An ‘emerging secular, democratic consensus’ stares Iranian theocracy in the face

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An ‘emerging secular, democratic consensus’ stares Iranian theocracy in the face

ARAB NEWS | JONATHAN GORNALL | 11-23-2022

Report by Tony Blair Institute for Global Change says ongoing protests reflect yearning for secularization of society
Expert says young people witnessing great changes taking place in the region want similar developments at home

LONDON: On Sept. 13, Mahsa Amini, a … Continue Reading

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Cries from Iran’s streets are not ‘reform’ but total regime change

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Cries from Iran’s streets are not ‘reform’ but total regime change

Express | By IVAN SASCHA SHEEHAN | Oct 15, 2022

Real change is brewing in Iran as a nationwide uprising approaches its one-month milestone. What began as a protest over women’s rights and the violence of Iran’s so-called morality police has become a conduit for broader expressions of outrage … Continue Reading

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Latest Sanctions Are Not Enough to Show U.S. Support of Iranian Protesters

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Latest Sanctions Are Not Enough to Show U.S. Support of Iranian Protesters

ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, SERVED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM 1989 TO 2019, AND SERVED AS CHAIR OF THE HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

News Week | 10/14/22

On Sept. 22, the U.S. departments of Treasury and State announced economic sanctions targeting Iran’s “morality police” and seven individual security officials … Continue Reading

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Iran’s Uprising: Precursor to a New Revolution

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Iran’s Uprising: Precursor to a New Revolution

Kazem Gholami

10/12/2022

“The unrest that flared up in response to [Mahsa Amini’s] death has been virtually unprecedented and provides the international community with perhaps the clearest reminder that the Iranian people abhor authoritarianism.”

Mahsa Amini died on September 16th under suspicious circumstances after her arrest by Iran’s Guidance Patrol, the regime’s

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Iranians have the right to revolt to achieve democracy

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Iranians have the right to revolt to achieve democracy

OC Register | By MITRA SAMANI | October 9, 2022

The preamble to the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that in absence of the rule of law, individuals and societies are “compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression.” That is precisely … Continue Reading

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