BEIRUT (AP) — Syria on Sunday strongly denied allegations that its forces killed scores of people – including women and children – in one of the deadliest days of the country’s uprising, but the U.N. Security Council after an emergency session condemned government forces for shelling residential areas.
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Rights group condemns sentence for cartoonist
Amnesty International has condemned the sentencing of Iranian cartoonist Mohammad Shokraye to 25 lashes for drawing a former MP, calling it the Iranian government’s latest attack on free speech.
UK condemns protestor killings, detainee torture in Iran during 2011
Britain has condemned the killing of at least 30 people in Iran during security force crackdowns on protests throughout 2011, according to a report published by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) this week.
Rights group condemns arrest of Iranian activist
Reporters Without Borders has condemned the arrest of Nargess Mohammadi, the spokesperson for Shirin Ebadi’s Centre for Human Rights Defenders of Iran.
Saudi Arabia condemns Ahmadinejad trip to Gulf island
Saudi Arabia has condemned Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s trip to Abu Musa, referring to it as “a blatant violation of the UAE right to sovereignty.”
Green Coordination Council condemns clampdowns on Iranian Arabs
GVF — Ardeshir Amir-Arjomand, a top advisor to opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, has condemned the violent clampdowns in Iran’s Arab-majority Khuzestan Province.
General Assembly Condemns Iranian Regime’s Abuses
The UN General Assembly has approved a resolution denouncing the serious human rights abuses occurring in the Islamic Republic of Iran.In a decisive vote, the United Nations General Assembly has approved a resolution denouncing the serious human rights abuses occurring in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
International rights group condemns harassment of Iranian union activists
The ongoing arbitrary detention of trade unionists and human rights defenders in Iran is cause for grave concern, says the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
UN Resolution Condemns Rights Abuses In Iran
The UN General Assembly’s rights committee has passed a resolution condemning human rights abuses in Iran.
Berlin sharply condemns Iran filmmaker Panahi’s sentence
Berlin on Monday sharply condemned Iran’s sentencing to six years in jail of international award-winning Iranian film director Jafar Panahi, saying this was “politically-motivated”.