Amnesty – Verified video footage, eyewitness testimony from people on the ground and information gathered from human rights activists outside Iran reveal a harrowing pattern of unlawful killings by Iranian security forces, which have used excessive and lethal force to crush largely peaceful protests in more than 100 cities across Iran sparked by a hike in fuel prices on 15 …
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Iran: Security Forces Violently Crack Down on Protesters
HRW – Iranian security forces appear to be using excessive force against protests that emerged after an abrupt government increase in fuel prices across the country, Human Rights Watch said today. Authorities have ordered the near-total shutdown of the internet. Occasional video footage of protests posted on social media amid the internet shutdown appear to show security forces directly shooting at protestors …
Read More »Iran Protests: Alarming Reports about Causalities and Arrests
Iran Human Rights (IHR) – After four days of the nationwide protests in Iran, there are alarming reports about the casualties including the number of people who are shot dead by the security forces in several Iranian cities. The government has blocked its people’s access to the internet in an attempt to cover up the extensive violence used against the …
Read More »Iran: At least Two People Executed in Mashhad; One Might be Juvenile-Offender
Iran Human Rights (IHR) – According to the Iranian official media, two people were executed at Mashhad prison, northeastern Iran, Sunday. According to the official news outlet Iran Online, a man was executed for murder and assault a minor girl on Sunday, November 17, 2019. It is mentioned that the man, called J, was 26 at the time of the …
Read More »Lethal and Excessive Force Against Protestors in Iran Must Cease, News Blackout Must End
CHRI – Families of Killed, Injured and Arrested Must Be Informed, Independent Investigations of State Actions Are Needed Those Arrested Must Be Guaranteed Full Due Process Rights, Access to Attorneys November 19, 2019—The authorities’ use of excessive force against protestors in Iran, which has included the use of live ammunition and has resulted in dozens of deaths, is a blatant …
Read More »Iran’s Crimes against Humanity, 2019
gatestoneinstitute.org – “As Iranian, Saudi and other Muslim women around the globe struggled for freedom from the hijab, which they consider a political symbol that has nothing to do with piety, the reaction among the liberal circles in the West was confounding. Here an increasing number of feminists, leftists and the liberal media glorified the hijab as some exotic symbol …
Read More »Tehran says protests subsiding as internet blackout drags on
Al-Monitor – A massive security presence and an internet blackout continue across Iran five days after the government introduced controversial cuts to gasoline subsidies.The austerity plan fueled worries about inflation and higher gasoline prices, and triggered nationwide protests that soon turned into large anti-government demonstrations. The rallies have seen intense confrontations between security forces and Iranians, leaving behind government buildings ablaze and massive damage to public property. Numerous reports state that security forces have fired live ammunition, …
Read More »Iran begins payments to 60 million as petrol price protests continue
Guardian – Iran’s government has begun rushing out promised direct payments to 60 million Iranians, in a sign that the regime has been spooked by the scale of protests against petrol price rises announced last week. In some cases petrol prices are being raised by as much as 300%. Unrest continued throughout Iran on Monday and internet access remained blocked for a second day. …
Read More »Iran football team needs fresh impetus to qualify for World Cup
PayvandNews – It’s not weird that Team Melli suffered back-to-back defeats in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Bahrain and Iraq. Team Melli needs the young and talented players to keep going. Iran is in danger of not qualifying for the FIFA World Cup qualification next stage, while Team Melli was widely regarded as the Group C favorites. Marc Wilmots, …
Read More »Conflicting death toll reports in Iran put the number between 90 and 200
Al-Arabia – As protests in Iran continue into their fifth day, opposition broadcaster Radio Farda put the death toll at at least 90, several activists have put the number as high as 200, while the government has yet to announce an official figure. The lack of clarity over the death toll is just another illustration of the difficulty of reporting …
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