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End Culture of Impunity

The Washington Times     |     By Agnes Callamard      |     June 23, 2021

(Beirut) – Iranian authorities appear to have used excessive force against demonstrators in southwestern Iran protesting lack of access to water, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should transparently investigate the reported deaths of at least three protesters and hold those responsible to Continue Reading

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Former Iranian political prisoner who survived 1988 massacre speaks out against president-elect Ebrahim Raisi

 News      |      By Taz Ali      |      June 23, 2021

Ahmad Ebrahimi said he was tortured as hardline Ebrahim Raisi’s ‘death committee’ ordered the execution of hundreds of inmates.

A former political prisoner who survived the 1988 massacre in Iran has spoken out against the hardline president-elect.

Ahmad Ebrahimi, 60, told i that he came face-to-face with judge Ebrahim Raisi when Continue Reading

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Iran intentionally shot down Flight PS752 in ‘an act of terrorism,’ Ontario court rules

Canada will soon enter into negotiations with Iran on reparations for the victims’ families

CBC News     |     Ashley Burke, Nahayat Tizhoosh     |    May 20, 2021

Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice has ruled that the shooting down of Flight PS752 by Iran was an intentional act of terrorism.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shot down the Ukraine International Airlines flight … Continue Reading

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Congress demands to see if Iran is paying Americans to help influence Biden policy

Fox News     |     Eric Shawn     |     March 19, 2021

New Mexico Republican Rep. Yvette Herrell, and eight of her colleagues, sent a letter to the Department of Justice asking that it ferret out and prosecute any Americans who are secretly paid to parrot Tehran’s line

The U.S. government should investigate what is alleged to be a covert Iranian propaganda operation … Continue Reading

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Republicans join Democrats to urge Biden make ‘comprehensive’ deal with Iran

ABC News     |     Conor Finnegan     |     March 9, 2021

A bipartisan letter is a rare moment of unity on a foreign policy challenge.

One hundred-forty U.S. lawmakers from both parties urged the Biden administration on Tuesday to aim for bipartisan consensus and seek a “comprehensive” deal with Iran that addresses not just its nuclear program, but a range of other … Continue Reading

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