,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #fjf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #aa1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,lank=d 7= himself1 ,mrs4     
,%ahe51 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,boozman1     
,mrs4 ,britt1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mrs4 ,capito1
 ,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,ms4 ,ern/1   
,mrs4 ,fis*]1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4      
,hoev51 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mr4  
,mull91 ,mr4 ,ricketts1 ,ms4 ,ros51 ,mr4
 ,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4      
,s*um]1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 
,mr4 ,kim1 & ,mr4 ,durb97 submitt$ !    
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,relations         
,,resolution  ,condemn+ ! ,gov]nm5t (   
,iran = its suppression ( ! "r (        
,iranians to peacefully assemble4       
,:]eas1 on ,decemb] #bh1 #bjbe1 prote/s 
began 9 ,iran 9 response to endur+      
economic h>d%ip2 ,:]eas1 9 ,decemb]     
#bjbe1 ! annual inflation rate 9 ,iran  
rea*$ #db4b p]c5t2 ,:]eas1 on ,decemb]  
#bi1 #bjbe1 ! ,iranian rial hit a record
 l[ ( #a1dcj1jjj ,iranian rials p] "o   

,unit$ ,/ates doll>1 fur!r caus+        
economic /rife = ev]yday ,iranians2     
,:]eas ! prote/s h spread ?r\gh\t       
,iran's capital ( ,tehran1 all #ca      
prov9ces ( ,iran1 & at lea/ #ajj o!r    
cities & t[ns nationwide 9 ! c\ntry's   
l>ge/ prote/s s9ce #bjbb2 ,:]eas ! fir/ 
dea?s 7 record$ on ,janu>y #a1 #bjbf1 :5
 at lea/ sev5 prote/ors 7 %ot & kill$2  
,:]eas1 on ,janu>y #c1 #bjbf1 ,supreme  
,lead] ,ayatollah ,ali ,kham5ei said t  
riot]s mu/ be put 9 _! place2 ,:]eas1   
beg9n+ on ,janu>y #h1 #bjbf1 ! ,iranian 
regime implem5t$ ne>-total int]net      
black\ts across ! c\ntry1 includ+ bo?   
intranet access & ext]nal int]net access
 z well z cellul> s]vices2 ,:]eas !     
,iranian regime uses c5sor%ip & int]net 
black\ts z a tool ( repression aga9/ !  
,iranian p2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has  
long support$ tools to ensure ,iranians 
h access to ! means to circumv5t !      
c5sor%ip ( ! regime & access to news &  
in=mation free ( ! regime's int]f]5ce1  
includ+ ?r\gh ! ,op5 ,te*nology ,fund1  

,radio ,f>da1 & ! ,middle ,ea/          
,broadca/+ ,networks2 ,:]eas1 on ,janu>y
 #aj1 #bjbf1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al ( ,iran1
 ,mohammad ,movah$i ,azad1 said t anyone
 tak+ "p 9 prote/s & ^? :o help$ riot]s 
w\ld be consid]$ an enemy ( ,god1 a     
capital (f5se 9 ,iran2 ,:]eas1 z (      
,febru>y #aj1 #bjbf1 !re h be5 at lea/  
#f1abf dea?s1 ) cr$ible report+ ( up to 
#cj1jjj dea?s1 includ+ #hf *ildr5 & #di 
civilians :o 7 n demon/rat+1 & #da1hjj  
arre/s ( prote/ors h be5 report$2 ,:]eas
 hospitals1 m$ical c5t]s1 & morgues h   
be5 ov]:elm$ ) injur$ & dead prote/ors2 
,:]eas m$ical pr(essionals inside ,iran 
h report$ receiv+ hundr$s ( pati5ts :o 7
 injur$ by live r\nds ( ammunition f    
security =ces2 ,:]eas ,supreme ,lead]   
,ayatollah ,ali ,kham5ei holds ultimate 
au?ority ov] ,iran's security ag5cies & 
has ov]se5 & or*e/rat$ c\ntless human   
rights violations aga9/ ,iranian citiz5s
 & dissid5ts s9ce #aihi2 ,:]eas !       
,iranian regime has us$ its security    
=ces to crack d[n on prote/s ?r\gh      

