The Human Rights Council in May appointed Iranian Ambassador Ali Bahreini as ... to freedom of opinion and expression – among other issues. Dujarric and Guterres have previously deflected ...

The spokesperson for U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday that the U.N. chief met with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in New York this week and raised human rights issues in light ...

A prominent Iranian human rights lawyer has told CNN that while ... as decades of bitterness over the regime’s treatment of women and other issues boiled over after the death of 22-year-old ...

Reza Khandan describes life in prison and his fight against mandatory hijab laws alongside his wife, Nasrin Sotoudeh ...

Bahareh Hedayat said her strike is a "humble contribution" for freedom of Iran. LONDON -- Iranian human rights activist Bahareh Hedayat is experiencing dire health issues 13 days into her hunger ...

Read full article: UVA issues shelter in place for an active ... (Bleecker Street via AP) Prominent Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi is seen in a meeting on women's rights in Tehran ...

It said that just transferring her to the hospital will not address the severe health issues caused by ... Peace Prize and the second Iranian woman after human rights activist Shirin Ebadi in ...

Iran has detained at least 10 teens ... The Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, which focuses on rights issues in the Kurdistan region, said it identified at least three of the minors by name.

U.S. negotiators have a range of issues they can use as leverage, as outlined by the recommendations in the March 2025 report of the special rapporteur on human rights in Iran, such as demanding ...

The European Union agreed to impose new sanctions on Iran after a deadly crackdown on recent protests over the death of a young Iranian woman, according to EU diplomats. The bloc’s executive arm ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The United States issued a new round of Iran sanctions on Wednesday targeting 12 individuals who it said were tied to Tehran's "ongoing, violent repression of the ...