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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.

FM spox: JCPOA joint commission meeting to be held online Wednesday

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said the joint commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will be held online on Wednesday to discuss the implementation of the nuclear deal and obstacles for participants' co...

IRC: Yemen humanitarian crisis worst in 2021

Yemen is the country most at risk of a humanitarian catastrophe in 2021, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has warned, marking the third year running the war-ravaged nation has earned the grim recognition.

US slaps travel ban on ICC prosecutor for investigating war crimes

The outgoing prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) hit out on Monday at sanctions slapped on her by the Trump Administration in her final speech to an annual gathering of the court’s member states before she leaves office next ye...

15 Iranian hostages held by US: HR official

In an interview with Jaame Jam Newspaper on Monday, the Secretary of High Council for Human Rights said that 15 Iranian hostages falsely accused of violating US sanctions are jailed by the US government so that they could be exchanged by criminals wi...

US imposing utmost aggressive medical sanctions on Iran: Minister

Iran's Minister of Health and Medical Education Saeed Namaki said that the US has imposed the most brutal and aggressive sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Spox: Iran protests at Europe’s statement supporting terrorist

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh announced that the German and French envoys were summoned to relay the Islamic Republic's strong protest to Europe's support for an infamous terrorist element.

Homelessness a neither inevitable nor unstoppable problem in western countries: UN

During the pandemic, 30 organizations in 20 countries have gathered testimony from homeless people demanding action, UN report.

Iran urges West to put aside politicizing chemical weapons

Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi called on the Western states not to politicize issues consistent with prohibition of chemical weapons.

Assassination of Fakhrizade another double standard in western human rights policies: HCHR official

Lashing out the double standards in human rights policies of western countries, the Deputy to the Secretary of HCHR said that the western approach toward the assassination of Dr.Fakhrizade symbolizes the contemptuous double standards in the scope of ...

Diplomacy aligned with martyrs’ goals meets national interests: HR official

In a ceremony held in commemoration of the martyred scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizade, the Secretary of High Council for Human Rights condemned the approach taken by western countries with respect to ignoring the terrorist aspect of this assassination and...