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Religious minorities in Iran co-exist peacefully: Rights official
Mar 11, 2021 02:07Followers of religious minorities in Iran co-exist peacefully, enjoy all constitutional rights and play a substantial role along with their Muslim brothers in defending the nation, said the secretary of the Iranian Judiciary’s High Council for Human Rights.
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Iran rejects ‘unfair’ UN expert report on human rights situation
Mar 10, 2021 09:44Iran’s permanent ambassador to the UN office in Geneva says the United Nations’ rapporteur’s report on the so-called human rights situation in the country is “unfair and deviant” since it propagates “prejudicial” statements about the whole nation.
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US sanctions two Iranians on allegations of ‘human rights violations’
Mar 10, 2021 03:18The United States has imposed sanctions on two Iranians for what it calls “violations of human rights.”
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Syria demands Security Council take firm measures against Israeli acts of aggression
Feb 04, 2021 13:22Syria has once again called on the United Nations Security Council to assume its responsibilities within the framework of the UN Charter, and to adopt prompt and practical measures to stop illegal Zionist entity’s act of aggression against Syria.
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HRW: Human rights situation in Bahrain deteriorated in 2020 as regime continues to stifle dissent
Jan 14, 2021 12:54Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Bahrain’s human rights situation deteriorated dramatically in 2020 as Aal-e Khalfiah regime authorities’ escalated repression against online and social media activists and critics with courts upholding death sentences against opposition figures.
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UNHCR concerned about over 30,000 Central Africans fleeing election violence
Jan 08, 2021 15:52More than 30,000 people have been forced to flee the Central African Republic due to violence surrounding its elections, the UN said Friday, and tens of thousands more have been internally displaced.
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US protesters take to streets after Minneapolis police fatally shoot man
Dec 31, 2020 10:20US Protesters have gathered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, near the scene of a deadly shootout by the police, marking the first killing by the police since the death of African-American George Floyd in the city in May.
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Detention centers in UAE mass graves for female inmates, right organization warns
Dec 25, 2020 04:11An international human rights group has warned about the appalling condition of women being held behind bars across the United Arab Emirates, describing detention centers in the Persian Gulf country as “mass graves” for female detainees.
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Tehran condemns adoption of anti-Iran resolution at UN
Dec 17, 2020 08:29Iran has condemned a resolution passed by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic, saying the document lacks legal status.
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Iran, Cuba, Venezuela raise alarm on impact of sanctions in light of COVID-19
Dec 01, 2020 11:01Iran, Cuba and Venezuela host a virtual seminar at the UN headquarters in Vienna on unilateral sanctions and their impacts in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.