RFL/RE – A massive billboard showing dozens of famous Iranian women wearing a hijab has been removed amid fierce criticism less than 24 hours after it appeared in central Tehran, which along with dozens of other cities has been in the grips of daily protests over the death of a young woman while in police custody for allegedly wearing the …

Iranwire – The murder of Mahsa Amini by Iran’s morality police last month in Tehran sparked an unprecedented movement which is leading to the downfall of the corrupt and criminal regime of the ayatollahs. The brutal response of the security forces to the demonstrations, now in their fourth week, and causing many deaths, injuries and detentions, has nevertheless not weakened …

Iranwire – Security forces have met a wave of strikes and protests across Iranian Kurdistan with a swift and lethal display of force which has left at least seven dead, according to human rights groups. Hengaw, which reports on Iran’s Kurdish regions, said protesters in 10 cities had confronted “security forces’ intense violence” on Wednesday night. Direct fire had killed …

Iranwire – One of Iran’s best-known and admired actresses has demonstrated her support for the public protests sweeping Iran, appearing on a social media video without a hijab. Fatemeh Motamed-Arya showed her anger at the ongoing violent suppression of protesters. 🎥«فاطمه معتمدآریا»، بازیگر برجسته سینمای ایران با انتشار یک ویدئوی بدون حجاب به حضور تصویرش در دیوارنگاره جدید میدان ولیعصر …

VOA – Anti-government protests are continuing across Iran following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody last month. She had been arrested by Iran’s morality police for ‘unsuitable attire’. Where might the protests lead – and how should the West respond? Henry Ridgwell reports from London.

Iran-HRM – At least 2,000 detainees have been transferred by Iran’s Judiciary to the 6th Brigade of Greater Tehran Penitentiary with the start of nationwide uprisings in Iran. The Penitentiary also known as Fashafouyeh, is one of the most notorious prisons in Iran and one of the largest. The Penitentiary, 32 kilometers south of Tehran, covers an area of 110 hectares. …

Amnesty – Iranian security forces’ unlawful killings of at least 23 children shed further light on the authorities’ deadly resolve to crush the widespread, ongoing protests, which were sparked by the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa (Zhina) Amini on 16 September and grew into what many in Iran say is a broader uprising against the Islamic Republic establishment, Amnesty …

CHRI – The arrests and interrogations of school children accused of joining nationwide protests in Iran and their detention in so-called “psychological centers” has raised fears of more child killings in the fourth week of protests that have been spreading across the country since September 16. “Call this what it is: Kidnappings of children by a state that is stopping …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) At least 201 people including 23 children, have been killed since the nationwide protests began a month ago. Additionally, many school children have been arrested with the Education Minister stating that the detainees were sent to “psychiatric centres” to be “corrected” and will be returned to school once they have been “corrected.” Recalling the inherent human right …

Al-Monitor – Iran is warning the European Union over the supranational body’s threat of new sanctions.  The US news outlet Politico reported Thursday that the Iranian government sent a letter to some European diplomats warning them to abandon the sanctions threat.  Iran said Europe must consider the “nuances” of the situation. If not, “the ramification will be grave and the bilateral relations …