GENEVA, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The U.N. Human Rights Council will hold an emergency session on Iran in the coming days, with proponents aiming to discuss "alarming violence" used against protesters, a ...

By Emma Farge and Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The U.N. Human Rights Council will hold an emergency session on Friday to discuss the "alarming violence" used in Iran against ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Naz Gharai, from Tehran, is covered in red paint as protesters call on the United Nations to take action against the treatment of ...

Iran’s representative to the UN, while not recognizing the session’s legitimacy, claimed that of the recognized 3,117 people killed, 2,427 were murdered as a “direct result of terrorist operations.” ...

An independent fact-finding mission should investigate potential crimes against humanity committed by the Islamic Republic of Iran, according a UN-appointed representative.

The Iranian government’s move to crush nationwide protests has likely caused the bloodiest crackdown against civilians since the 1979 revolution. The global response, even U.S. military threats, have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iranian human rights activist Ahmad Batebi speaks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Iran at the request ...

GENEVA, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The U.N. Human Rights Council will hold an emergency session on Iran in the coming days, with proponents aiming to discuss "alarming violence" used against protesters, a ...