Protests in Iran grew larger and louder this week, despite regime efforts to dismiss the movement as a Western propaganda effort, or crush it with police and militia violence. Acts of defiance that were unthinkable a month ago have been reported across the country, while international support for the demonstrators grows stronger.
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei responded publicly on Monday to the violent anti-government protests raging across the country, blaming the U.S. and Israel for the challenges to the Islamic republic’s authority.
Iran Human Rights (IHR), a monitoring group based in Oslo, Norway, said on Monday the death toll in Iran’s hijab protests is now over 75 — far higher than the Iranian government’s official count of 41.
Protests continued across Iran on Sunday night despite promises by the regime to “deal decisively with those who oppose the country’s security and tranquility” and take “decisive action without leniency.”
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday it summoned Britain’s ambassador to protest what it described as a hostile atmosphere created by London-based Farsi language media outlet
