Iran

Iranian-Swedish Representative: Supporting Iranian Protesters Is Supporting Democracy

Azadeh Rebana-Gustavsen, an Iranian-American member of the Swedish Parliament, told Deutsche Welle that when the principles of democracy, human rights, and...

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Green Party: German government should condemn repression of Iranian protesters

Foreign policy spokespeople for the German Greens and Free Democrats have called for Germany to take a stand on the suppression of Iranian protesters, saying...

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Protesters attacked the offices of Khamenei's representatives in cities; names of 9 seminaries and offices of Friday imams

Some citizen journalist reports to Voice of America indicate that protesters targeted the offices of Khamenei's representatives in the cities where the protests took place.

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Iranian authorities remain silent about the deaths; a human rights source says 34 people were killed in Kurdistan alone

According to reports published by the Hengaw Human Rights Network, in the protests of the past few days in various cities in Kurdistan…

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“Internet outages have become a new grievance in themselves.”

The spokesman for the parliamentary technology faction says that lack of access to the internet is causing irritation and stress, and is turning into a new dissatisfaction…

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Germany: Iran should recognize people's right to protest

Berlin called on Tehran to recognize legitimate protests and respect the protesters' right to assemble. The French Foreign Ministry…

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Mass arrests and threats from security agencies on the fourth day of protests

The Revolutionary Guards issued a statement threatening protesters with a “decisive response.” Security and law enforcement agencies have also made widespread arrests…

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Federation of Journalists: Internet Blockade in Iran Must End

The International Federation of Journalists condemned the Islamic Republic's efforts to cut off citizens' lines of communication and block the internet.

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