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Amnesty International has called for a special session of the UN Human Rights Council over crimes against the Iranian people by the government and religious authorities.

While the nationwide uprising in Iran entered its second month on Saturday, IRGC Special Force Commander General Hassan Karami claimed, "the unrest is over!"

A large fire spread in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison Saturday evening as gunshots and blasts were heard, with hundreds of political prisoners among the inmates.

Amid nationwide protests that have even mobilized Iranian high school students, the Islamic Republic authorities are removing photos of the Supreme Leader in fear of being torn or damaged.

US Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley has expressed concern about the use of live ammunition by the Islamic Republic’s security forces against the protesters across the country.

As anger has risen among Iranians over an attack on students in a high school for girls this week, fresh nationwide protests began on Saturday around noon.

Opposition to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei from within his own government appears to be on the rise one month after the start of an anti-government uprising.

Former US President Barack Obama has admitted that he made "a mistake" by not supporting the Iranian people's 2009 Green Movement against the Islamic Republic.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has threatened to retaliate if the European Union imposes further sanctions on the country because of crackdown on protests.

US President Joe Biden and his top officials in a flurry of meetings and statements on Friday pledged support to Iranians protesting for their basic rights.

Amid nationwide antigovernment protests across Iran, a video of security forces molesting a woman while arresting her has enraged Iranians all over the world.

Protests resumed in Iran Friday, as people in the city of Zahedan came out in force to denounce the regime and its loyal forces who had killed dozens in the city.

Gender equality ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) have expressed "solidarity with the people rallying in Iran against the violations and abuses of their human rights and fundamental freedoms."

EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell reiterated calls on the Islamic Republic to stop the repression of protesters and to release those detained since the uprising began in mid-September.

US State Secretary Antony Blinken has met with civil society activists on women’s rights and human rights in Iran, vowing support for Iranians who are demanding fundamental freedoms.

The United States said Friday it was “willing and able” to impose sanctions on anyone supporting Russia’s “military-industrial complex,” possibly impacting Iran.

The family of Hossein Ronaghi, a civil activist who was arrested and imprisoned during the clampdown on the ongoing protests in Iran, say his life is in danger.

Iranian activist Masih Alinejad has written to US President Joe Biden urging him to isolate the Iranian regime, while empowering the Iranian people to fulfill their democratic aspirations.

While many top officials in Iran are adamant that the protests must be crushed violently, some regime insiders are beginning to explore peaceful alternatives.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei delivered a speech to an Islamic gathering in Tehran on Friday speaking about regional issues without mentioning the current protests.

A human rights group says security forces have killed at least 224 people in Iran’s antigovernment protests ignited by death of a 22-year-old woman in custody of hijab police last month.