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Iranwire – A consortium of Iranian lawyers have published a statement addressed to the United Nations and democratic governments worldwide asking them to appropriately deal with the “subhuman process of repression and killings in Iran.” The missive called for the attention and investigation of international bodies, free countries, and lawyers around the world. Among its signatories were the well-known lawyers …

Iranwire – The Association of Iranian Journalists has called for the immediate release of journalists detained while reporting on the protests across Iran, which have entered their ninth day and continue to spread. “Our colleagues have been arrested or summoned while carrying out their professional duties,” the Association’s Tehran Province chapter said in a statement, adding that the homes of …

Iranwire – A former security official who still advises Iran’s state security organizations has told IranWire in a short interview that the spread of protests across Iran has taken the regime by surprise. The former official, who asked not to be named for safety reasons, said that IRGC chiefs are accusing the police, the army and the Ministry of Intelligence …

VOA – Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard Saturday attacked a Kurdish militant group’s base located in the north of neighboring Iraq, state media said, a week after widespread anti-government protests began over a young woman’s death in police custody. FILE – Kurdish and Lebanese women take part in a rally in Beirut, Sept. 21, 2022, days after the Iranian authorities announced …

VOA – The tears come quickly to Masih Alinejad when she talks about the messages she’s received in recent days from women in Iran protesting against their government after a young woman died in police custody over a violation of the country’s strict religious dress code. They talk about the risks, possibly fatal ones, in facing off against government forces …