VOA – U.S. ambassador Nikki Haley said Tuesday that the world must not be silent in the face of political protests against the Iranian government and must help ‘amplify’ the protesters’ voices. VOA Correspondent Margaret Besheer has more from the United Nations. Watch Video https://www.voanews.com/a/4190138.html    

HRW  – Iranian authorities should refrain from using excessive force, investigate the deaths during the current protests across the country, and remove arbitrary restrictions on internet access, Human Rights Watch said today. So far, the official news channels of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) have confirmed the deaths of at least 21 people including two security officers during …

HRANA News Agency – Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj where in recent months has been the scene of the crisis caused by the pressures on the political prisoners and their mass strike, despite the passage of time, continues to face other challenges, such as lack of proper nutritional and medical treatment.

CHRI – For the first time since the mass protests of 2009, the Islamic Republic of Iran has imposed tighter than usual restrictions on internet access to curb the distribution of images, videos and reports about the nationwide protests that began on December 28, 2017. The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned that internet access in Iran …

CHRI —The Iranian government and state security forces should immediately end their violent crackdown on the nationwide protests that have so far led to the deaths of at least 21 people, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) said in a statement today. The government must respect the Iranian people’s right to freedom of assembly and expression guaranteed under …

CHRI – The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned of nearly 100 arrests in Neishabour and at least 20 others in Sabzevar. Both cities are located in Khorasan Razavi Province, where the protests began in the city of Mashhad on December 28. A source with first-hand knowledge of Iran’s prisons told CHRI on the condition of anonymity …

Iran Human Rights –  In the past few days, hundreds of people were arrested and, according to official sources, at least 24 people were killed under the protests. A wave of protests which began on December 28 in Mashhad over government corruption, poverty, and the cost of living has developed into protests against the Islamic Republic and its leadership and …

Al-Monitor – As protests continue in various Iranian cities, Reformists are asking people to show restraint in expressing their discontent. The protests, originally economic in nature and later expanded to include other grievances, have not been welcomed by Reformists inside Iran. Having initially targeted the conduct of the executive branch, protesters gradually targeted other pillars of the establishment as verbal …

Guardian – n Kermanshah, a Kurdish town in Iran’s north-west, the protests on Friday were a classic scene of revolt: young men in battered clothes shouting and hurling rocks at the police as a water cannon sprayed an ineffective mist over their heads. In footage on social media, the crowd never appeared to grow larger than a few hundred, but …

Al-Arabia – The United States on Tuesday urged Iran to stop blocking online social media and advised its citizens to set up virtual private networks, or VPNs, to circumvent censorship.