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Iran: Detainees flogged, sexually abused and given electric shocks in gruesome post-protest crackdown – new report

September, 2,  2020

Widespread torture including beatings, floggings, electric shocks, stress positions, mock executions, waterboarding, sexual violence, forced administration of chemical substances, and deprivation of medical care
Hundreds subjected to grossly unfair trials on baseless national security charges
Death sentences issued based on torture-tainted “confessions”

Iran’s police, intelligence and security forces, and prison officials have committed, with the complicity […]

US ambassador says Iran is world No. 1 sponsor of terrorism

EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press•August 6, 2020

Pompeo wants Iran arms embargo extension vote at UN on this matter.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations called Iran “the world’s number one sponsor of terrorism” on Thursday and warned Russia and China that they will become “co-sponsors” if they block a resolution to extend the […]

Iran’s regime continues persecution of human rights defenders

Protesters, journalists and women who refuse to wear a hijab all risk facing trial in Iran. But many of the lawyers trained to fight for those defendants are already in jail.
According to a recent report from the Center for Human Rights in Iran, nine human rights attorneys in Iran have been arrested or disbarred in […]

“Iran’s protests have become more widespread, unified and have reached new depths”

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Iran News Wire (@IranNW) December 22, 2018

The extent and the increase of the #IranProtests indicates that almost all of the 80 million strong population opposes the ruling system, as Iranians blame the regime for Iran’s economic downfall & social harms.https://t.co/mc8iW8VYWb

Dec 24 – Varzaneh, Isfahan Province, central #Iran

Third day of farmers protesting and demanding their […]

GERMAN/FRENCH ENTITIES MAY BE SANCTIONED FOR BUSTING IRAN SANCTIONS, U.S. ENVOY SAYS

“The US will consider sanctions on those entities participating in these tactics,” Richard Grenell said, adding the French and German activities “would not be a smart move.”
BY BENJAMIN WEINTHAL
 NOVEMBER 28, 2018 18:41

The US government will contemplate sanctions against French and German entities that seek to evade sanctions on Iran’s clerical regime, US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell told The Jerusalem […]

Two Iranian Men Indicted for Deploying Ransomware to Extort Hospitals, Municipalities, and Public Institutions, Causing Over $30 Million in Losses

“Acting From Inside Iran,” Iranian regime agents Indicted Today Deployed Ransomware to Extort U.S. Hospitals, Municipalities, and Public Institutions, Causing Over $30 Million in Losses.
Justice Department Briefing, November 28, 2018

Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski Delivers Remarks at the “SamSam” Ransomware Press Conference
Washington, DC ~ Wednesday, November 28, 2018. Remarks: https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/assistant-attorney-general-brian-benczkowski-delivers-remarks-samsam-ransomware-press

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The Hill: “US must sanction Iran’s major human rights abusers”

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BY TZVI KAHN, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 10/31/18 
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL

The Trump administration has repeatedly condemned Iran for its domestic repression, but it can do much more. To hold the Islamic Republic accountable and express solidarity with Iranians seeking reform, Washington should continue sanctioning the regime’s most egregious […]

Iran’s Biggest Threat Has Nothing to Do With Trump

By Golnar Motevalli, Bloomberg Businessweek
April 18, 2018, 

Ahmad, who runs an advertising agency in a busy commercial district of Tehran, has given up trying to get a business loan from any of the dozens of lenders just a short walk from his office.

Finding a bank in Iran is easy. The challenge is finding one that will […]

EU extends Iran human rights sanctions by a year

DW, April 12

, 2018
The measures were first passed in 2011 in response to government repression during and after Iran’s 2009 election. The European Union is set to discuss whether it should pass new sanctions at a meeting next Monday.

On Thursday, the European Union prolonged sanctions against Iran for its human rights record until 2019.
The […]

U.N. Security Council Meeting on Iran Protests

January 5, 2018
The U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting at the request of the U.S. to discuss the ongoing political protests in Iran. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley said the U.S. “stands unapologetically with those in Iran who seek freedom for themselves….” She added, “The Iranian regime is now on notice. The world will […]