Twenty human rights groups wrote to Joe Biden, the president of the United States of America, requesting his help as they take Iran on. In his capacity as the leader of “the world’s foremost democratic force,” these organisations urged the US president to support the demonstrators.
The jurists underscored in their letter that given the current situation, the Iranian people urgently require the assistance of the United States and the entire international community.
Additionally, these groups urged the United States to engage the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to look into the atrocities committed by the Iranian government.
Human rights organisations urged the government to help the protesters in this letter before the next generation of Iranian citizens faces greater repression than previous ones.
This occurred as Iranian protesters persisted in their demonstrations against the country’s regime and administration, occasionally demanding for the removal of both at the same time as denouncing Leader Khamenei.
The majority of Iranian provinces and cities have joined the rallies and marches, which are being held under the banner “Death to Khamenei.” Banners reading “Death to the Dictator” were also erected by protesters from windows and balconies.
“Stop calling it protests, it’s a revolution now,” shouted the demonstrators.
The United States declared that it would continue to plan its response to Iran’s crackdown on protestors in consultation with its partners.
The Canadian government, on the other hand, declared that it will increase the list of sanctions against Iranian officials owing to the crackdown on rallies, as it blocked 10,000 Iranian regime officials from accessing its land.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards have also been classified as a terrorist group by the Canadian government. Canada announced that it would limit financial transactions with Iran that involved the Revolutionary Guards and their allies.
France, meanwhile, advised its citizens to leave Iran as quickly as possible out of concern for their safety.
The French Foreign Ministry stated on its website that “any French tourist, including those with dual citizenship, is at significant danger of arrest, arbitrary detention, and unfair trials.”
After Tehran released a video clip in which two of its nationals confess to espionage, France slammed Iran for its “dictatorship practises” and for holding two of its citizens hostage. This came amid weeks of unrest that Tehran blamed on what it called foreign foes.
Iran protests, and 20 organisations urge America to back the protesters
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