EghtesadOnline:The European Union has extended by another year sanctions against Iran over alleged claims of “human rights violations” despite the fledgling rapprochement between Tehran and the bloc since the 2015 landmark nuclear agreement.

EghtesadOnline: A senior Iranian human rights official blasted the recent remarks by UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Asma Jahangir on the situation of certain prisoners in Iran.

EghtesadOnline: Tehran says Washington is in no position to comment on the issue of human rights after the US imposed sanctions on an Iranian individual and an organization for what it called their “rights abuses.”

EghtesadOnline: Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said on Wednesday that the European Union (EU) stances in dealing with the human rights issues are failed and unproductive.