Iran Protests Spread with Uprising at Prison
Activists say prisoners chanted anti government slogans;
Parliament clears police in Mahsa Amini’s death.
The fire Saturday at Evin Prison in Tehran, which the U.S. says is a political prison for dissidents and foreigners and is known to hold demonstrators from recent protests.
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Congressmen McClintock and Cohen Condemn Iranian Crackdown
September 29, 2022 | Press Release
WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Tom McClintock (CA-04) and Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Iran Human Rights and Democracy Caucus, issued the following statement condemning the brutality of the Iranian regime’s revolutionary guards and expressing support for protesters following the death of Mahsa Amini:
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Albania cuts Iran ties over cyberattack, U.S. vows further action
TIRANA, Sept 7, 2022 (Reuters) – Albania severed diplomatic relations with Iran on Wednesday and kicked out its diplomats after a cyberattack in July it blamed on the Islamic Republic, a move Washington supported as it vowed to take action in response to the attack on its NATO ally.
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One Iranian perpetrator gets a life sentence. Another is potentially set free
Atlantic Council | By Celeste Kmiotek | July 26, 2022
July was bittersweet for human rights lawyers and activists, particularly those working on Iran. On July 14, the Stockholm District Court announced that former Iranian official Hamid Nouri was found guilty of war crimes and mass murder and … Continue Reading
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Iran: Conviction of Former Iranian Official over Involvement in 1988 Prison Massacres Landmark Step Towards Justice
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL | July 14, 2022
Responding to today’s landmark decision of Stockholm’s District Court sentencing a former Iranian official, Hamid Nouri, to life in prison over crimes related to Iran’s 1988 prison massacres, following a trial carried out under the principle of universal … Continue Reading
