Initial Reports Show Thousands Arrested in Iran’s Crackdown on November Protests
CHRI - Early Tally Indicates at Least 2,755-4,000 Arrests as Concerns Mount for Detainees Smeared by State Media as “Rioters”…
Month: November 2019
Iran Protests: UN Experts raise alarm at arrests and reported killings, internet shutdown
IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS - UN human rights experts have expressed grave concerns about the situation in Iran as protests spread…
Iran: Arrested Protesters Are In Grave Danger Of Torture And Execution
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Security forces have arrested at least two thousands of protesters and civil activists in the…
Guards’ Basij Commander Says Ending Iran Protests ‘A Miracle’
Radiofarda - A commander of Revolutionary Guards’ Basij paramilitary on Thursday described the recent protests in Iran as a "full-scale…
Iran Protests: Uprising Of The Poor And Underprivileged?
Radiofarda - Unlike the politically motivated, middle class protests following Iran's disputed 2009 election, the protests sparked by a steep…
US Mission In Geneva Condemns Fatalities In Iran Protests
Radiofarda - The U.S. Mission in Geneva has strongly condemned the Iranian authorities for “acts of violence committed against Iranian…
Iran protests a ‘full-fledged world war,’ says senior IRGC commander
Al-Arabia - The recent anti-government protests in Iran resembled a “full-fledged world war” against Iran involving a “satanic coalition” of…
Al-Sistani says Iraqi politicians must hurry up with electoral reforms
Al-Arabia -Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on Friday called on politicians to hurry up in reforming…
Iraq officials: 3 protesters die in ongoing Baghdad clashes
Al-Arabia - Three Iraqi protesters were killed and 25 wounded on Friday amid ongoing clashes with security forces near a…
New Charge Filed In Alleged Texas Honor Killing Of Iranian Activist’s Husband, Friend
RFL/RE - Special prosecutors have filed a new charge against a woman suspected of conspiring with relatives in the alleged…