Social and Political

VOA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry says statements from German officials about imposing potential sanctions against Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps are irresponsible and not constructive. Speaking to reporters at a Monday briefing, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said such sanctions would be illegal. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Sunday that Germany and the European Union were considering enacting sanctions …

VOA – Six weeks after the death of Mahsa Amini sparked protests in Iran, demonstrators turned out over the weekend in cities around the world calling for freedoms in Iran. Svitlana Prystynska reports from the demonstration in Los Angeles. Videographer: Krystyna Zahrebelna.

Iran-HRM – Iranian court sentences minors to 148 lashes More than 1,000 protesters indicted in six provinces Tehran’s General and Revolutionary Court held its first hearing on the cases of six protesters on Saturday, October 29, 2022. The six protesters on trial were Mohammad Qobadlou, Mohammad Broghani, Saman Seyyedi, Abolfazl Mehri Hossein Hajilou, Mohsen Rezazadeh Qaraqalou, and Saeed Shirazi. Three …

RFL/RE – More than 300 Iranian journalists have published an open letter calling for the release of two colleagues who were detained for their coverage of the death in custody of Mahsa Amini. The letter was published by the reformist Iranian daily Etemad on October 30. Amini, 22, died days after being detained by the notorious morality police for allegedly …

Iranwire – Iranian security forces continue to use violence to crack down on students who are gathering in universities and other educational institutions across the country for the sixth straight week to voice anger against the clerical regime. According to a video sent to Iranwire on Sunday – the 43rd day of the protest movement – special unit agents attacked students …

Iranwire – Authorities in Iran have arrested Toomaj Salehi, a rapper who has gained fans among Iranians who are angry at the country’s Islamic establishment. The semiofficial ISNA news agency claimed on its Telegram channel that Salehi was arrested on Sunday while he was trying to cross a western border. However, an informed source said the rapper “never intended to …

Iranwire – At least 175,000 people participated in anti-government protests across the country by mid October, and the average age of those arrested by police was 17, according to a confidential government report obtained by IranWire. The report, which was handed to security officials and some government media managers, says police arrested 2,000 demonstrators and released 1,700 of them by …

Iranwire – Iranian security forces again clashed with protesters across Iran on the 42rd day of nationwide protests as new rallies calling for the downfall of the Islamic Republic spread across the country after Friday prayer. Videos obtained by IranWire show security forces shooting at protesters gathered around Makki Grand Mosque in the eastern city of Zahedan. One video purported …

VOA – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife took to the streets Saturday in Ottawa with other demonstrators to show their support for protesters in Iran. The demonstration in Ottawa attended by Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau was one of several held in Canada and around the world Saturday in support of Iranians who are protesting the death …

VOA – Iranian security forces targeted a hospital and a student dormitory overnight, a rights group said Saturday, as a protest movement that flared over Mahsa Amini’s death entered a seventh week. Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian of Kurdish origin, died in custody after her arrest in Tehran for an alleged breach of Iran’s strict dress rules for women based on …