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Shabtabnews – In a series of Twitter statements USCRIF asks Iran’s government to respect the right of Iranians to peacefully protest, and asks US Treasury to sanction Iranian security forces . USCIRF Commissioner @RealEU4U: "Iran’s government must respect the right of Iranians to peacefully protest mandatory hijab laws, and cease immediately its brutal and excessive use of force against those …

Al-Arabia – Iranian protesters set fire to a banner of slain commander Qassem Soleimani on the sixth day of continued anti-regime demonstrations. Meanwhile, at the United Nations General Assembly, President Ebrahim Raisi held up a photo of Soleimani demanding those behind his killing be brought to justice. Protests continued to sweep the country for a sixth consecutive day on Wednesday. …

RFL/RE – Several Iranian government and state-owned websites have been taken down by Anonymous, the international activist hacker group says, in a move of support for nationwide protests that followed the death of a 22-year-old woman following her arrest by the morality police. The website of the Iranian presidency, the government-affiliated Fars news agency, and the forensic medical research center …

Iranwire – Informed sources in the city of Saqqez, Kurdistan province, have told IranWire that on Tuesday evening at least 14 people attended hospital after being injured in street protests. Among the wounded were many who were struck in the eye by pellets and plastic bullets. Several, the sources added, have lost their sight in one or both eyes. In …

iranwire – More well-known public figures in Iran have spoken out in support of the ongoing protests against dictatorship in the country sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini last week. The musician Homayoun Shajarian wrote on Instagram, which is presently down in parts of Iran: “None of us are happy in these bitter days. Is there any will on the part …