G7 countries deplore Iran over human rights violations
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - World’s major industrialised countries, known as G7, met on Friday, saying in a joint statement that they deplore Iranian government for violation of human rights.
The death of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini while in the custody of Tehran’s morality police on September 16 ignited an unprecedented nationwide protest movement that has brought Iranians from all corners together to call for the overthrow of the Islamic regime.
“We advocate the rights of all Iranians to access information, and we deplore the Iranian government’s erosion of civil space, and independent journalism, its targeting of human rights defenders, including by shutting down the internet and social media,” read the joint statement.
Later, US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said in a presser that they are “working together to sanction those involved in the crackdown. We are also working with social society and tech companies to provide digital services so the Iranian people can communicate with one another and shine a spotlight on the regime’s repression, even if it tries repeatedly to shut down the internet.”
At least 277 people, including 40 children have been killed in the protests, according to the latest tally by the Oslo-based Iran Human Rights Organization (IHR).
The death of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini while in the custody of Tehran’s morality police on September 16 ignited an unprecedented nationwide protest movement that has brought Iranians from all corners together to call for the overthrow of the Islamic regime.
“We advocate the rights of all Iranians to access information, and we deplore the Iranian government’s erosion of civil space, and independent journalism, its targeting of human rights defenders, including by shutting down the internet and social media,” read the joint statement.
Later, US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said in a presser that they are “working together to sanction those involved in the crackdown. We are also working with social society and tech companies to provide digital services so the Iranian people can communicate with one another and shine a spotlight on the regime’s repression, even if it tries repeatedly to shut down the internet.”
At least 277 people, including 40 children have been killed in the protests, according to the latest tally by the Oslo-based Iran Human Rights Organization (IHR).