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The Iranian parliament (Majlis) is considering a bill that would facilitate the procedure of passport issuance for female athletes, scientists, and traders, IRNA reported on Friday.

Former Tehran Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi was given a life long ban from the Justice Department by Branch 38 of the country's Supreme Court, in the case known as the...

The liberation of Mosul has marked an “important milestone” in the global fight against Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh), the United Nations Security Council, welcoming the...

International Action Network on Small Arms’ 2022 Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence will take place from 1st June to 8th June 2022. The theme for this year is “Let’s work together! Strict...

The United Nations today called on all parties in Lebanon to show restraint following the second deadly car bomb attack in less than a week, and to support the army and security forces as they seek...

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, President Hassan Rouhani, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani, and Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani made a total of 6.83 billion rials (nearly...

The first child 24 hour care centre for children with dysfunctional families with the capacity of 150 children will be launched in the next two months in the Harandi district of Tehran.

The newyear ushers in the official launch of the bold and transformative 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by world leaders last September at the United Nations. The new Agenda calls...

Following two weeks with no access to running water for millions of people in and around Damascus due to ongoing fighting near the Syrian capital, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) raised...

The Iraqi Government must ensure that the thousands of women and girls who survived sexual violence by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) terrorist fighters receive care,...

It is noted that from December 22nd to January 5th, IANSA and its members invites you to raise awareness of this very important issue.

The studies of Japanese scholar Shizuko Tsuya about Iranian victims of chemical warfare have recently been published in Persian.

With the efforts of the ODVV (in Special Consultative Status to ECOSOC since 1988), on the sidelines of the 31st Session of the Human Rights Council, Iranian NGOs put up an art-culture tent and the...

The Secretary-General insists on the need to avoid any actions that would derail the two-state solution

Israeli soldiers and police stormed a Palestinian hospital twice over the past week terrifying staff and patients and in some cases preventing doctors from providing emergency medical care to...

sraeli forces destroy five Palestinian homes amid an uptick in the construction of illegal settlements.

Instead of initiating a repressive clampdown on freedom of expression the Israeli authorities must halt any attempt to silence critical media.

Israel should immediately charge or release Palestinians detained without charge or trial for prolonged periods and stop denying them and their lawyers access to evidence of their alleged crimes.

"Israel’s administrative detention which is predominately used to detain Palestinians without charge or trial is arbitrary and abusive" said Magdalena Mughrabi, Deputy Middle East and North Africa...

The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) today expressed concern by the continued and increasing use of administrative detention by Israeli authorities against Palestinians, who are being...