In the last three months, Amnesty International has received reports of waves of arbitrary arrests and harassment directed particularly gainst…Iran’s religious and ethnic minority communities, students, trade unionists and women’s rights activists.[and]is aware of the apparent arbitrary arrest of, or other repressive measures taken against, over 220 individuals…newspapers have been closed down, and access to internet sites has been restricted, including some relating to human rights or which are operated by international broadcasters.
