Human rights

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  • Iran victims 2026-03-28 17:49

    Western human‑rights advocates fall silent while U.S.–Israeli strikes kill Iranians

    TEHRAN - Since the United States and Israel launched sustained military strikes across Iran on February 28, nearly two thousand civilians have been killed and more than twenty‑four thousand injured. These figures, reported by Iran’s Health Ministry and carried by international media, represent one of the deadliest assaults on a sovereign nation in recent years.

  • epstein 2026-02-11 16:33

    Epstein's Island: Deep Dive

    In a concise analysis based on an 8,000-word Persian text, Kurosh Alyani delves into the physiological and neurological foundations of human crisis response, outlining three distinct brain maps used for survival. He argues that these biological mechanisms have been weaponized to construct a network of loyalty as an industry. By leveraging pedophilia and blackmail as systematic tools, this apparatus targets the world's political, economic, cultural, and scientific elite. The article posits that this phenomenon is a systemic industry rather than an isolated occurrence tied solely to figures like Jeffrey Epstein or specific locations. Consequently, the elimination of individual actors or venues does not dismantle the structure; instead, the network adapts, rebuilds in the shadows, and inevitably resurfaces. A condensed summary of this specialized study, is presented in this video.

  • ministry 2026-01-26 17:25

    Minister of Cultural Heritage, UNESCO official emphasize necessity of joint convergence

    TEHRAN—Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Reza Salehi-Amiri and Secretary-General of Iran’s National Commission for UNESCO Hassan Fartousi emphasized the necessity of joint convergence and efforts to strengthen the position of the country's cultural and civilizational heritage in the regional and international arena.

  • Iran-Pak FMs 2026-01-24 20:56

    Tehran thanks Pakistan for voting against anti-Iran resolution at UN

    TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has, in a phone conversation with his Pakistani counterpart Mohammad Ishaq Dar, expressed his gratitude to Pakistan for voting against an anti-Iran resolution at an emergency meeting of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council in Geneva.

  • Bahreini 2026-01-24 20:55

    Iran rejects Western-backed UN mandates as ‘human rights weaponization’ for political gain

    TEHRAN – Iran has formally rejected a resolution adopted in the 39th Special Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Saturday, denouncing the move as a “blatantly politicized action.”

  • migrant 2025-12-17 15:40

    Well-managed migration a strategic asset

    TEHRAN – Observed annually on December 18, the International Migrants Day raises awareness of the impacts that migrants have on societies, both economically, culturally, and socially; however, well-managed migration is a strategic asset as it strengthens resilience, fuels prosperity, and supports social cohesion.

  • Professor Jin Liangxiang 2025-12-12 20:21

    By Sahar Dadjoo

    U.S. actions, not Iran’s behavior, triggered nuclear standoff: Chinese analyst

    Professor Jin stresses that progress is impossible unless Washington demonstrates genuine commitment.

    TEHRAN – On the sidelines of the Conference on “People’s Rights and Legitimate Freedoms in the Thoughts of Ayatollah Khamenei,” the Tehran Times spoke with Professor Jin Liangxiang, a senior research fellow at the Shanghai Institute for International Studies, to explore the shifting dynamics of global governance, human-rights discourse, and power politics in West Asia.

  • interview 2025-12-12 16:14

    Chinese Scholar Jin Liangxiang Talks to Tehran Times

    On the Sidelines of the Conference on “People’s Rights and Legitimate Freedoms in the Thoughts of Ayatollah Khamenei”

  • interview 2025-12-09 18:56

    Julkipli M. Wadi, Professor of Islamic Studies, Speaks to Tehran Times

    On the Sidelines of the Conference on “People’s Rights and Legitimate Freedoms in the Thoughts of Ayatollah Khamenei”

  • Canada 2025-11-21 21:42

    Canada in no position to lecture others on human rights, says Tehran

    TEHRAN – Iran has sharply rebuked Canada for presenting itself as a global defender of human rights, arguing that the country should instead face scrutiny for its own record of systemic racism and abuses against Indigenous peoples.

  • Iran minister says UNESCO recognition of Cyrus Charter reflects deep cultural roots of justice 2025-11-16 17:21

    Iran minister says UNESCO recognition of Cyrus Charter reflects deep cultural roots of justice

    TEHRAN – Iran’s minister of cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts said the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s recognition of Cyrus the Great’s Charter demonstrates that justice has long been embedded in Iranian culture.

  • UNESCO recognition of Cyrus Cylinder highlights Iran’s role in human rights, museum director says 2025-11-09 16:35

    UNESCO recognition of Cyrus Cylinder highlights Iran’s role in human rights, museum director says

    TEHRAN – The recent UNESCO recognition of the Cyrus Cylinder as one of the earliest documents on human rights is a source of national pride and a reaffirmation of Iran’s contribution to universal human values, the director of the National Museum of Iran said on Sunday.

  • UNESCO recognizes Cyrus Cylinder as one of world’s earliest human rights charters 2025-11-07 16:48

    UNESCO recognizes Cyrus Cylinder as one of world’s earliest human rights charters

    TEHRAN - UNESCO’s General Conference on Thursday adopted a resolution recognizing the Cyrus Cylinder as one of the world’s earliest declarations promoting cultural diversity and human rights.

  • Mahdieh Esfandiari 2025-10-14 21:32

    France fails to free illegally detained Iranian academic despite pledges

    TEHRAN – Iran’s judiciary spokesperson, Asqar Jahangir, says the French government has failed to fulfil its promise to release Iranian academic Mahdieh Esfandiari from prison.

  • A released inmate reunites with a family member outside the jail (file photo). 2025-09-17 21:22

    By Staff Writer 

    The philosophy behind Iran's mass prison pardons 

    Ayatollah Khamenei pardoned or reduced sentences for over 60,000 inmates last week

    TEHRAN – Mahmoud was sentenced to five years in prison after being arrested with drugs in 2023. His offense is considered small-scale drug possession in Iran, as he used the drugs himself and sold them to a small number of acquaintances after obtaining them from a large distributor. 

  • Sherif Mansour on defending press freedom and Gaza documentary "Journalists Under Fire" 2025-08-24 18:39

    By Sahar Dadjoo

    Exclusive: Gaza killings mirror Israel’s decades of crimes against press, rights activist says

    Sherif Mansour says the bullet that silenced Shireen Abu Akleh now echoes across Gaza

    TEHRAN – The systematic targeting of Palestinian journalists in Gaza by Israeli forces represents a calculated assault not just on individuals, but on the very essence of truth-telling in conflict zones.

  • Iran's High Council for Human Rights 2025-06-17 11:00

    Iran's High Council for Human Rights condemns Israeli attack on state TV headquarters

    TEHRAN— The High Council for Human Rights of the Islamic Republic of Iran has issued a forceful condemnation of the Israeli regime's "criminal" attack on the headquarters of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).

  • Esfandiari 2025-06-10 22:28

    ‘She is a hostage;’ Iranian academic faces solitary confinement in France for Palestine advocacy

    TEHRAN – Mahdieh Esfandiari, a 39-year-old Iranian translator and academic at Lyon’s Lumiere University, has been detained in France since February 28, over social media posts supporting Palestine.