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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 …