Iran

The acting deputy for international affairs of the Judiciary said: "This summer, 20,619 prisoners across the country were released from prison using legal concessions and judicial facilities."

Junior Iranian females top-ranked in World Taekwondo Cadet Championships

Junior Iranian female taekwondo practitioners have featured praiseworthy displays of spinning kicks and fast kicking techniques at the 2023 World Taekwondo Cadet Championships in Bosnia and Herzegovina. They have been crowned at the high-status inter...

‘Terrorists pursue their agenda under guise of asylum-seeking’

The Islamic Republic of Iran High Council for Human Rights has urged all governments and the UN officials to hold accountable terrorist ringleaders who utilize asylum-seeking as a pretext to follow up their terrorist intentions.

Gharibabadi says court will appoint lawyer for MKO members

The secretary-general of the High Council for Human Rights of the Islamic Republic of Iran says public defenders will soon be appointed to represent members of the Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO) terrorist group at the Tehran criminal court. ...

UN rights chief condemns Shah Cheragh terrorist attack

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has condemned a recent terrorist attack on the Shah Cheragh shrine, located in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz.

Martyrdom moves a nation forward: Supreme Leader

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has described martyrdom as a force that propels nations forward, hailing Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani as an exemplary martyr that united the Iranian nation against the enem...

President Raisi lauds Assadi’s resistance in Belgium, Germany

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has praised the resistance and patience of Assadollah Assadi, a former Iranian diplomat who was imprisoned in Belgium on false charges.

UNSC denounces heinous, cowardly attack by Daesh at Iran,s Shah Cheragh shrine

The United Nations Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms the recent "heinous and cowardly terrorist" attack on innocent people and pilgrims at the Shah Cheragh shrine in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz.

Iranian women win bronze medal in 10m air pistol in world championships

The Iranian female shooting team has won the bronze medal in the 10m air pistol event at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) 2023 World Championships in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan.

Iran will secure release of nationals jailed in US on false charges

The Islamic Republic is doing its utmost to secure the release of several Iranian nationals who are currently imprisoned in the United States on false charges of evading American sanctions, Iran’s top rights official has said.

Gharibabadi: US, EU harbingers of anti-Iran sanctions

Secretary-General of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi has emphasized that unilateral sanctions violate numerous human rights, including the right to life, the right to food, the right to health, the right to education, and...