Social and Political

VOA – Iran’s main reformist party called Saturday for an end to the mandatory Islamic dress code for women in force since 1983, after eight straight nights of protests. The Union of Islamic Iran People’s Party also called for the winding down of the morality police charged with enforcing the code following the death in their custody of 22-year-old Kurdish …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – At least 54 people have been killed by security forces in protests across Iran. In many cases, returning the bodies are made contingent on secret burials. Hundreds have also been injured or arrested. Internet disruptions and cuts continue across the country. Iran Human Rights implores the international community once again to take urgent action to …

Al-Arabia – Iranian police in just one province have arrested over 700 people during more than a week of protests following the death of a young woman in custody, Tasnim news agency reported Saturday. General Azizollah Maleki, police chief of Guilan province, announced “the arrest of 739 rioters including 60 women,” the Iranian media outlet said.

gatestoneinstitute.org – [M]ore than a year and half of negotiations seems to have benefited no one except the ruling and Islamist mullahs of Iran. The endless negotiations seem simply to have bought time for the mullahs, so that they could comfortably advance their nuclear program to their highest level ever. Not only has the Biden administration seen no urgency to …

RFL/RE – President Ebrahim Raisi has said that Iran must “deal decisively with those who oppose the country’s security and tranquility,” state media reported as the number of people killed in more than a week of anti-government protests more than doubled, according to official accounts. State media said that at least 35 people have been killed in more than a …

Shabtabnews – In a twitter statement the USCIRF Commissioner applauded @USTreasury for issuing Iran General License D-2, enhancing internet access to Iranians protesting. USCIRF Commissioner @Skleinbaum: "USCIRF applauds @USTreasury for issuing Iran General License D-2, enhancing internet access to Iranians protesting mandatory hijab laws and the killing of #MahsaAmini amid the government's cowardly internet shutdowns." https://t.co/H7WSTGOo3h— USCIRF (@USCIRF) September 23, …

Iranwire – Mass demonstrations in Tehran and other cities continued into the small hours of Saturday for the eighth consecutive night tonight since the killing in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. Iranians in #Tehran celebrate as police officers retreat from their positions during #IranProtests2022 (Tehran, Sept 24)#Mahsa_Amini #mahsamini #IranProtests #IranRevolution pic.twitter.com/MBWA6vQybA— IranWire (@IranWireEnglish) September 24, 2022 Fresh protests continued at …

Iranwire – Hundreds of people have been arrested since protests against the Islamic Republic erupted in Iran last Friday, prompted by the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. The campaign of arbitrary arrests intensified on Thursday after Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei announced the judiciary had green-lit a policy of “preventative detentions” for the foreseeable future. Follow Up Iran, …

VOA – The spokesperson for U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday that the U.N. chief met with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in New York this week and raised human rights issues in light of Iranian security forces’ ongoing crackdown on protesters. At a news briefing, spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters Guterres met with the Iranian president Thursday on the sidelines …

Iran-HRM – Iran’s Chief Justice has given green light to the judicial authorities to crush protests ongoing in Iran over the death in custody of Mahsa Amini. On Thursday, September 22, Iran’s Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei called for “immediate and deterrent action” by the country’s Attorney General and judicial authorities against “the main disturbing elements and professional rioters.” According …