News
Iran: family forced to put their children on sale due to not affording hospital costs
NCRI – Iranian news agencies reported this week on Araki triplets being put on sale by their father due to his inability to pay the hospital […]
Year: 2016
Iran & World
Tony Shaffer: Iran trying to show world US is a paper tiger
Oct. 14, 2016 – 1:35 – Iran deploying warships off coast of Yemen after U.S., Iran-backed rebels trade fire
Human Rights
Which countries still have the death penalty – and who executes the most prisoners?
Independent, Oct. 12, 2016 – China and Iran are responsible for the highest number of executions in the world, according statistics from Amnesty International. Although […]
Human Rights
Liberals face more criticism for engaging countries with poor human rights records
By: The Hill Times A group of Iranian-Canadians last week demanded the Liberal government include mention of a 1988 Iranian massacre in Canada’s annual resolution […]
Iran & World
TheGuardian: UK urged to take Iran to international court over woman’s jail sentence
Human rights organisation calls for action after UN group rules Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s detention is arbitrary The human rights organisation Redress has called on the UK […]
Iran & World
Iran deploys warships off Yemen coast in the Gulf of Aden: Tasnim
Iran sent two warships to the Gulf of Aden on Thursday, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, establishing a military presence in waters off Yemen […]
Iran & World
News
The Telegraph: The West should learn from its chess players’ refusal to pander to Iran
By: The Telegraph A number of the world’s leading women chess players have announced they won’t attend the upcoming World Chess Championship in the Islamic Republic […]
Human Rights
U.S. Chess Star’s Petition Against Holding Women’s Tournament in Iran Exceeds 15k Signatures
by TheTower.org Staff | 10.11.16 1:35 pm Iran is forcing women to cover their hair at the next world chess championship—and the reigning American female […]
Canada
Physical strain, emotional upset can trigger heart attack
(Reuters Health) Oct. 10, 2016 – Intense physical exertion or extreme emotional upset can each trigger a heart attack, and the risk may be highest […]