Genocide Victims

13 countries sign letter warning Israel against Rafah attack

TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – More than a dozen countries have sent a joint letter to Israel, warning against a major ground offensive in Gaza's southernmost city Rafah, according to media reports on Friday.

Israel will not stop in Gaza, Turkish president warns

TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – "Israel will not stop in Gaza, and if not stopped, this rogue state will eventually target Anatolia with its delusions of a promised land," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Wednesday.

Egypt to join South Africa'c ICJ case against Israel

TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) – Egypt says it will formally join the case filed by South Africa against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which accuses Israel of violating its obligations under the Genocide Convention in its war in Gaza.

FM Spox.:

Iran calls US, Israel responsible for crimes in Rafah

TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson called the Zionist regime and its main supporter the US responsible for the ongoing crimes and bloodshed, especially in Rafah, stressing that they must be held to account for the war crimes.

UK foreign secretary:

Israel as an occupier must bear responsibility for Gaza

TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) – The UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron has called the Zionist Israeli regime an occupier in Gaza Strip that has to ensure that humanitarian relief reaches Gaza.

Brazil's president:

Israel committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Brazilian President Lula da Silva has once again affirmed that Israel is committing a "genocide" against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip.

Brazil's president:

Israel committing 'genocide' against Palestinians

TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday blamed Israel for committing "genocide" against Palestinian civilians living in the Gaza Strip.

S. Africa asks ICJ to weigh Israel's Rafah offensive

TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) – South Africa said on Tuesday it had asked the World Court to consider whether Israel's plan to extend its offensive in Gaza into the city of Rafah requires additional emergency measures to protect Palestinians' rights.

China hopes for effective implementation of ICJ ruling: spox

TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – China seeks effective implementation of a ruling issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which requires Israel to take measures to prevent genocide in Gaza, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Monday.

Belgium extends support for genocide lawsuit against Israel

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – A cabinet minister in Belgium has said her country supports South Africa's lawsuit highlighting the Israeli genocide in Gaza at the International Court of Justice.

Israel uses phosphorus bombs in attacks on northern Gaza

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – The Israeli regime has reportedly used phosphorus bombs in its latest attacks on the northern Gaza Strip.

Iran envoy:

Europe must play 'decisive role' to end genocide in Gaza

TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – European countries must play a "decisive role" in efforts aimed ay putting an end to Israel’s crimes and genocidal war in the Gaza Strip, says Iran’s ambassador to Baghdad.

Gaza's al-Shifa Hospital turned into death zone: WHO

TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its new assessment of the situation in the Gaza Strip's al-Shifa Hospital, describing it as a "death zone" and the situation as "desperate."

Qatar FM calls Intl. reactions to Gaza war as shameful

TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – Qatar's foreign minister expressed his resentment with the continuation of the crisis in Gaza while describing the international reactions in this regard as shameful.

IRGC chief:

Zionist regime cannot make up for its defeat with genocide

TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) – The commander of the IRGC said that the Zionist regime is killing children and women to make up for its defeat against Palestinians, warning the regime against ground incursion into the Gaza Strip.

Israel claims conducted overnight 'targeted' raid in Gaza

TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – The Israeli military says that its ground forces carried out an overnight “targeted raid” in the blockaded Gaza Strip and then withdrew as part of preparation for a ground incursion to the small territory.

300 intl. figures to UN chief

Bring swift end to Israel’s ‘bloodbath’ in Gaza

TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) – In a joint letter to UN secretary general, prominent figures from around the world have demanded the world body’s swift intervention to bring about an end to Israel’s “bloodbath” in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Attack on Gaza hospital unbearable for all humans: FM

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – Iran’s foreign minister stated that the attack of the fake and child-killing Zionist regime on the al-Ahli hospital in Gaza is intolerable for Muslims and every human being with an awake conscience in the world.

Iran censures 'heinous' Israeli attack on Gaza hospital

TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – Iran's foreign ministry strongly condemned an Israeli air strike on a hospital in the Gaza Strip that it said killed and injured hundreds of "unarmed and defenseless people."

Pope calls Canada Indigenous abuse 'genocide'

TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – Pope Francis said Saturday the decades-long abuse of Indigenous schoolchildren across Canada amounted to "genocide".

Govt. spox:

HR org.s silence towards Bosnian genocide not to be forgotten

TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Government Spokesman Ali Bahadori Jahromi said that silence of the human rights organizations towards the organized Bosnian genocide will not be erased from the historical memory of nations.

France Germany refuse to say Russia carried out genocide

TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA) – France and Germany declined Wednesday to repeat US President Joe Biden’s accusation that Russia was carrying out “genocide” against Ukrainians.

Iran lashes out at UN human rights rapporteur's report

TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – In reaction to the report of Special Rapporteur, Javid Rahman, on situation of human rights in Iran, an Iranian diplomat said that purpose of such reports is only to use human rights as a tool against countries.

UN calls for investigation into mass grave at school

TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) – Independent UN human rights experts on Friday urged Canadian authorities and the Holy See of the Catholic Church to conduct prompt “full-fledged investigations” into a mass grave found in British Columbia.

Remains of 215 indigenous children found in Canada

TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – The reported discovery of remains of 215 indigenous children at a former residential school in Kamloops in western Canada has shocked Canadian people.

Germany confesses on colonial-era genocide in Namibia

TEHRAN, May 28 (MNA) – Germany apologized on Friday for its role in the slaughter of Herero and Nama tribespeople in Namibia more than a century ago and officially described the massacre as genocide for the first time.