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Background and prospects for the Iranian protests

Students have been in the middle of – and helped lead – protests against the Iranian government since global uprisings began in September.

Most of the opposition figures and groups want a new democratic republic to replace the authoritarian Islamic Republic. However, it recently made the news that a Persian-led group nostalgic for Iranian monarchy is endorsing exiled Reza Pahlavi, son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, to "lead a transition" when the Islamic Republic falls. It was also reported that

The time is long overdue for the EU to designate the Iranian regime’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization for several important reasons. First of all, from a human rights perspective, the IRGC and its paramilitary group, the Basij, are heavily involved in the suppression of protesters. Recently revealed orders by the IRGC’s top brass, including

THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:30 AM CET Arab Dignitaries Condemn Iranian Repression at Brussels Meeting A dozen Arab activists

Amnesty International described torture of three Iranian protesters sentenced to death, including rape, beatings, electric shocks, and guns pointed at heads

Latest update - 8:30 pm CET The mullahs’ regime ruling Iran has executed Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini early this morning. The

"Theres not a single country in the world with more experience existing under blockade and economic sanctions than us [Russia]," said one guest speaker.

One person was killed and two others were wounded when an attacker opened fire on a guard post outside Azerbaijan's embassy in Tehran, Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry said January 27.