CHRI – Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi and five other prominent Iranian human rights lawyers have called for the prosecution of state officials who have encouraged violence against protesters in the anti-government demonstrations in Iran. “We demand the immediate termination and independent prosecution of some officials whose statements have had a critical impact in inciting emotions and violence during the …

lobelog – As the protests across Iran reach the one-week point, Iran hawks are using their echo chamber to claim concern for the wellbeing of Iranian protesters and pushing the Trump administration and policymakers to publicly state their support of the burgeoning protest movement. But these same hawks have a long history of opposing diplomatic efforts to curtail Iran’s nuclear …

RFL/RE – The U.S. State Department has singled out Pakistan, Iran, and three Central Asian countries for policies violating religious freedom.

VOA – As protests continue across Iran for the seventh day, one woman is being hailed as a “hero” after a video of her removing her hijab in an apparent protest was posted on a social media site.

Al-Arabia – The Iranian UN envoy, Gholamali Khoshroo, has accused the United States of interfering “in a grotesque way” in its internal affairs on Wednesday, after a series of tweets by US President Donald Trump supported Iranian protesters to continue their uprising against the government.

Amnesty – Iranian authorities must ensure the right to peaceful protest, investigate reports that security forces have unlawfully used firearms against unarmed protesters and protect hundreds of detainees from torture and other ill-treatment, Amnesty International said today amid concerns that the crackdown against demonstrations that have spread across Iran in the past week is intensifying. Official statements have confirmed that …

AL-Arabia – Despite the scandalous attempt of the regime to launch counter-demonstrations in some cities, people in different cities of Iran came to the streets again on the seventh day of the uprising to express their oppostition to the ominous regime. Despite the presence of a large number of security forces, including police and intelligence personnel, IRGC, Bassij, plainclothed riot …

Sources in Ahwaz told Al Arabiya.net that Iran has deployed members of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization forces to suppress the ongoing anti-regime protests. According to sources, they have been deployed alongside Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and security forces in the streets of Abadan and Khorramshahr and in Al-Thawra neighborhood in Ahvaz. Opposition website Amad News said, via one of its Telegram …

Al-Arabia – The Trump administration should encourage US technology companies to provide communication services to Iranians as they protest their country’s clerical rulers, said Reza Pahlavi, the last heir to the Iranian monarchy.

RFL/RE – Antigovernment protests have entered a second week across Iran as Tehran accused the United States of meddling in its domestic affairs after U.S. President Donald Trump offered to support the protesters “at the appropriate time.” With the government blocking social-media websites to disrupt the spread of information about the protests, it was unclear if the January 4 demonstrations …