Category: protests

Iran Marks Anniversary of US Embassy Seizure Amid Continuing Civic Unrest

Iran on Nov. 4 marked the 43rd anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran by pro-revolution Iranian students. The incident, which occurred immediately after the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, kicked off decades of hostility between Iran and the United States. Large pro-government rallies were held in several parts of the country to…


Harris Says US Seeks to Oust Iran From UN Women’s Commission

The United States will try to remove Iran from the 45-member U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), Vice President Kamala Harris announced Wednesday, while pledging the Biden administration’s continued support of the women of Iran amid ongoing protests in the country. “The United States believes that no nation that systematically abuses the rights of…


Iranian Regime Says It Will Hold Public Trials for 1,000 Protesters

HAIFA, Israel—Iranian authorities announced on Oct. 31 that they will hold public trials for about 1,000 people this week in order to suppress more than six weeks of protests after the death of a young woman in police custody. An Israeli expert on Iran, Eliyahu Yossian, told The Epoch Times on Monday that the people…


Iran Protests Continue as Demonstrators Defy Warnings From Government

Widespread protests continued across Iran for a 45th consecutive day on Sunday, despite warnings from security officials that they would use tougher measures to crack down on demonstrators. Protests over the weekend continued despite a warning from the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Maj Gen Hossein Salami, on Saturday that he would use unprecedented…


Protest-Hit Iran Faced With Renewed Threat of Terrorism

More than a dozen Shiite pilgrims were killed this week when a gunman opened fire on a religious shrine in Iran’s south-central city of Shiraz. The attack, for which the ISIS terrorist group purportedly claimed responsibility, came amid ongoing anti-government protests that have roiled Iran since mid-September. On Oct. 26, a gunman entered the Shah…


Death Toll of Iran Protests Surpasses 230: Human Rights Group

At least 234 people, including 29 children, have been killed in the ongoing protests in Iran, a human rights organization reported on Oct. 25. Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO), said that they have also received multiple reports of Iranian authorities attempting to cover up the killing of protesters. “Returning bodies is made contingent on families promising to…


Iranian Climber Elnaz Rekabi, Who Competed Without Hijab, Receives Hero’s Welcome as She Returns to Tehran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi returned to Tehran early Wednesday after competing in South Korea without wearing a headscarf, an act widely seen as support for anti-regime demonstrators amid weeks of protests over the Islamic Republic’s mandatory hijab. After landing, Rekabi gave a careful, emotionless interview to Iran’s hard-line state television, saying that…


[Premiering 10/14 at 1 PM ET] 22 Days in Jail for Journalist Who Reported on Anti-Lockdown Protests: Monica Smit | Facts Matter

At the height of Australia’s COVID-19 lockdowns (which were among the strictest in the world), a wave of anti-lockdown protests emerged. These protests saw tens of thousands of people take to the streets, demanding their government lift the restrictions. The response from the government was a mix of apathy and heavy-handed police tactics. Caught up…


[Premiering 10/14 at 1PM ET] 22 Days in Jail For Journalist Who Reported on Anti-Lockdown Protests: Monica Smit | Facts Matter

At the height of Australia’s Covid lockdowns (which were among the strictest in the world), a wave of anti-lockdown protests emerged. These protests saw tens-of-thousands of people take to the streets, demanding their government to lift the restrictions. The response from the government was a mix of apathy, and heavy handed police tactics. Caught up…


Protests Grip Iran as Rights Group Says 19 Children Killed

DUBAI—Protests ignited by the death of a young woman in police custody continued across Iran on Sunday in defiance of a crackdown by the authorities, as a human rights group said at least 185 people, including children, had been killed in demonstrations. Anti-government protests that began on Sept. 17 at the funeral of 22-year-old Mahsa…