Eye on Iran's Protests - October 27, 2022
A protest movement is sweeping Iran in the aftermath of the killing of Mahsa Amini at the hands of the so-called “morality police.” UANI’s Eye on Iran's Protests is a daily news and events round-up to increase awareness of this movement and the regime’s brutal response. Now is the time to support the Iranian people.
As Protests Rock Iran, Its Most Feared Security Force Is Lying in Wait | Washington Post
Yesterday, gatherings in the western Kurdistan city of Saqqez spread rapidly throughout the country. Plainclothes officers, riot police, and the volunteer paramilitary group known as the Basij responded to the uptick in protests with violence. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which was responsible for the deaths of over one thousand peaceful protesters in 2019, is reportedly not deployed in large numbers.
Hold Iran Accountable | A UANI Petition
UANI published a petition yesterday calling on the U.S. and its allies to take action in support of the protest movement in Iran. To support the movement, western governments must cut off the JCPOA negotiations, sanction the supreme leader and president of Iran for human rights abuses, rigorously enforce existing sanctions, isolate Iran diplomatically, and spearhead a U.N. commission to investigate the government’s use of violence against protesters.
Thousands of protesters flooded Mahsa Amini’s burial site in Saqqez to mark the end of the traditional 40-day mourning period.
Protesters mourning a 16-year-old girl named Nika Shakarami, who was killed by regime security forces, denounced Supreme Leader Khamenei as “a murderer.”
Thousands of protesters also filled the streets of Mahabad, where it was reported that protesters had taken over several government buildings.
The security forces killed a protester in Mahabad yesterday. Today, angry protesters set ablaze the city governor’s office.
Security forces in Mahabad discharged their weapons on protesters again today.
Energetic university students in Isfahan—many of them females defiantly waving their hijab in the air—cheered and shouted “Freedom!”
A large contingent of regime shock troops marched along the street prepared for combat.
Cheering crowds overran the streets of Mashhad last night.
Armed security personnel retreated as unarmed protesters charged at them.
The Iranian diaspora community lit up an electronic billboard in Times Square, New York City with a display of Mahsa Amini and caption reading “Women, Life, Freedom.”
White House: Concerned Moscow May Be Advising Iran On Best Practices To Manage Protests | Reuters
The White House press secretary said yesterday that Russia may be advising Iran on how to suppress the protests.
Iran Protests: How Countries Are Punishing The Morality Police | BBC
The United Kingdom, Europe Union, Canada, and the U.S. have levied sanctions against entities and individuals involved in the crackdown on peaceful protesters in Iran. However, many activists are calling for additional steps. Republicans introduced a bill in the U.S. Congress to sanction Supreme Leader Khamenei and President Raisi, but Democrats, reportedly concerned about the prospects for JCPOA negotiations, opposed it.
Yesterday, the U.S. Treasury and State Department jointly introduced sanctions against 14 Iranian officials and 3 entities for violating human rights. Among those designated was the chief of Iran’s IRGC Intelligence Organization – an individual whose designation UANI has called for in the past. The IRGC Intelligence Organization has a long history of internal repression. Other designated officials included provincial governors, prison officials, and cyber actors. UANI maintains a database that indicates the discrepancies between U.K, European Union, Canada, and U.S. designations. The database offers policy-makers a useful tool for synchronizing international sanctions. Notably, there are a staggering 152 individuals/entities sanctioned by the U.S. but not by the E.U. See who they are here.
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