Friday , 29 March 2024

Human rights

Iran’s Crimes against Humanity, 2019

gatestoneinstitute.org – “As Iranian, Saudi and other Muslim women around the globe struggled for freedom from the hijab, which they consider a political symbol that has nothing to do with piety, the reaction among the liberal circles in the West was confounding. Here an increasing number of feminists, leftists and the liberal media glorified the hijab as some exotic symbol …

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Tehran says protests subsiding as internet blackout drags on

Al-Monitor – A massive security presence and an internet blackout continue across Iran five days after the government introduced controversial cuts to gasoline subsidies.The austerity plan fueled worries about inflation and higher gasoline prices, and triggered nationwide protests that soon turned into large anti-government demonstrations. The rallies have seen intense confrontations between security forces and Iranians, leaving behind government buildings ablaze and massive damage to public property. Numerous reports state that security forces have fired live ammunition, …

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Conflicting death toll reports in Iran put the number between 90 and 200

Al-Arabia – As protests in Iran continue into their fifth day, opposition broadcaster Radio Farda put the death toll at at least 90, several activists have put the number as high as 200, while the government has yet to announce an official figure. The lack of clarity over the death toll is just another illustration of the difficulty of reporting …

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Amnesty International Condemns Killing Of Scores Of Protesters In Iran

Radiofarda – We’re horrified at reports that the security forces have killed dozens of protesters in Iran, hundreds injured & over 1,000 arrested since Friday (November 14), says Amnesty International (AI), adding, “We’re alarmed that authorities have shut down the internet to create an information blackout of their brutal crackdown. We’re investigating.” An overnight decision last Friday to a threefold-increase …

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Khamenei’s mouthpiece threatened protesters with execution by hanging

Kayhan newspaper which reflects the positions of Ali Khamenei, the mullahs’ supreme leader published an article on November 18, saying, “execution with hanging rope awaiting hired thugs.” The threat was based on fabricated “confessions” made by arrested protesters. Kayhan added that judicial authorities will definitely issue hanging sentences for Iran protest leaders. Kayhan wrote the crimes of protesters is tantamount …

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Iran’s largest internet shutdown amid deadly crackdown on protests

Iran-HRM – With escalating protests triggered by a petrol price hike that have gripped the country since Friday, Iranian authorities have shut down the internet. Iran’s internet shutdown ordered by a state security council, apparently aimed at preventing protesters from communicating with each other and sharing video on social media. Amnesty International believes that “the authorities have shut down the …

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UN Urges Tehran To Curb Force In Deadly Protests Over Gas Prices

RFL/RE – The United Nations has urged Tehran to curb its use of force against demonstrators and restore Internet service amid a wave of protests sparked by a hike in gas prices across Iran that has left at least a dozen people dead. Speaking to reporters in Geneva on November 19, UN human rights spokesman Rupert Colville voiced deep concern …

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Envoy For Iran Says U.S. Working To Help Iranians Bypass Internet Shutdown

RFL/RE – Brian Hook, Washington’s special envoy for Iran, says the United States is working to help Iranians bypass a near-total Internet shutdown imposed by the clerical establishment amid violent protests over a sharp hike in gasoline prices. Speaking to RFE/RL on November 18, Hook said the United States was trying to put in place “workarounds” to help Iranians access …

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At least 61 Killed in Iran during gas price protests

Iran-HRM – At least 61 people have been killed in 10 cities and hundreds were wounded in Iran since the start of anti-government protests of Friday. The numbers could be far higher as the regime resorts to more deadly crackdown while blocking nearly all Internet access. IRAN HRM@IranHrm Reports indicate at least 61 dead and hundreds injured as #IranProtests are spreading across #IranThe numbers …

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