In part of the annual report about human rights, Iran HRM referred to the nationwide Iran protests in mid-November and the Iranian regime’s brutal crackdown on these protests.
Written by Hamideh Taati on 08 January 2020.
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WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.
Wednesday, January 8, 2020, marks the 55th day since the beginning of the nationwide Iran protests.
2019 was marked by a brutal crackdown on the Iranian society, according to the annual report of a leading human rights group, Iran Human Rights Monitor (Iran HRM), published on Monday.
In its annual report published on January 6, 2019, Iran HRM highlighted how the Iranian regime had arrested and tortured hundreds of rights activists throughout 2019.
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) has identified 704 of the more than 1500 protesters killed by the regime so far.
Mrs. Maryam Rajavi has called on the United Nations to urgently send an international fact-finding mission to Iranian prisons to meet with the detainees.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UPRISING:
Number of uprising cities: 191
Number of martyrs: At least 1500
Number of injured: More than 4,000
Number of detainees: More than 12,000
JANUARY 8, 2020:
IRAN NEWS IN BRIEF, JANUARY 8, 2020
Iran Regime’s Missile Attacks Target U.S. Forces in Iraq.
Iran: Teenage Protester Remains in Prison Because His Family Cannot Afford Bail.
Iran: Torching Posters of Soleimani Amid Regime’s Street Circus.
NCRI Statement:
Iran Regime Approves 200 Million Euro Budget Supplement for Terrorist Qods Force to Export Terror and War to Region
Ali Larijani, former IRGC commander and the current speaker of the Iranian regime’s Majlis (parliament), announced that with the personal approval of the regime’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, the parliament has approved a 200 million Euro budget supplement to the terrorist Qods Force for the last two months of the Iranian calendar year from the country’s “National Development Fund”.
#Iran Regime Approves 200 Million Euro Budget Supplement for #Terrorist Qods Force to Export Terror and War to Region https://t.co/lbfBVgPSE9#IRGCTerrorists #FreeIran2020
— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) January 8, 2020
UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:
NCRI WOMEN’S COMMITTEE MONTHLY REPORT – DECEMBER 2019
400 women fell for freedom during Iran protests, registered Iran women’s resolve for freedom and equality
More than a month after the Iranian people’s nationwide protests, new dimensions of the clerical regime’s widespread use of violence and its crimes against women and other protesters are coming to light.
Under-reported news abt #Iran: More than a month after the uprising, #arbitraryarrests of #Iranprotesters are still ongoing! https://t.co/N1G8Nvif1r
— Women's Committee NCRI (@womenncri) January 8, 2020
PMOI/MEK wrote on twitter:
Ironically, the regime did not allow the families of the martyrs of the November uprisings to hold any ceremonies and funeral for their loved ones, fearing that it would result in more anti-regime protests.
Ironically, the regime did not allow the families of the martyrs of the November uprisings to hold any ceremonies and funeral for their loved ones, fearing that it would result in more anti-regime protests.#Iranhttps://t.co/7ZYDY86Xpd
— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) January 7, 2020
2019 MARKED BY IRAN REGIME’S BRUTAL CRACKDOWN ON SOCIETY – ANNUAL REPORT BY HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP
2019 was marked by a brutal crackdown on the Iranian society, according to the annual report of a leading human rights group, Iran Human Rights Monitor (Iran HRM), published on Monday.
In its annual report published on January 6, 2019, Iran HRM highlighted how the Iranian regime had arrested and tortured hundreds of rights activists throughout 2019.
In another part of this report, Iran HRM referred to the nationwide Iran protests in mid-November over gasoline price-hike and the Iranian regime’s brutal crackdown on these protests: “Investigative reports by Iran Human Rights Monitor put the number of those arrested since November 15, at over 12,000, adding that at least 1,500 protesters have been killed by the state security forces during the protests. At least 4,000 have been injured, some with life-threatening wounds.”
2019 Marked by #Iran Regime’s Brutal Crackdown on Society – Annual Report by #HumanRights Group https://t.co/hXrw7VzduI#FreeIran#IranProtests #internet4iran
— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) January 7, 2020
