The protests in Iran are occurring against a backdrop of longstanding human rights violations. According to the U.S. State Department’s Iran 2024 Human Rights Report, Iran continues to engage in arbitrary killings, torture, disappearances, and widespread violations of freedoms of expression, religion, and association. Executions — including those involving coerced confessions or juvenile offenders — remain prevalent, and the government consistently fails to investigate or punish officials responsible for abuses.

One key example is the murder of 16-year-old protester Nika Shakarami in 2022. She was repeatedly electrocuted for resisting assault and raped to death by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members.

The U.N. Fact-Finding Mission (2024-2025) concluded that Iranian authorities have committed crimes against humanity, including torture, rape, and murder, particularly during and after the 2022 uprising. Despite international pressure, the government has not pursued accountability; instead, it has praised security forces for the crackdowns and persecuted families of victims.

Fax Congress and the administration demanding the American government support Iranian freedom.

The Iran of the 1970s under the Pahlavi monarchy — despite its political faults — offered Iranians extensive social freedoms, educational opportunities, and public participation, especially for women. Women walked cities unveiled, studied alongside men, held office, ran companies, and lived with personal autonomy. Now, women are beaten and raped to death for allowing a strand of hair to escape their hijab.

The ayatollah has built a bloody regime defined by:

• Sharia enforced through violence.

• Gender segregation.

• Political disenfranchisement.

• Reversal of modern legal rights.

• Sexual violence and torture as tools of repression.

• Murder and enforced silence of protesters.

From 22-year-old Mahsa Amini’s fatal beating to the sexual torture and murder of 16-year-old Nika Shakarami, and the outright slaughter of anyone who dares protest, the regime continues to enforce its will through extreme violence.

Please, fax Congress and the administration and demand they STAND with the IRANIAN PEOPLE!

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SOURCES:

Bussey, Emma. “Iran Accused of Killing 16,500 in Sweeping ‘Genocide’ Crackdown: Report.” Fox News, January 18, 2026. Foxnews.com/world/iran-accused-killing-16500-sweeping-genocide-crackdown-report.

Hill, Bertram, Aida Miller, and Michael Simkin. “Secret Document Says Iran Security Forces Molested and Killed Teen Protester.” BBC, April 29, 2024. BBC.com/news/world-middle-east-68840881.

“Iran: Impunity Reigns 3 Years After Crackdown on Protests.” Human Rights Watch, September 16, 2025. HRW.org/news/2025/09/16/iran-impunity-reigns-3-years-after-crackdown-on-protests.

“Iran 2024 Human Rights Report.” United States Department of State. Accessed January 27, 2026. State.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/624521_IRAN-2024-HUMAN-RIGHTS-REPORT.pdf. 

‌Shamim, Sarah. “What We Know about the Protests Sweeping Iran.” Al Jazeera, January 12, 2026. Aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/12/what-we-know-about-the-protests-sweeping-iran.