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Iranwire – Day 1- “Today we went to Tehran Pars (eds: a city in Greater Tehran). We got there at 5 p.m. and stayed until 8:30. It was getting too cold. People just kept walking but sometimes a small group gathered and started chanting slogans. And the cars were honking their horns. Interestingly, when the herd of motorcyclist agents arrived …

gatestoneinstitute.org – The failure of the Khomeinist clique to develop a coherent narrative, let alone a strategy to deal with what looks like an existential crisis for the regime, has led to a chaotic response to the popular uprising. According to semi-official figures, between 300 and 500 protesters have been killed by the security forces and more than 15,000 jailed. …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO)- Official media have reported the confirmation of protester Mahan Sadrat-Marani’s death sentence which has been sent for implementation. Like all other death row prisoners, he was denied any access to his lawyer during the interrogations, proceedings and show trial. Having previously called for domestic and international campaigns to prevent protester executions, Iran Human Rights emphasises and …

RFL/RE – The family of a 22-year-old Iranian protester says their son has died in a detention center after being tortured for hours following his arrest during a protest in the western Iranian city of Dehgolan. The France-based Kurdistan Human Rights Network quoted Shadman Ahmadi’s family as saying that their son was killed after being taken into custody on December 8 “due …

RFL/RE – The brother of Iranian doctor Hamid Qarahasanlou says interrogators severly torturedhis brother’s wife to extract a confession from her against her husband as security forces looked to pin the blame on protesters for the death of a member of the Basij paramilitary force during nationwide demonstrations. Iran’s judiciary said on December 6 that it had sentenced 16 people …