IRNA - The Iranian Majlis on Monday passed a bill to punish perpetrators of acid attacks with death penalty or eye to an eye retaliation. 147 lawmakers voted in favor of the first article of the bill called Reinforcing the punishment of acid throwing and support for the victims. 16 members of the Majlis voted against the bill and four abstained ...

IFP - An Iranian girl who has fallen victim to an acid attack is pushing for legislation that would ban the purchase and sale of acid to prevent further acid attacks in the future. Acid is out there to eliminate you from life. The acid attacker wants to tell you that you cannot fall in love, become a mother, work, and stay in the society. ...

A group of 300 Iranian plastic surgeons have come forward to perform high quality free plastic surgeries on acid attack victims in state-run and private hospitals, said Dr Abolhassan Emami, head of the Society of Iranian Plastic Surgeons, on the sidelines of the 40th congress of the society in Tehran, on Saturday. In incidents such as acid attacks,...

The prime suspect in a spate of acid attacks that rattled the central city of Isfahan in 2014 has reportedly confessed to committing the crime. A well-placed source said although the suspect who has displayed anti-female behavior has confessed, it is still too soon to definitively identify him as the acid attacker. The source who wished not to ...

A look into an acid attack in the capital during which a physician used acid to vent his pent-up anger at a colleague. Javan newspaper on December 2 featured a detailed report on a recent acid attack in the capital in which a physician was targeted. The news that Siamand Anvari, the head of Ziaeian hospital in Tehran, was attacked with acid the latest ...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 21 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. Iranian dailies gave extensive coverage Tuesday to a press conference of Deputy Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei in which he touched on a wide range of issues ...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Monday and picked headlines from 17 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. Remarks of the Supreme Leader in a meeting with a group of senior Navy officers in Tehran generated headlines in Iranian dailies on Monday. The hike in the value of dollar ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's police say two attackers on a motorbike threw acid in the face of a Tehran hospital manager, the latest in a string of such attacks that have mostly targeted women. In a statement posted on its website Sunday, the police said Dr. Anvari, head of Ziaian hospital, was attacked late Saturday. Both of his eyes were damaged,...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Saturday and picked headlines from 36 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. The passing of pop singer Morteza Pashaei at the age of 30 after a year-long battle against cancer and the conclusion of the 20th Exhibition of the Press and News Agencies ...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 29 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. An order by President Hassan Rouhani to have the Management and Planning Organization revived appeared on the front pages of many Iranian newspapers on Tuesday. Supreme ...

Zahedan, Sistan-Baluchestan Prov, Nov 6, IRNA - Prosecutor General Ebrahim Raeisi on Thursday stressed that harshest sentences await acid attackers. Speaking to reporters in Zahedan, he said that investigations for finding the individuals or groups behind the acid attacks in Isfahan will continue. Certain foreign media used the crime as a tool to ...

Tehran, Nov 2, IRNA - Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Sunday called for punishment of acid attackers. He made the remarks in a mourning ceremony of Moharram al-Haram. Rafsanjani said that the security forces are expected to bring to justice the culprits responsible for acid attacks in the Central city of Isfahan....

US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on November 9-10, in the next stage of talks pursuing a comprehensive nuclear agreement before a November 24 deadline. The European Unions Catherine Ashton will also attend the discussions, to be held in Oman. Kerry said on Friday that he was ready for a slog ...

A senior Iranian cleric says the recent acid attacks against women in Iran are plots aimed at sabotaging a parliamentary bill empowering people to further promote moralities in the society. Some people are trying to create the impression that promotion of virtue and prevention of vice is to disrupt public security, Kazem Seddiqi told worshippers at ...

Tehran, Oct 31, IRNA Penalty for acid attacks is non-suspendable according to Article 47 of Islamic Penal Codes and Government is cooperating with Judiciary Force to punish criminals of sever acid attacks according to Article 286, Vice President for Legal Affairs said. Establishment of security and creating of feeling secure for the citizens are ...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 25 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. Snapshots and remarks of President Rouhani about the possibility of a nuclear deal between Iran and P5+1 in meetings with the new ambassadors of four European countries ...

[caption id="attachment_123427" align="alignright" width="158"] Esfahan Provincial Governor Rasoul Zargarpour[/caption] Iranian security forces have apprehended 10 suspects in relation to the recent cases of acid attacks against women in the central city of Esfahan. So far, ten suspects have been identified with respect to acid attack in the province,...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Acid attacks culprits to be dealt with harshly: Rouhani Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says his administration is pursuing the recent case of acid attacks on women with all its might, adding that the culprits will be harshly dealt with. Iranian FM, negotiating team visit Fordo,...

President Rouhani has pledged action to deal with a series of acid attacks on women, which have spurred public protests in Tehran and Isfahan. Rouhani saidafter a Cabinet meeting on Sunday that the Government will pursue the cases with all its might, and that the attackers will be harshly dealt with. The President said that the Interior, Intelligence,...

The Iranian police have detained a man who threatened people with acid attacks in the capital, Tehran, amid national outrage over recent cases of acid throwing. The arrest was made after a number of citizens in western Tehran contacted the police and reported that an unknown man had threatened them with acid attacks on the phone, Tehran Police Chief ...