Iran protests: Secret committee ‘punished celebrities over dissent’
BBC - Iran formed a secret committee last year to punish celebrities who backed the current anti-government protests, leaked documents…
Month: April 2023
Two Iranian Actresses Face Legal Case for Flouting Hijab Rules
Iranwire - Iranian police say they have filed a legal case against two female actors, Katayoun Riahi and Panthea Bahram,…
HRW: Iranian Children Inflicted “Horrific” Abuses in Protest Crackdown
Iranwire - Over the past seven months, Iranian security forces have “killed, tortured, sexually assaulted and disappeared children” as part…
Whereabouts of Arrested Iranian Journalist Samimi Unknown
Iranwire - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is calling on the Iranian authorities to immediately release Keyvan Samimi, a…
Strike Movement Spreading in Iran over Wages, Living Conditions
Iranwire - The strike movement is spreading in Iran, where workers from the oil sector and other industries are protesting…
Iranian Teachers in Special Care after More Schools Targeted by Chemical Attacks
Iranwire - An unknown number of Iranian students and teachers were taken to medical centers for treatment on April 24…
How To Save Iran: Day 2
Iranwire - For the first time, more than 40 political, social and human rights activists inside and outside Iran, some…
Iran: School Girls Continue to Face Chemical Attacks, Officials Refuse to Provide Security
CHRI – Five months after the first report of a chemical attack on a girls’ school in Iran, students across…
Britain, EU announce new sanctions against Iran’s IRGC
Al-Arabia - The UK and European Union on Monday toughened their sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), as…
Iran’s Provincial Authorities Determined to Enforce Hijab Rules
Iranwire - Every day, authorities across Iran are announcing new measures to enforce mandatory hijab laws, triggering criticism from lawyers…