Iranwire – Video emerging from across Iran Saturday shows people continuing to demonstrate against the government, as the protests entered a fifth week. Mindful that security forces have responded to protests with violence and lethal force, organisers encouraged people to gather in places where security forces were not present and chant “Death to the dictator,” referring to Supreme Leader Ayatollah …

Iranwire – How does the Iranian government explain the wave of protests that have exploded on the streets of towns and cities across the country in recent weeks? What do they think is happening, and why? Their public pronouncements may give us an insight. The Islamic Republic has its own vocabulary for describing every protest. They talk of pre-revolutionary security …

Iran-HRM – Schoolgirl killed by authorities in Ardabil, others injured and abducted A schoolgirl, identified as Asra Panahi, was killed when plainclothes forces attacked the Shahed Girls High School in Ardabil on October 13, 2022. Several other girl students who the agents violently beat are now being treated at the Fatemi Hospital. The number of abducted and missing schoolgirls has …

Al-Arabia – A verified video of anti-riot forces in Iran assaulting a female protester has invoked outcry across social media. Verified and reported by the BBC on Friday, two videos showed a group of officers wearing protective gear violently manhandling protesters, with at least one groping the victim. دیروز بی‌بی‌سی فارسی، ویدیوهایی از تعرض نیروهای امنیتی به دختران معترض منتشر …

Al-Arabia – Iran’s security forces have killed 224 people, including 29 minors, in anti-government protests that erupted last month following the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody, a rights group said on Friday. Since the beginning of the protests mid-September, security forces have killed 224 people, and 29 of them were under the age of 18, the Human Rights …

Al-Arabia – The European Union’s top diplomat Josep Borrell on Friday urged Iran to stop the repression of protesters and to release those that have been detained in recent weeks.“Ispoke with @Amirabdolahian to convey again EU’s clear and united position: people in Iran have the right to peaceful protest and to defend fundamental rights,” Borrell said in a tweet, referring …

Iranwire – U.S. President Joe Biden called on Iranian officials Friday to end the violent suppression of protesters.  Biden said he was “stunned” by the mass protests in Iran and that the US stood with the country’s “brave women”. Speaking at a college in Irvine, California, to a rally with demonstrators holding “Free Iran” signs, Biden said: “I want you to …

Iranwire – A female school student was killed on Thursday after security forces stormed a high school in northern Ardabil province, IranWire can report.  Following a gathering of schoolgirls at Shaheed High School in Ardabil, at which the students were protesting against the murder of Mahsa Amini, mandatory hijab and the government, security attacked the school, beat students and arrested …

Iranwire – Iran’s security agencies have intensified a crackdown against workers in the oil production industry after thousands went on strike this week. Workers have warned there will be further industrial action if security forces do not release workers arrested during mass anti-government protests taking place across Iran since last month. Workers at the Hengam and Bushehr petrochemical facilities went on strike …

Iranwire – One month has passed since mass anti-government protests broke out across Iran in response to the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody. Dozens of protesters have since been killed, and hundreds arrested, including children. Despite the government’s crackdown on protesters, chants of “woman, life, freedom” can still be heard across Iran. As in previous protests over …