viol5t means1 includ+ ?r\gh             
extrajudicial kill+s-- 7#a7 9 #aiii1 :5 
at lea/ ?ree /ud5ts 7 kill$1 sev]al     
/ud5ts disappe>$1 & at lea/ #a1ejj p 7  
arre/$ foll[+ passage by ! ,iranian     
,p>liam5t ( c5sor%ip legislation & !    
subsequ5t closure ( a re=mi/ newspap]2  
7#b7 9 #bjji1 :5 doz5s ( p 7 kill$ &    
opposition c&idates 7 arre/$ foll[+     
prote/s ov] fraudul5t elections2  7#c7 9
 #bjag1 :5 prote/s began z a result (   
increas+ food prices & ! deep5+ economic
 crisis1 result+ 9 #bj dea?s & hundr$s (
 arre/s2  7#d7 9 #bjai1 :5 ,iranian     
security =ces kill$ approximately #a1ejj
 p & deta9$ #h1fjj 9 response to prote/s
 ov] fuel2 &  7#e7 9 #bjbb1 :5 m ?an    
#ejj prote/ors 7 kill$ & #bb1jjj 7      
deta9$ aft] ,mahsa ,am9i di$ :ile 9 !   
cu/ody ( ! ,morality ,police aft] be+   
deta9$ = we>+ a hijab improp]ly1 prompt+
 ?\s&s ( wom5 to lead ! ,wom51 ,life1   
,fre$om ef=t 9 ! /reets ( ,iran2 ,:]eas 
! regime has a hi/ory (                 
disproportionately crack+ d[n on        

religi\s & e?nic m9orities1 includ+     
,*ri/ians1 ,baha'is1 ,zoroa/rians1      
,jews1 ,sunnis1 agno/ics & ,kurds2      
,:]eas ,iranian civilians' unprec$5t$   
nationwide prote/s & brav]y1 confront$ )
 ! regime's unprec$5t$ widespread       
extrajudicial kill+ ( ?\s&s & disruption
 ( all electronic communication1 h      
pr(\ndly de/abiliz$ ! c\ntry & con/itute
 *ang$ conditions 9 ,iran2 ,:]eas !     
regime cont9ues to p]secute citiz5s :o x
 disagrees ) by us+ crim9al /atutes l   
insult+ ! ,prophet1insult+              
,islam1rebellion aga9/ ,god1 &          
corruption on e>?2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
,iran cont9ues to attempt to suppress   
prote/ors1 includ+ ?r\gh means (-- 7#a7 
extrajudicial kill+s2  7#b7 =c$         
disappe>ances2  7#c7 torture2  7#d7     
sexual & g5d]-bas$ viol5ce2  7#e7       
arbitr>y det5tion & imprisonm5t2  7#f7  
sev]e re/rictions on free expression2   
7#g7 int]net black\ts1 c5sor%ip1 &      
prohibition ( virtual private networks2 
7#h7 crim9alization ( libel2 &  7#i7    

sev]e re/rictions ( religi\s fre$om2 &  
,:]eas ! p ( ,iran h cont9u$ to fight = 
_! basic human rights 9 ! face ( viol5ce
 & oppression3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !    
,s5ate-- 7#a7 /rongly condemns !        
,gov]nm5t ( ,iran's cont9u$ kill+ (     
prote/ors & by/&]s2  7#b7 condemns !    
,gov]nm5t ( ,iran = its suppression (   
,iranians' basic human rights1 includ+  
_! "r to peacefully assemble2  7#c7     
comm5ds ! c\rage ( ! ,iranian p to      
prote/ amid increas$ & h>% p]secution f 
! ,gov]nm5t ( ,iran2  7#d7 calls on !   
,gov]nm5t ( ,iran to hold free & fair   
elections & all[ ! p ( ,iran to det]m9e 
_! own future2 &  7#e7 supports ! calls 
( ! ,iranian p to br+ human rights      
violators to ju/ice4