Politico | By David Cohen | 10/06/2024 Iran is driven by desperation in its current conduct, the former commander of American forces in the Middle East said in an interview Sunday. Speaking on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” former CENTCOM commander Frank McKenzie, now retired, said: “Iran is the […]
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One Month of Nurses’ Protests in Iran Iran Focus | By Esmaeil Mohades | August 31, 2024 It has been a month since the protests by nurses and healthcare workers began. Instead of addressing the nurses’ demands, the Iranian regime has resorted to suppressing them. Labor and
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Iran Human Rights Monitor | August 27, 2024 Two members of the Italian Parliament and a group of prisoners from Tehran’s Greater Prison joining the ‘Tuesdays Against Execution’ campaign. The ‘No to Executions on Tuesdays’ campaign has entered its 31st week with a significant escalation as prisoners in 19 Iranian facilities
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UN Press briefing notes | Office of the HCHR | Aug. 9, 2024 From: Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Liz Throssell Geneva – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk is extremely concerned about reports that, in the space of two days
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Townhall | Ivan Sascha Sheehan | Aug 3, 2024 In the summer of 1988, the Iranian regime committed genocide. That is one of the key takeaways from the final report issued by Javaid Rehman, the UN special rapporteur for the situation of human rights in Iran, who concludes his
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By Reuters | June 19, 2024 OTTAWA, June 19 (Reuters) – Canada is listing Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization and could investigate former senior Iranian officials living in the country, a senior cabinet member said on Wednesday. “Canada will use all possible tools to combat terrorist activities carried
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Townhall | Struan Stevenson | Jun 17, 2024 It has been a month of shame and humiliation for the West. First, the UN General Assembly held a memorial service to honor ‘The Butcher of Tehran’ – Ebrahim Raisi, the president of Iran who was killed in a
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AP | by EDITH M. LEDERER | May 30, 2024 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly’s tribute to Iran’s late President Ebrahim Raisi was snubbed by Western and East European nations on Thursday amid protests against honoring a leader who was reviled for his crackdown on opponents.
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Reuters | By Parisa Hafezi | April 23, 2024 DUBAI, April 23 (Reuters) – The same day Iran launched its first ever direct attack on Israel it embarked on a less-noticed confrontation at home, ordering police in several cities to take to the streets to arrest women accused of flouting its
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Washington Post | By Nilo Tabrizy | April 4, 2024 Iran — already notorious for its high rate of executions — has ramped up its use of the death penalty, according to an Amnesty International report published Thursday. Amnesty found that Iran executed 853 people in 2023, the highest number recorded since 2015,
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