Iranian security forces in Tehran’s Alborz have called on the local hospitals to provide a list of the names of people who have been treated for injuries since the deadly protests in November, a document showed.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani traveled to Japan to ask for help with the country’s devastating economy due to US sanctions.
Farhad Khosrawi, a Kurdish teenager who had to resort to cross-border semi-legal transporting to help his family buried along with his older brother on Friday with the attendance of hundreds of protesters in the city of Mariwan.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday has slammed Iranian regime for constant abuses of human rights and announced visa restriction for violators, Avatoday corresponded reported.
Iranian state TV acknowledged on Tuesday for the first time that security forces killed what it described as “rioters” in several cities during nation-wide protests over fuel price hikes last month.
Iranian security forces have reportedly arrested 12 employees of Tehran’s Ibn Sina Hospital as they prevented anti-riot forces from arresting wounded protesters on November 16, an employee of the hospital told Avatoday.
Qasem Suleimani, commander of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) Quds force, along with hundreds of other forces arrived in Baghdad on Sunday, Avatoday source said.
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have brought 17 protesters under fire in Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan. The protesters were hiding in the reed beds, residents told Avatoday.
In his article AP’s Jon Gambrell on Friday noted that the recent nationwide protests in Iran would be a turning point for the country’s future, leading to “turmoil” and further unrests despite the authorities’ brutal crackdown.
Iraqi protesters on Wednesday night set Iranian Consulate in Najaf on fire, taking control of the compound.
