Posts Tagged: Iran Human Rights
Iran Threatens to Drop Nuclear Deal if UN Imposes New Sanctions
Iran has threatened to walk away from the recently inked nuclear deal and stop rolling back its nuclear enrichment program, according to recent comments by...
House Foreign Affairs Chairman Calls for New Sanctions Against Iran Over Human Rights Abuses
The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) sent a letter to President Barack Obama on Wednesday calling on the president directly to slap...
Why the Iranian Mullahs Should Be Grateful to the American President
On Wednesday, U.S. President Barack Obama fulfilled a lifelong dream he has spent nearly seven years in office trying to realize. It is a very different...
US-Iran Diplomacy Fails to Bear Fruit for Imprisoned Christian Pastor
JNS.org - While the White House and Congress prepare for a final showdown over the controversial Iran nuclear deal, three American prisoners and one missing American...
State Department Rejects Theory Iran Negotiations Delayed Unveiling of Human Rights Reports
The U.S. rejected reports that it had delayed the release of the 2014 State Department human rights reports for political reasons, such as ongoing negotiations...
Sen. Ted Cruz Slams State Department for Delaying Iran Human Rights Report
JNS.org - Presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Thursday that the Obama administration’s State Department is illegally delaying the publication of a report on...
NYU Students Celebrate 1,000 Hangings in Iran
The scene outside New York University (NYU) on Wednesday morning was of a celebratory and sarcastic nature. A "massive party" is taking place to bring...
Sanitizing Iran, Demonizing Israel
JNS.org - As expected, the Obama administration is having a hard time selling the American public on the feeble understanding—it's not a "deal," since...
Human Rights Group Blasts Iran for Drafting Laws That ‘Reduce Women to Baby-Making Machines’
TIME - Amnesty International has slammed Iran for proposing two draft laws aimed at boosting the country's population, saying the legislating would "reduce Iranian women...
US Imposes Sanctions on Nine New Iranian Targets
Reuters - The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on nine new targets, saying the entities and people targeted had supported Iran's efforts to avoid...
Iranian Woman Protests Discrimination With Subway Dance
NBC News - Dancing in front of passengers on a subway takes a lot of guts whoever and wherever you are — but its particularly...
Iran’s Letter to Obama: Thanks for the Nukes!
Dear President Obama, You've been a great friend for the last six years and, to express our appreciation, we'd like to acknowledge some of your many...
Did Iran’s Crackdown on Dissidents Include Nuclear Scientists?
A four-month extension granted by the P5+1 to the Islamic Republic of Iran to comply with the nuclear arms deal brokered in late-2013 and negotiate...
Rouhani’s Record Reveals Nothing Has Changed in Iran
While Iranian President Rouhani pledged to usher in a new era of human rights for Iranians, the person held out as a "moderate" has presided...
