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Declaration by the High Representative Josep Borrell Fontelles on behalf of the EU on the recent protests in Iran

Mon 09 Dec 2019

Over the past weeks, many people all across Iran have exercised their fundamental right to assemble and expressed their economic grievances. A growing body of evidence indicates that despite repeated calls for restraint, the Iranian security forces’ disproportionate response to recent demonstrations has led to high numbers of deaths and injuries. For the European Union and its Member States, the widespread and disproportionate use of force against nonviolent protestors is unacceptable.

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The Real Deal Behind the U.S.–Iran Prisoner Swap

Mon 09 Dec 2019

Donald Trump celebrated a surprise prisoner exchange with Iran in a tweet on Saturday, just hours after a Princeton graduate student and an Iranian scientist were traded on the tarmac of Zurich’s international airport. “Thank you to Iran on a very fair negotiation. See, we can make a deal together!” he wrote. The swap was a rare moment of détente following months of escalating hostilities, which came within minutes of a military confrontation in June, after Iran shot down a sophisticated U.S. drone.

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The Commissioner For Human Rights addresses rights violations in Iran

Sat 07 Dec 2019

As more information gradually filters out of Iran in the wake of the recent protests, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday expressed alarm at the continuing lack of transparency about casualties and the treatment of thousands of detainees, as well as continuing arrests reported to be taking place across the country.

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Iran’s Protests Are Not Just About Gas Prices

Sat 07 Dec 2019

A wave of protest swept across Iran last week. The government had abruptly hiked gas prices in order to offset its budget deficit at a time of high inflation and negative economic growth. Angry protesters clashed with security forces, set government buildings and banks on fire, and blocked roads. The government responded with an iron fist, killing more than 200 protesters, arresting thousands, and shutting down the Internet across the country for about a week.

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Letter to Secretary General of the United Nations

Sun 01 Dec 2019

According to Amnesty International, at least 161 persons have been killed during the violent suppression of the November 2019 protests in Iran. The speaker of the National Security Committee of the Iranian Parliament confirmed that approximately 7000 persons have been arrested because of participating in the protests.

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UN Must Investigate the Killing of Protesters in Iran

Sun 01 Dec 2019

A group of prominent Iranians have appealed to the United Nations to take immediate action on Iran and appoint a commission to investigate the human rights violations in the country during the recent nationwide protests.

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Meeting Sweden’s Foreign Ministry regarding recent protests in Iran

Fri 29 Nov 2019

On Wednesday, November 27, Mehrdad Darvishpour and Amir Nilou from the "Solidarity Committee for the Iranian people" met with Daniel Patterson from the Middle East and North Africa Division of the Swedish Foreign Ministry.

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Why Iran May Be Locked Into a Future of More Protest

Thu 28 Nov 2019

At midnight on Nov. 15, Iran’s government announced a precipitous 300 percent hike in fuel prices. Immediate public outcries quickly escalated into nationwide protests that spread to more than 100 cities and gripped the country for 6 straight days, before the authorities effectively crushed them.

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DID AN AMERICAN BILLIONAIRE PHILANTHROPIST PLAY A ROLE IN THE IMPRISONMENT OF IRANIAN ENVIRONMENTALISTS?

Thu 28 Nov 2019

IN SEPTEMBER 2017, a group of Iranian environmentalists working on Asiatic cheetah preservation with the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation felt a pang of alarm. Thomas S. Kaplan, a billionaire precious metals investor then best known for his fine art collection, had just made a surprise public appearance in New York at the annual conference of United Against Nuclear Iran. The Iranian environmentalists were concerned because their group had gotten aid from one of Kaplan’s nonpolitical charities. Now, he was speaking before a group that was extremely hostile to their country.

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Iran: Deliberate Coverup of Brutal Crackdown

Wed 27 Nov 2019

Iranian authorities are deliberately covering up the scale of the mass crackdown against protesters, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should immediately announce the number of deaths, arrests, and detentions from the recent protests and permit an independent inquiry into alleged abuses.

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Declaration by the High Representative Josep Borrell Fontelles on behalf of the EU on the recent protests in Iran

The Real Deal Behind the U.S.–Iran Prisoner Swap

The Commissioner For Human Rights addresses rights violations in Iran

Iran’s Protests Are Not Just About Gas Prices

Letter to Secretary General of the United Nations

UN Must Investigate the Killing of Protesters in Iran

Meeting Sweden’s Foreign Ministry regarding recent protests in Iran

Why Iran May Be Locked Into a Future of More Protest

DID AN AMERICAN BILLIONAIRE PHILANTHROPIST PLAY A ROLE IN THE IMPRISONMENT OF IRANIAN ENVIRONMENTALISTS?

Iran: Deliberate Coverup of Brutal Crackdown

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