Press TV - The United Nations human rights office has condemned the latest verdict on Nabeel Rajab as "continued suppression of government critics," urging Bahrain to release the prominent human rights activist. The Court of Cassation, whose verdicts are final, on December 31 rejected Rajabs appeal and upheld his prison sentence over tweets deemed ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- The United Nations demanded the release of three leading anti-Mubarak activists jailed for organizing protests against Egypts interim government. In a Tuesday statement, Ravina Shamdasani, spokeswoman for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, called for the "immediate and unconditional release of all prisoners ...