Iran Court Upholds Cruel Sentences for Iranian Environmentalists
It has been two years since the arrest and detention of nine Iranian environmentalists by Iranian authorities. The environmentalists were accused of “spying” after filming an endangered cheetah and doing work that is standard in their field.
Iran Gripped by Protests and Internet Shutdown
On Thursday, November 14th, the Iranian government abruptly announced that the price of gasoline would be increased. As detailed in last week’s issue of Iran Unfiltered, the price of heavily subsidized gasoline was increased by 50 percent (to 1500 tomans per liter). This price holds for a consumption of 60 liters per month. Beyond that, a higher rate of 3,000 tomans per liter applies (an increase of three times from the previous rate).