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Month: September 2022

Several Iranian Government Websites Down; Anonymous Claims Responsibility

RFL/RE - Several Iranian government and state-owned websites have been taken down by Anonymous, the international activist hacker group says,…

Mahsa Amini Protests: Sanandaj ‘Like a Military Zone’, Locals Report

Iranwire - Informed sources in the city of Saqqez, Kurdistan province, have told IranWire that on Tuesday evening at least…

Public Figures in Iran Slam ‘Disgrace’ of Regime’s Reaction to Protests

iranwire - More well-known public figures in Iran have spoken out in support of the ongoing protests against dictatorship in the country…

Instagram Blocked in Parts of Iran

Iranwire - As anti-government protests continued in Iran on Wednesday, Instagram users inside the country report their access to the platform -…

Famous Iranian Photojournalist Arrested Covering Protests in Tehran

Iranwire - Yalda Moaiery, a well-known news photographer and a member of the Iranian Press Photographers Association, was arrested in…

Protesters killed amid deadly crackdown on protests against Mahsa Amini’s death

Iran-HRM - At least 11 protesters were shot and killed amid a violent state crackdown on protests over the death…

Iran Protests: Grave Concerns for Extreme State Violence Amid Rising Death Toll

CHRI – On the sixth day of protests in Iran that have followed the death in state custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, the…

Iran: Deadly crackdown on protests against Mahsa Amini’s death in custody needs urgent global action

Amnesty - World leaders at the UN General Assembly must support calls for the establishment of an independent international investigative…

Anti-hijab protests spread to Iran’s universities

Al-Monitor - Social media posts coming out of Iran show that protests against Iran’s mandatory hijab laws, in reaction to…

USCIRF Condemns Iran’s Government For Killing of Young Woman with “Improper Hijab”

Shabtabnew – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned Iran’s religious police for the death of…