Iran-HRM – A non-lethal weapon widely used to kill protesters With the start of nationwide protests in Iran, we have witnessed high levels of violence carried out on the streets. So significant that an overwhelming number of protesters have been killed by brutal hidings and multiple blows of batons.No sound of bullets was heard being fired in the major cities, no Kalashnikov …

Amnesty – The oral statement of Amnesty International delivered at the 35th special session of the Human Rights Council on the deteriorating situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran View Report in English DOWNLOAD PDF

Al-Monitor – Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian spoke to reporters today at the Foreign Ministry, addressing a wide range of issues. On the protests that have rocked Iran over the last few months, especially the northwest Kurdish regions, Amir-Abdollahian said he held “numerous meetings in the last eight weeks” in Baghdad and Tehran with security officials from the central government of Iraq …

Al-Monitor – Inflation in Iran increased 1.1% in late November to reach an annual rate of 44%, according to the Iran Chamber of Commerce. The chamber attributed the rise in inflation in recent years to the effects of US sanctions.  Why it matters: Inflation has increased significantly in Iran this year, and people are struggling with the reduced purchasing power. Al-Monitor contributor Ali Dadpay …

Shabtabnews – USCIRF Commissioner expressed concern about recent arrests of religious minorities in Iran, including Yarsanis & Gonabadi Sufis. USCIRF Commissioner @Skleinbaum: “USCIRF is concerned about recent arrests of religious minorities in Iran, including Yarsanis & Gonabadi Sufis. The US must hold those responsible for the persecution of Iranian religious minorities fully accountable.” https://t.co/e3JvpoJrRd— USCIRF (@USCIRF) November 23, 2022 Saeed …

RFL/RE – Russia has likely launched hundreds of Iranian-manufactured unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) against Ukraine since September, Britain’s Ministry of Defense said on in its daily intelligence update on November 23. It’s also likely that Russia has nearly exhausted its current stock of Iranian-made weapons and will seek resupply, the ministry said. It said Russia is likely using the UAVs to make …

RFL/RE – Iranian lawmakers have proposed banning student protesters from traveling abroad for 10 years as the Islamic republic struggles to suppress the biggest show of dissent in years. The Fars news agency, which is affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), said that in addition to members of parliament some “experts” played a role in the preparation of …

Iranwire – A colonel of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has been killed in a bomb explosion in Syria, the force says. The IRGC’s public relation department on November 23 blamed Israel for the killing of the officer, identified as Davoud Jafari. Jafari, a military adviser in Syria and a member of the IRGC’s aerospace arm, was killed in …

Iranwire – Ghazal Ranjkesh, a law student from Iran’s southern city of Bandar Abbas, is among dozens of Iranians who sustained severe eye trauma from metal pellets shot by security forces during nationwide protests. Ranjkesh says she was on her way home with her mother on November 15 when a police officer fired a metal bullet at her face at …

Iranwire – Iranian security forces have fired indiscriminately at people during anti-government protests in a western Kurdish town, a teenager has said, amid reports that at least five were killed there earlier this week. “They fire directly at people, not just at protesters, but everyone,” a 14-year-old girl from Javanrood said in voice messages sent to IranWire. “We have a …