Western World

The United Kingdom government’s order to Apple to allow access to encrypted cloud data harms the privacy rights of users in the UK and worldwide, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today.

Envoy: UN draft resolution amounts to incitement to Iranophobia

The following is the statement by Zahra Ershadi, ambassador and deputy permanent representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, concerning the draft resolution, “The Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran,” t...

Military Officers Say Torture in Guantanamo A Source of Shame for US Gov’t

A group of US military officers urged that a Pakistani man sentenced to prison should now be freed after he detailed the torture he faced from the CIA.

Record number of Americans quit their jobs in August: Labor Dept

A record number of Americans quit their jobs in the month of August, says the US Labor Department, with walkouts mostly hitting the food and retail sector.

Terrorism must not be tied to any religion, nationality

Ambassador and Chargé d’affaires ad Interim of Permanent Mission of Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations said that terrorism cannot and should not be tied to any religion, nationality, civilization or ethnic group.

Envoy reaffirms Irans "unwavering commitments" to fight all forms of terrorism

Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi in statement reaffirmed Iran's unwavering commitments to combat all manifestations of terrorism, including economic and medical ones.

Sanctions are the US New war strategy against nations

In an address to the UN General Assembly, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said the Islamic Republic’s resistance and strategic rationality defeated the hostile American plots, stressing that Iran does not trust the promises made by the US government....

Iran Asks Int’l Community to Hold US Accountable for Killing Afghan Civilians

The Iranian foreign ministry blasted the US Army for killing 10 Afghan civilians, calling on the international community to hold Washington accountable for its crimes in the war-ravaged country.

Exporting Arms to Saudi Arabia Makes a Sham of Ottawa’s Human Rights Record

Canadian law bans the sale of weapons where there is a risk they will be misused. Saudi forces are fighting in the civil war in Yemen, and are the chief instigator of one of the world’s biggest humanitarian crisis.

Violence, torture used against Iranian citizen in Swedish jail: Ambassador

Evidence suggests that violence and torture have been used against an Iranian citizen imprisoned in Sweden, Iran’s ambassador to Stockholm says after meeting with the citizen in jail.

Experts Say Booster Jabs for Rich Countries Will Cause More Deaths Worldwide

Many more people around the world will die of COVID if Western political leaders “reject their responsibility to the rest of humanity” by prioritising booster shots for their own populations instead of sharing doses, the head of the Oxfor...