Iran Crisis Update, January 10, 2023
The Iranian regime is refocusing on enforcing widespread adherence to the mandatory hijab law after briefly and informally relaxing such restrictions in previous months.
The Sari Revolutionary Court sentenced protester Javad Rouhi to death.
At least three protests occurred in three cities across three provinces in Iran.
Social media accounts have claimed in recent days that the regime has arrested and sentenced an unidentified former senior official on espionage charges.
The Parliamentary Legal and Judicial Committee reviewed and approved articles of the draft legislation to establish a police force for adolescents and children.
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Iran Crisis Update, January 11, 2023
CTP recorded no protests in Iran for the first time since September 16, 2022. The movement that began with the regime killing Mahsa Amini is not yet over despite the declining protest turnout, however.
Regime plans to execute a former senior official may be related to infighting within the Iranian political and security establishments.
President Ebrahim Raisi submitted his proposed budget to Parliament, allocating significantly more funds to the military and security services and propaganda bodies.
The Hamedan and Karaj neighborhood youth groups criticized on January 11 the regime mismanagement of the energy sector that has caused natural gas shortages in Iran.
The Iranian Supreme Court suspended the death sentence of 19-year-old protester Mohammad Broghani.
President Ebrahim Raisi held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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