28 September 2022 Amnesty International ’s ongoing investigations into the crackdown on popular protests in Iran has revealed widespread patterns of unlawful use of force and ruthless violence by security forces. These include use of live ammunition, birdshot and other […]
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Iran: “Protester killings must be urgently investigated by international accountability mechanism” says Amnesty chief
Repeal of all laws that undermine women’s human rights!
DOIW condemns the killing of Mahsa Amini and those who have protested her death in detention Statement of the Democratic Organisation of Iranian Women – 23rd September 2022: Victory to the united struggle of the brave women and men of Iran; […]
Iran: UN experts demand accountability for death of Mahsa Amini, call for end to violence against women
GENEVA (22 September 2022) – UN experts* today strongly condemned the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody after her arrest for allegedly failing to comply with Iran’s strict rules on women’s dress by wearing an “improper hijab”. […]
UN experts strongly condemn death of Mahsa Amini, ‘victim of Iran’s sustained repression’
22 September 2022 Human Rights UN independent human rights experts on Thursday strongly condemned the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody following her arrest for allegedly failing to comply with Iran’s strict rules on women’s dress, […]
Iran in turmoil over the killing of young woman in “morality police” custody
“The murder of Mahsa Amini is the trigger that has set off an unprecedented massive nationwide protest across Iran”, Jamshid Ahmadi, Assistant General Secretary of CODIR told the Morning Star. “The scale of this protest mobilisation is similar to that […]
Alarm over Iranian woman’s death after ‘improper’ hijab arrest
20 September 2022 The acting High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif, expressed alarm on Tuesday at the death in custody in Iran of a woman after she was detained for wearing an “improper” hijab Mahsa Amini was arrested a week ago by Iran’s […]
Urgent action demanded over the death of Mahsa Amini
19th September 2022 Press release For immediate use The Committee for the Defence of the Iranian People’s Rights (CODIR) has condemned the death in detention of 22 year old, Mahsa Amini, a young woman visiting Tehran with her family. Ms […]
Iran’s Supreme Leader Cancels Public Appearances After Falling Ill
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is on bed rest and under observation by a team of doctors, according to four people familiar with his health situation. By Farnaz Fassihi Sept. 16, 2022 Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, canceled all meetings and public […]
The Death of the Iran Deal Was Entirely Avoidable
The Iran deal could easily have been maintained had it not been for a series of perverse policy choices by Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Now, with the deal scrapped, Israel and the US are once again threatening to attack […]
Iran deal breakthrough hopes continue to fade
(CNN)Efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal have again hit a snag as US officials charge that Tehran’s latest response signals that it is not ready to return to an agreement in the immediate future as it has failed to cooperate on […]