Human rights

RFL/RE – Mohammad Nayeb-Zehi was among the hundreds of worshippers who gathered on September 30 at the Great Mosalla, a religious site in Iran’s southeastern city of Zahedan, for Friday Prayers. Just hours later, the 16-year-old’s family learned he was dead. Nayeb-Zehi was among the scores of people gunned down by security forces in a brutal crackdown following anti-government protests …

Iranwire – Iranian leaders are trying to link the ongoing wave of anti-government protests to this week’s deadly gun attack on a Shia shrine in the southern city of Shiraz. In a speech on Thursday, October 27, President Ibrahim Raisi alleged that the popular demonstrations against the Iranian regime allowed for the shooting at the Shahcheragh Shrine the previous day, …

Iranwire – On Wednesday, October 26, as thousands of protesters across Iran marked the 40th day since the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Morality Police, official news agencies reported a deadly “terrorist attack” on a Shia shrine in the southern city of Shiraz. The news broke after several prominent figures and media outlets close to the clerical regime warned …

Iranwire – Iranian security forces have reportedly used violence against protesters who had gathered at a cemetery in the western province of Lorestan where Nika Shakarami’s family planned to hold a ceremony to mark the 40th day since the death of the teenage girl. An angry crowd gathered at the cemetery in the village of Veisian on Thursday, October 27, …

VOA – The aging brick campus of the Sharif University of Technology, Iran’s elite technical school, has long been a magnet for the nation’s brightest minds, with a record of elevating its students to the highest reaches of society. Thousands of Sharif University alumni power Iran’s most sensitive industries, including nuclear energy and aerospace. One of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali …

Iran-HRM – To mark the 40th day of Mahsa Amini’s death, protests continued in all Iranian cities. One of the protesting cities was Mahabad, a city in West Azerbaijan Province. Esmail Moloudi, a 35-year-old citizen who those close to him called Samko, was killed by direct shooting fired at him by the state security forces.Samko was married with one child. …

Amnesty – Responding to the unlawful killings of at least eight people since last night by Iran’s security forces as they again opened fire on mourners and protesters in at least four provinces and building on growing international calls for a UN mechanism on Iran, Heba Morayef, Amnesty International’s Director for the Middle East and North Africa, said: “The Iranian authorities’ reckless and unlawful use of firearms against protesters, including live ammunition, reveals yet again the tragically high cost of international inaction. All member states of the UN Human Rights Council must take decisive action now …

Al-Monitor — Iranian riot police opened fire on a crowd of protesters outside the western city of Khorramabad as they marked 40 days since the death of teenage girl Nika Shakarami.   According to opposition media outlets and viral videos on social media, security forces shot bullets and tear gas at rock-throwing protesters at the cemetery, but it was not immediately clear if there had …

Shabtabnews – In a twitter statement USCIRF expressed concern by reports that protesters detained for speaking out against mandatory hijab laws are being mistreated and denied medical care in prison. USCIRF Cmmr @RealEU4U: "USCIRF is gravely concerned by reports that protesters detained for speaking out against mandatory hijab laws are being mistreated and denied medical care in prison." https://t.co/pl3pmBJ7P7— USCIRF …

Shabtabnews – In a twitter a statement USCIRF Commissioner commended the @USTreasury and @StateDept for today’s sanctions on Iranian officials responsible for the violent repression of religious freedom in Iran, a step USCIRF recommended in its 2022 Annual Report.” USCIRF Commissioner @Skleinbaum: "We commend @USTreasury and @StateDept for today's sanctions on Iranian officials responsible for the violent repression of religious …