Is the regime responsible — and does Russia play a role?
Stimson Center | April 27, 2023
Editor’s note: While the Stimson Center rarely publishes anonymous work, the author of this commentary is a Tehran-based analyst who has requested anonymity out of legitimate concern for their personal safety. The writer is known to appropriate staff, has a track record of … Continue Reading
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Iran: Deliberate poisoning of schoolgirls further evidence of continuous violence against women and girls
United Nations | March 16, 2023
GENEVA (16 March 2023) – UN experts* today expressed outrage at the deliberate poisoning of more than 1200 schoolgirls in Iran’s major cities and the State’s failure to protect them, prevent further attacks and conduct swift investigations.
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Iran executions up 75% as Tehran seeks to ‘instill fear’ in protesters, rights groups say
CNN | By Kareem El Damanhoury and Joseph Ataman | April 14, 2023
CNN – Iran executed at least 582 people last year, a 75% increase on the previous year, according to human rights groups who say the rise reflects an effort by Tehran … Continue Reading
CHILD DETAINEES IN IRAN SUBJECTED TO FLOGGING, ELECTRIC SHOCKS AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN BRUTAL PROTEST CRACKDOWN
Amnesty International | March 16, 2023
Iran’s intelligence and security forces have been committing horrific acts of torture, including beatings, flogging, electric shocks, rape and other sexual violence against child protesters as young as 12 to quell their involvement in nationwide protests, said Amnesty … Continue Reading
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The Iranian authorities have executed at least one Ahwazi Arab, 14 Kurds and 13 Baluchis following grossly unfair trials, and sentenced at least a dozen others to death since the start of the year, marking a chilling escalation in the … Continue Reading
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