LONDON: Human Rights Watch has accused Iranian authorities of using trumped-up national security threats to crack down on protesters across the country. HRW highlighted numerous cases of national security being used as a pretext to persecute activists, journalists and members of the public, including the cases of reporters Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohamadi. They were
Iranian authorities have escalated their assault against widespread dissent and protests through dubious national security charges against detained activists and grossly unfair trials.