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CHRI – Early Tally Indicates at Least 2,755-4,000 Arrests as Concerns Mount for Detainees Smeared by State Media as “Rioters” In the wake of preliminary reports suggesting that thousands of people were arrested in the Iranian government’s crackdown on mass protests that broke out across the country in November 2019, there are grave concerns that detainees are being denied due …

IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS –  UN human rights experts have expressed grave concerns about the situation in Iran as protests spread across the country over the past week. “We are deeply concerned at reports of killings and injuries, and that the authorities may have used excessive force against those participating in the protests,” the experts said. “We remind the authorities that …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Security forces have arrested at least two thousands of protesters and civil activists in the recent days in Iran. They are in danger of torture, forced confessions and several can be sentenced to death. Given the Islamic Republic’s dark history of torture and mass executions, Iran Human Rights (IHR) urges the UN and the Red …

Radiofarda – A commander of Revolutionary Guards’ Basij paramilitary on Thursday described the recent protests in Iran as a “full-scale world war” against the Islamic Republic. Speaking at a memorial ceremony in Hamadan on Friday Brigadier General Salar Abnoush said ending the protests was a “miracle”. Salar Abnoush Operational Commander of the Basij “Strange coordinations were made in the recent …

Radiofarda – Unlike the politically motivated, middle class protests following Iran’s disputed 2009 election, the protests sparked by a steep hike in fuel prices in the past few days engulfed many towns and townships as well as areas in the vicinity of larger cities where around 11 million poor Iranians live without access to many urban amenities. Protests sparked by …