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.
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
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.
Reports of bodies found in rivers and reservoirs in the wake of Iran protests multiply. Radio Farda spoke to one family that lost a young man.
Amnesty International raised the death toll of Iran protests to 304 and demands international action to hold the government responsible.
Iranian government's spokesman has acknowledged that protesters condemn the Islamic Republic not the U.S. sanctions.
The call by a prominent reformist politician in Iran for President Hassan Rouhani to resign has angered hardliners, who themselves have been attacking the president for the past three years.
Experts in Iran say the absence of civil society contributes to periodic spontaneous protests that will happen again if heavy-handed policies continue.
Senior Iranian officials have begun making statements aimed at somehow explaining away the killing of hundreds of protesters in November and detaining thousands.
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