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UN Secretary-General: We are facing the most difficult crisis since World War II
The UN Secretary-General says the spread of the coronavirus, which is a threat to everyone, as well as its economic consequences and the recession that…
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Iran News
UN official calls for release of imprisoned environmental activists in Iran on Nowruz
The head of the United Nations Environment Program called for the release of environmental prisoners in Iran on the occasion of Nowruz. Inger Andersen…
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UN: Iran's failure to release political prisoners amid coronavirus outbreak is "regrettable and worrying"
As the coronavirus crisis intensifies, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran calls the conditions of political prisoners "worrying".
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Human Rights Watch: UN should investigate bloody Aban crackdown
Human Rights Watch expressed concern over the Iranian authorities' failure to follow up on the bloody repression of the November 2019 protests, calling for...
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Asylum and Immigration
Greece increases pressure on NGOs helping refugees
More than 42,000 refugees are living in inhumane conditions on the Greek islands. NGOs are helping refugees in…
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Iran News
Shirin Ebadi sent a letter to the UN protesting the suppression of religious freedoms in Iran
Shirin Ebadi, Iranian jurist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, sent a letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights regarding…
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World events
UN recognizes the right to asylum on climate grounds
The UN Human Rights Committee has recognized the right to asylum due to the risks posed by climate change.
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Iran News
UN: Five million Syrian children displaced
A new report by UN human rights investigators shows that armed groups in Syria are exploiting children for war purposes...
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