One year after the death in custody of Mahsa Amini and the ensuing protests, Iranian authorities continue to repress all dissent, arresting and executing protesters, activists and minorities to sow fear among the population.
"For a dance in the alley, "For breaking the taboo of kissing in public, "For our sisters, mine and yours, "For a change in the minds of the fanatics, "For parents' shame for empty pockets, "For the longing for a normal life." "Baraye [For The Sake Of]," a song by Iranian singer-songwriter Shervin Hajipour September 16, 2023, will mark the first anniversary of the killing of
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Over the past three decades, Iran has seen popular protests for a variety of reasons. For example, university students, particularly at Tehran University, protested in 1999 in response to restrictions on their freedom of expression. Protests again broke out across the country in 2009 following the hotly disputed reelection of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president of the republic at
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In spite of the Iranian regime’s brutal crackdown on protesters, many Western governments are maintaining their diplomatic relationships with the ruling mullahs and turning a blind eye to the regime’s sickening human rights violations.
Where, also, are the women s movements of the West? The sister of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Badri Hosseini Khamenei, came out criticizing the whole establishment and calling for the overthrow of her brother s "despotic caliphate". "The
An Iranian general on Monday acknowledged that more than 300 people have been killed in the unrest surrounding nationwide protests, giving the first official word on casualties in two months.
The Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei's niece was sentenced to imprisonment for three years after she was convicted for criticising the regime publicly and extending her support to the protests taking place across the country against the Islamic Republic, said her lawyer on Friday.
On November 23. Farideh Moradkhani, who belongs to that part of Khamenei’s family which has been critical of the regime for a long, was arrested by the police and has been in police custody since then.