Iranian Security Forces Arrest Lawyers Amid Protests
As Iran enters its fourth week of furious nationwide protests following the killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini by the so-called morality police, authorities are intensifying their use of violence and repression against demonstrators in an effort to quash the protests. The Center for Human Rights in Iran reported on October 12th that authorities arrested dozens […]
Iranian Security Forces Continue Arresting and Killing Protesters in Brutal Crackdowns
As protests continue in Iran weeks after innocent 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was brutally killed by so-called morality police, security forces have intensified their violence against protesters, often using deadly force against them. According to Iran Human Rights, a Norway-based organization, 185 people—including 19 children or more —have been killed in protests across Iran. At least […]
Extent of the Islamic Republic’s Brutal Crimes Exposed by Human Rights Groups
Since the killing of Mahsa Amini—at the hands of Iran’s so-called morality police—sparked nationwide demonstrations in Iran weeks ago, security forces have tried to subdue protests through condemnable and excessive displays of violence against Iranian people. The scope and severity of the state’s brutal crackdown on protests have been illuminated in a shocking new report […]
Security Forces Continue Brutal Crackdown as Protests Persist
In a third week of widespread demonstrations following the killing of Mahsa Amini by Iran’s so-called morality police, Iranian security forces continue their ruthless crackdown involving mass arrests and the use of lethal force against protesters. On Tuesday, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi addressed the nationwide unrest in a speech to the parliament, stating “Unity and […]
Iranian Authorities Carry Out Mass Arrests in Ruthless Crackdown on Protesters
The protest movement that was sparked in Iran by the killing of Mahsa Amini—a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who was unjustly arrested and killed by the country’s so-called morality police—has continued into its third week and shows no sign of abating. Thousands of brave Iranians across the country are still demanding fundamental change only to be met with violence and suppression by the Islamic Republic. Amnesty International has confirmed the deaths of 52 people who were killed by authorities, but believes that the actual number of deaths is much higher, while Iran Human Rights—a Norway-based group—has put the death toll at 133.
Pressure Builds for International Community to Address Human Rights Violations in Iran Amid Protests
Unrest continues to grip Iran as security forces seek to quell the nationwide protests that were ignited almost two weeks ago by the unjust killing of Mahsa Amini. It was reported by the Human Rights Activists News Agency on September 28th that more than 3,000 people, predominantly women, have been arrested and nine children were […]
Death Count Rises in Iran as Authorities Continue to Terrorize Protesters
Since Friday, widespread protests in Iran following the killing of innocent Iranian-Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini—who was arrested and beaten on September 13th by the so-called morality police for violating the country’s strict dress codes—have occurred in 40 cities, including the nation’s capital Tehran. In response to the nationwide protests, Iranian government officials have sought to […]