Mother of Slain Protestor: “Why Did They Shoot at My Son’s Head?”
CHRI - “My son was only defending the rights of his people” The family of Pouya Bakhtiari, a 27-year-old man shot…
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Interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour: Iranian Art in the Shadow of a Crackdown
Interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour: Iranian Art in the Shadow of a Crackdown CHRI - Violent state repression of protests…
An Arrest for the 1988 Prison Massacres in Iran Puts Universal Jurisdiction to the Test
responsiblestatecraft.org - Sweden’s detention of an Iranian allegedly involved in the 1988 prison massacres is both the latest attempt at universal jurisdiction…
IOPHR Condemns Iranian Regimes’ crimes against humanity
Shabtabnews - IOPHR ( the International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights ) in its December statement condemned the recent Iranian…
RFE/RL President Sees Iran Internet Shutdown As Harbinger Of Things To Come
RFL/RE - International broadcasters are increasingly concerned about their ability to reach audiences in Iran as the authorities there crack…
Students In Iran Hold Anti-Government Rallies Chanting ‘Freedom’, ‘Unity’
Radiofarda - Videos posted on various social media platforms show students in Iran chanting anti-government slogans in several Iranian universities…
US Envoy To UN Says US Has ‘Other Tools’ If Iran’s Behavior Does Not Change
Radiofarda - U.S. Ambassador Kelly Craft warned Iran on Friday that the Trump administration will keep up its maximum pressure…
Iran Summons 17 Signatories Of Statement Slamming Government Brutality
Radiofarda - Political activists in Iran say the Islamic Republic Judiciary has summoned many signatories of a statement condemning the…
Iranian man sentenced to death for “insulting Prophet” through messaging app
Iran-HRM - A 39-year-old man has been sentenced to death by Iranian authorities for “insulting Prophet and the imams” through messages he sent on an…
The Economy of the Suppression of Gas Protests in Iran
Radiozamaneh - Iran is facing the most brutal suppression in its recent history which started with lowering of gasoline subsidies,…