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January 4, 2018
Six Prominent Lawyers Call for Prosecution of Iranian Officials Who Incited Violence Against Protesters
Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi and five other prominent Iranian human rights lawyers have called for the prosecution of state officials who have encouraged violence against protesters in the ...
January 3, 2018
22 Killed and Hundreds Arrested as Iran’s Supreme Leader Blames Protests on Foreign “Enemies”
As details emerged about the number of casualties and arrests that occurred during the first six days of the anti-government demonstrations that began in Iran on December 28, 2017, ...
January 2, 2018
Iran’s Severely Disrupted Internet During Protests: “Websites Hardly Open”
For the first time since the mass protests of 2009, the Islamic Republic of Iran has imposed tighter than usual restrictions on internet access to curb the distribution of images, videos and reports about the nationwide protests ...
January 2, 2018
Iran’s Government Must End the Violence and Allow Peaceful Protest
January 2, 2018—The Iranian government and state security forces should immediately end their violent crackdown on the nationwide protests that have so far led to the deaths of at least 21 people, the Center for Human Rights ...
January 2, 2018
Casualties and Arrests Mount As Iranian Protests Continue
At least 21 people have been killed and hundreds arrested since a wave of protests hit several Iranian cities on December 28, 2017. The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned ...
December 29, 2017
Hardline Officials Blame Wave of Protests in Iran on Rouhani Government and Foreign Powers
Protests flared across several Iranian cities during the last week of December 2017 as citizens faced off with security forces to demand better living circumstances. Hardline officials meanwhile blamed the Rouhani government and foreign powers ...
December 28, 2017
Protestors Shout “Death to High Prices” as Demonstrations Break Out in Three Iranian Cities
Protests erupted in several Iranian cities on December 28, 2017, as citizens peacefully spoke out against the rising cost of living. In Mashhad, Iran’s second most populated city, police confronted the demonstrators with water ...