VOA – Fountains in Tehran appeared to be pouring blood Friday after an artist turned their waters red to reflect a deadly crackdown amid weeks of protests sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini. A wave of unrest has rocked Iran since the 22-year-old Kurdish woman’s death was announced on September 16 after her arrest in Tehran for …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Sarina Esmailzadeh, a 16-year-old girl from Mehrshahr in Karaj, was killed due to multiple baton blows by security forces in the September 22 protests. Authorities have aired so-called confessions by alleged family members announcing her cause of death as suicide. After reviewing the evidence and speaking to eyewitnesses and close sources, Iran Human Rights confirms …

Shabtabnews – In a twitter statement US Secretary of State stated that ” The United States will promote accountability for all those who direct and support actions that deny the people in Iran their rights to freedom of expression and of peaceful assembly. Today we designated seven security apparatus leaders responsible for the crackdown. “ The United States will promote accountability for …

Shabtabnews – In a statement IOPHR condemned the brutal murder of Nika Shakarami and stated that : ” In continuation of the daily crimes and oppressions of the ruling regime of Iran on the people of Iran, a very shocking news has recently been published about the kidnapping, torture, and the murder of a sixteen-year-old Iranian girl known as Nika …

Al-Arabia – Iranian authorities have denied reports security forces killed a 16-year-old girl during protests ignited by the death of a woman in police custody, Iranian media reported on Friday, saying she committed suicide by falling off a roof. Social media reports and rights group Amnesty International have said Sarina Esmaeilzadeh was killed by security forces when she was struck …

RFL/RE – An Iranian coroner’s report says Mahsa Amini’s death was not caused by blows to the head or limbs but was instead linked to disease, disputing family objections that the 22-year-old was in good health when taken into custody for purportedly wearing a hijab improperly. The state-controlled ISNA news agency said on October 7 that the Forensic Medicine Organization …

RFL/RE – Iranian actress and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mahtab Keramati said she has informed the UN Children’s Fund about reports of children being killed during the ongoing protests in Iran. Protests triggered by the death of a young Iranian woman after she was detained by the notorious morality police for not wearing the mandatory hijab properly have been violently suppressed …

Iranwire – A reporter in Iran has told IranWire that more than 40 journalists from across Iran have been arrested, summoned or threatened after recent nationwide protests. On Tuesday, October 1, 2022, the Association of Iranian Journalists published  a list of those arrested since the beginning of the protests, by province and city, according to which 23 journalists and media activists …

Iranwire – Behnam Layeghpour, 37, a tattoo artist from the northern city of Rasht, went on strike from his work in solidarity with the nationwide Mahsa Amini protests. He was shot dead by security forces a few days later. Behnam was in the countryside with his friends and girlfriend, on September 21, when security forces riding motorcycles started shooting at …

Iranwire – On Wednesday, October 5, Iranian people turned out on the streets against the government for the nineteenth consecutive day. Unlike previous days when students protested in schools and universities, due to an official holiday in the Iranian calendar, educational centers were closed. At the same time, news published from Zahedan shows that the number killed in the protests …