Iran: Crackdown on Dissent Ahead of Protest Anniversary Ramped-Up Repression As the one-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Jina Amini approaches, Iranian authorities have intensified their repression on civil society, targeting activists, artists, dissidents, lawyers, academics, students, and family members of those who were killed during the protests in […]
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Iran’s Ongoing Repression: Silencing Dissent in Anticipation of Protest Anniversary
Iran‘s Crackdown on Dissent and the Implications for Protest Anniversary Year September 15, 2023 Iranian authorities have been intensifying their repression of civil society ahead of the one-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Jina Amini, a tragedy that sparked nationwide protests. Human Rights Watch has reported that the Iranian […]