Rouhani Claims ‘Rogues’ Responsible for Killings in Khuzestan Protests
Iranwire - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has claimed "rogues" shot and killed people protesting against the water crisis in Khuzestan, and…
Month: July 2021
At least 14 prisoners executed in just two weeks in Isfahan Prison
Iran-HRM - From July 10 to 21, at least 14 inmates were executed in Isfahan Prison on drug-related charges. On…
Iran: Security forces use live ammunition and birdshot to crush Khuzestan protests
amnesty.org - Iran’s security forces have deployed unlawful force, including by firing live ammunition and birdshot, to crush mostly peaceful…
Ahmadinejad accuses ‘ring’ in Iran intelligence of espionage
Al-Monitor - Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused a "corrupt ring" inside Iran's intelligence apparatus of maintaining "a systematic link" with…
Watchdog: Internet disrupted in Iran amid water protests
Al-Monitor - The Iranian government cut internet access in the past week during protests in an impoverished province, according to…
Water crisis protests persist in Iran, with chants in Tehran: Reports
Al-Arabia - Protesters angry about water shortages took to the streets of southwest Iran for a sixth night in a…
Iran Releases Rights Lawyer Sotoudeh For Five-Day Health Treatment Leave
RFL/RE - Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, whose health has "seriously deteriorated" since her arrest three years ago, has…
In Pictures: Khuzestan’s Vanishing Waterways
Iranwire - The thousands-strong protests over the water crisis in Khuzestan have refocused attention on an unfolding ecological disaster going…
Iran Opens Oil Export Terminal Bypassing Strait Of Hormuz
RFL/RE - Iran says it has opened its first oil export terminal in the Gulf of Oman to allow Tehran…
Solidarity With Khuzestan Water Protests Spills Into Other Iranian Provinces
Iranwire - Demonstrations over the water crisis in Khuzestan took place in several cities in the Iranian province for the seventh night…