
A Judicial official has said that the Iranian judges can log onto the Judiciary’s social networking site and have online interaction with fellow justices.
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