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Iran: A decade of deaths in custody unpunished

Iran: A decade of deaths in custody unpunished amid systemic impunity for torture

Amnesty International | Sep. 15, 2021

Iranian authorities have failed to provide accountability for at least 72 deaths in custody since January 2010, despite credible reports that they resulted from torture or other ill-treatment or the lethal use of firearms and tear gas by officials, said Amnesty … Continue Reading

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Crisis Brewing? Following Protests, Iranians Threaten to Boycott Presidential Election

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THE NATIONAL INTEREST | by Majid Rafizadeh | May 23, 2021

Western policymakers and the entire international community should make it clear that they support any effort by the Iranian people to push back against state repression and to advocate for democracy.

Candidates in the Iranian regime’s next presidential election in June include alleged mass murderers, corrupt embezzlers, subjects of … Continue Reading

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What I Learned in an Iranian Prison

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U.S. foreign policy isn’t to blame for the mullahs’ deep-rooted hatred of America and Americans.

WSJ | By Wang Xiyue | Feb. 24, 2021

Iran, Europe and many American progressives are pressuring the Biden administration to revive the 2015 nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA. Official groupthink has coalesced around a singularly misguided belief: … Continue Reading

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