Signatories to this statement reiterate our deep concern regarding Beijing’s decision to impose a national security law in Hong Kong. Hong Kong has flourished as a bastion of freedom. The international community has a significant and long-standing stake in Hong Kong’s prosperity and stability. Direct imposition of national security legislation on Hong Kong by the …
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By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 30 May, 2020 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific, Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong SAR, United Kingdom, United States
Chinese authorities routinely prohibit Muslims from practicing their faith — from forbidding fasting during the holy month of Ramadan to punishing halal practices. Regulations in Xinjiang in northwest China specifically forbid men from growing “abnormal beards” and women from wearing veils that cover their faces. Prayer mats and copies of the Quran are regularly confiscated …
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By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 13 April, 2020 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific, Human Rights, Near East & North Africa | Tags: China, Iran, Muslims, Uighur, United States, Xinjiang
This past week, the IAEA issued two reports that the Islamic Republic of Iran is hiding nuclear material – its nuclear material and nuclear activities. Iran is party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Iran’s safeguard agreements under that treaty require it to declare nuclear material to the IAEA and provide the IAEA inspectors with full …
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By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 5 March, 2020 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific, Statements | Tags: Iran, Nuclear, Pompeo, Sanctions, UNSC, US
دهم ژانویه 2020 بیانیه ی وزیر امور خارجه ی ایالات متحده امروز، ایالات متحده در واکنش به حملات ایران به نیروها و منافع آمریکایی، و با هدف محروم کردن رژیم ایران از درآمد لازم برای اجرای سیاست خارجی خشونت آمیز خود، اقدام هایی انجام می دهد. ما همچنان افراد حقیقی و حقوقی را که در …
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By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 11 January, 2020 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific, Policy, Political Affairs, Press Releases, Public Affairs, U.S. & Iran, U.S. Secretary of State