Palestinian Canadians sue Foreign Minister Joly over arms exports to Israel

Palestinian Canadians and human rights lawyers are suing Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly over exports of military equipment to Israel, which they argue violate Canada’s obligations under domestic and international law.

Western backers of Israel in no position to lecture on human rights: Iran

TEHRAN - The spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry has chastised Western nations for penning and supporting a UN resolution that is critical of Iran, asserting that they lacked the authority to advocate for human rights.

Islamic arts from Iran, other countries on show at Toronto’s Aga Khan Museum

TEHRAN - Aga Khan Museum in Toronto has put on show an array of Muslim art that dates from the 9th to 19th centuries.

West not entitled to shed crocodile tears for Iranians: Foreign Ministry 

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry late on Friday said a small number of Western countries are not entitled to shed “crocodile tears” for the Iranian nation.

‘Historical shadow of slavery in Canada looms over modern politics’

TEHRAN- The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Friday that the scourge of slavery is still present in the Canadian government’s policy in several contemporary guises.

MKO members reportedly struggling to find shelter

Group planning to send high-ranking members to Canada and Germany 

TEHRAN - As pressure from the Albanian government piles up, the Mujahedin-e-Khalq terror organization has decided to transfer its members to other countries, according to Tasnim.

Canadians! Have you heard anything about “Mohandesi” operation?

TEHRAN - A new report by the Tasnim news agency shows the terrorist Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO) might be transferred to Canada from their current residence in Albania.

Canada slaps fresh sanctions on Iran

TEHRAN- Canada has slapped new sanctions on Iran, accusing it of destabilizing the region and backing Russia’s conflict in Ukraine, and also targeting the drone and aviation sectors of the nation.

Iranian vocalist Qorbani to stage concert in Canada

TEHRAN – Iranian traditional vocalist Alireza Qorbani will stage concerts in the Canadian cities of Vancouver and Toronto in November. 

Iranian sculptor Parviz Tanavoli’s works on display in Vancouver gallery

TEHRAN –A collection of artworks by prominent Iranian sculptor Parviz Tanavoli is currently on display in an exhibition in Vancouver Art Gallery in Canada. 

Iran regrets political machinations over the 2020 Ukraine passenger plane incident

TEHRAN- The Iranian Foreign Ministry has chastised Canada, Sweden, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom for pursuing “political intentions" by referring the issue of a Ukrainian passenger plane disaster in January 2020 to the International Court of Justice, saying that the four had avoided dialogue with Tehran.

Tehran takes Canada to top UN court for breaching Iran’s state immunity

TEHRAN - Iran has launched legal proceedings at the UN’s top court against Canada for breaching the Islamic Republic’s state immunity by designating the country a sponsor of terrorism under “false and wrongful” allegations, Press TV reported. 

Canada doesn’t cooperate in extraditing former banker: Iranian Judiciary spokesman

TEHRAN – The Iranian Judiciary is seeking to bring former banker Mahmoud Reza Khavari to the country but the Canadian government is not cooperating with Iran, Judiciary spokesman Masoud Setayeshi has said.

Iran urges France to avoid violence against peaceful protesters

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has urged the French government to observe human rights and avoid violence against citizens who are peacefully protesting proposed pension reforms.

Iranian foundation holds conference on MEK role in genocide against Kurds

TEHRAN – An Iranian foundation focusing on studying the crimes of the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK) has held a conference on the role of the group played on massacring Iraqi Kurds.

Canada imposes fresh sanctions against Iran

TEHRAN- In response to alleged abuses of human rights, the Canadian government slapped fresh sanctions on Iran on Monday, focusing on two people and three entities.

Iran calls UN human rights resolution ‘one-sided’ and ‘unrealistic’

TEHRAN - The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Thursday dismissed a Canadian-proposed resolution ratified by third committee of the UN General Assembly on the situation of human rights in Iran, condemning it as an example of exploiting human rights to advance political purposes.

Canada slaps fresh sanctions on certain Iranian figures, entities

TEHRAN- In a new move Canada on Thursday placed restrictions on certain Iranian figures and entities for alleged human rights breaches.

Iran reminds Ottawa: Mass graves of Native children found in Canada still fresh in minds

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani on Thursday lambasted Canada for its dark record of human rights in the course of history, saying the world has not yet forgotten that hundreds of thousands of aboriginal children were forcefully separated from their families and bodies of hundreds of them were discovered in mass graves last year.

Iran starts issuing ID cards for nationals residing in U.S.

TEHRAN – The first identity card for Iranians living in the United States was issued on Friday, IRNA reported.

Canada, Japan and Europe import Iranian pharmaceuticals

TEHRAN – Iranian-made pharmaceuticals are currently exported to Canada, Japan, and Europe, Faramarz Ekhteraei, chairman of the Iranian Pharmaceutical Industries Syndicate, has said.

Objects from primitive tribes to be added to Omidvar Brothers’ Museum

TEHRAN – Retired Iranian globetrotter Issa Omidvar, whose brother Abdollah passed away earlier this month, has said more objects they collected from primitive tribes in the 1950s will be added to their museum located in northern Tehran.