Social and Political

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – At least 234 people, including 29 children have been killed in the ongoing nationwide protests. Iran Human Rights has also received many reports of authorities attempting to cover up the killing of protesters. Returning bodies is made contingent on families promising to stay silent or confirming the false causes of death cited by the Forensic …

freebeacon – Biden administration Iran envoy Robert Malley is under increasing pressure to resign his post, as members of Congress and Iranian-American advocacy groups lose faith in his ability to support a growing protest movement in the Islamic Republic that threatens to topple the hardline regime. The protests, which first erupted after the regime’s morality police murdered a young woman …

freebeacon – A Chinese surveillance company is providing Iran with advanced spy technology that helps the hardline regime in Tehran crack down on pro-democracy protesters who in recent weeks have taken to the streets. Tiandy, a China-based manufacturer that specializes in surveillance technology, “is supplying Iran’s Revolutionary Guard [Corps], police, and military while touting itself as an Iran-friendly alternative to …

Al-Monitor – Tehran’s Mortazavi neighborhood witnessed clashes well into midnight after security forces raided a girls’ high school amid nationwide anti-government unrest that has continued unabated for over five weeks.   The tension began after stories made rounds on social media of some students being beaten up and reportedly forced to undress during body searches for cell phones. The Education Ministry confirmed the entirety of the incident …

Al-Monitor – As women-led protests spread across Iran after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in police custody for violating hijab laws, women in neighboring Afghanistan have also been taking to the streets. Iran’s protests quickly turned bloody, with the death toll (including security forces) currently at around 200. Though large protests have happened before, this time the tempo is more sustained and anti-regime demonstrations have spread …

Al-Arabia – An Iranian man nicknamed the “dirtiest man in the world” for not taking a shower for decades has died at the age of 94, state media reported on Tuesday. Amou Haji, who did not wash for more than half a century and was single, died on Sunday in the village of Dejgah in the southern province of Fars, …

Iranwire – Almost forty days have passed, and the streets are still inflamed. The brutal suppression by the regime has meant the protests have divided into different “neighbourhoods”. However, parts of the capital are still surrounded by security forces. This can be seen on Enghelab Street, especially between the city theatre and Enghelab Square, Karimkhan Street, ValiAsr Square and Keshavarz Boulevard. If …

Iranwire – In the past month, the repression and arrests of teachers, and the continuing threats against them, have entered a new phase. Since the outbreak of nationwide protests following the death of the 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the morality police, there have been disturbing reports of the treatment of teachers and students in Iran. In …

Iranwire – Teachers and school staff in several cities across Iran continued their strike for the second day on Monday amid a security forces crackdown.  Reports obtained by IranWire from the Kurdish provinces of Iran indicate that, despite the threats from the security forces, protest rallies went ahead in schools across the country. The Coordinating Council for Teachers Union reported that …

Iranwire – Medics joined university students, schoolchildren and teachers across Iran and went on strike on Sunday, October 23, as nationwide anti-government protests entered a 37th day. Iran’s judiciary has banned three teachers’ rights activists from leaving the country, sentencing them to five years in prison. Jafar Ebrahimi, Rasoul Badaghi and Mohammad Habibi were charged with “gathering and colluding with …