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Iranwire – Nationwide protests continued across Iran for the 45th consecutive night on October 31, as the judiciary announced public trials would be held in Tehran for 1,000 people who have been arrested in a heavy-handed crackdown by security forces. Iran has for the past six weeks been rocked by protests of a scale and nature unprecedented since the 1979 …

VOA – U.S. officials expressed concern Tuesday about threats from Iran against Saudi Arabia. “We are in constant contact through military, diplomatic, intelligence channels with the Saudis, and we won’t hesitate to act in defense of our interests and our partners in the region,” State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters. The Associated Press and Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday …

CHRI – The Iranian government’s fabricated accusations against two unlawfully detained female journalists, Niloufar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi, who face severe punishments without access to due process, are part of the state’s efforts to slander the country’s protest movement and should be strongly condemned, said the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI). “This witch hunt is a cowardly attempt …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – At least 277 people, including 40 children and 24 women have been killed in the ongoing nationwide protests. Underlining the high death toll, Iran Human Rights warns about the condition of detainees and heavy sentences including the death penalty. Director, Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam said: “Instead of accepting people’s legal demands, the Islamic Republic is clamping down …

Al-Monitor – The Ekbatan residential complex in west Tehran resembled a war zone late Monday as Iranian security forces took aim at apartments with bullets, tear gas and stun grenades, according to videos posted online by monitoring groups.    Riot police and paramilitary hard-line Basij forces raided the middle-class district to shut down protest shouts from windows. Nightly chanting has been trending as an alternative and …