US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook on Thursday accused the Islamic Republic of Iran of killing more than 1000 protesters, arresting at least 7000 more and wounding thousands, Reuters 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.
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.
Human Rights Watch released a report on Wednesday, asking Iranian regime to immediately announce the number of deaths, arrests and detentions from the latest protests.
Iranian security officials including commanders of the Revolutionary Guards gathered in a meeting four months ahead of attacks on Saudi’s oil facilities to discuss how to punish US through its allies, Reuters reported on Monday.
Major Kurdish opposition groups in a joint statement urged EU powers and US authorities to tighten sanctions against the Iranian regime amid nationwide protests, which caused the death of more than a hundred
US-designated terrorist organization of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps have been playing main role in suppressing, killing and wounding hundreds of Iranian protesters, officials praised them on Saturday.
The US Department of the Treasury on Friday took action against Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, Iran’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology, for his role in the Iranian regime’s internet censorship across the country.
