Iran Human Rights Organization (IHRO) said on Friday, December 20, that at least 324 people were killed in the November protests according to "credible sources."
Security entities in Iran tasked with suppressing dissent receive at least $9 billion from the government and have their own vast financial resources.
Iran's Prosecutor General announced that the trials of November protesters still in detention will begin next week but did not say how many are still held in prison.
The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on December 19 announced sanctions against two Iranian judges, visa restrictions for the family members of those involved in the crackdown on protesters and re-designated Iran as a country of particular concern.
The United States said new evidence and analysis of weapons debris recovered from an attack on Saudi oil facilities on Sept. 14 indicates the strike likely came from the north, reinforcing its earlier assessment that Iran was behind the offensive
President Hassan Rouhani's administration has barred dozens of well-known reformist figures from running for the Iranian parliament.
The UNGA passed a resolution condemning Iran's human rights violations and urged Iran to free those arrested during the crackdown on protesters in November.
Iran continues arresting people involved in last month's protests, while refusing to
Russia was persuaded to support deeper cuts in OPEC+ oil production to deepen ties with Saudi Arabia and strengthen its influence in the region.
Iran-Japan leaders are to hold talks on Japan's plans to deploys its SDF in the Persian Gulf. The Japanese leader is also expected to discuss talks between Iran and the U.S. with the Iranian president.
Several reformist lawmakers harshly criticized Iranian authorities for killing protesters and claiming they were agents of Iran's enemies.
A Dutch fugitive criminal, implicated in the murder of an Iranian opposed to the Islamic Republic, was arrested in Dubai.
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