VOA – Should Western leaders be offering loud rhetorical support for Iran’s anti-government protesters?
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Iran Annual Human Rights Report, 2017
HRNA This leaflet contains the 2017’s analytical and statistical annual report on the human rights in Iran, prepared by the Department of Statistics and Publications of Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI). This statistic analysis report presented by HRAI is the result of the daily efforts of this organization and its dedicated members as part of a daily statistic and …
Read More »US President Trump says ‘time for change’ in Iran
Al-Arabia – US President Donald Trump said Monday it was “time for change” in Iran and that the country’s people were “hungry” for freedom, after days of deadly protests against the government in Tehran.
Read More »White House ‘Very Concerned’ About Iran Blocking Social Media
VOA — The Trump administration says it is “very concerned” about Tehran blocking Iranians from communicating via social media platforms in a bid to dampen several days of nationwide anti-government protests.
Read More »Death Toll Rises As Antigovernment Protests Sweep Through Iran
RFL/RE – Iranian officials are expected to meet as the death toll continues to rise from antigovernment protests that pose the biggest challenge to the authorities since violent demonstrations erupted after a disputed election handed Mahmud Ahmadinejad a second presidential term in 2009.
Read More »Iranian Basij guard falls into hands of protesters in Kermanshah
Al-Arabia- A video has surfaced on social media showing a member of the Basij force in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps falling into the hands of demonstrators in the city of Kermanshah after being attacked with a taser.
Read More »Iranian protester death toll rises to 10 as hundreds arrested
Al-Arabia – Iranian state TV has reported that 10 people have been killed amid nationwide protests, without elaborating. Among the 10 were two protesters who were shot dead overnight in the small town of Izeh in southwestern Iran, a member of parliament told Iranian media on Monday. “People of Izeh, like some other cities, held a protest against economic problems …
Read More »Iran unrest ‘start of a big movement’, says Nobel Peace Prize-winner Ebadi
Al-Arabia – The unrest in Iran is just “the beginning of a big movement” that could be more widespread than the demonstrations of 2009, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Iranian lawyer Shirin Ebadi said in an interview on Sunday.
Read More »Canada expresses support for people protesting in Iran
Al-Arabia – The Canadian government has expressed support for people protesting in Iran on Monday as mass demonstrations enter their fifth day across the country.
Read More »US ‘Very Concerned’ About Iran Blocking Social Media; 2 More Protesters Killed
VOA —An Iranian lawmaker said Monday two people were shot dead overnight in the southwestern town of Izeh, as areas across Iran continue to see anti-government protests that broke out late last week. The ILNA news agency quoted Hedayatollah Khademi saying he did not yet know who was responsible for the shootings. Protesters Overturn Iranian Police Van https://www.voanews.com/a/4186636.html The current …
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