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IRGC Commander Admits to the Mass Killing of Civilians

Iran News Update | Mostafa Aslani | January 16, 2026

A televised statement by the Tehran IRGC chief exposes the lie of “terrorism” narratives and confirms systematic violence against unarmed Iranians during the nationwide uprising.

A recent televised statement by Hassan Hassan-Zadeh, the commander of the IRGC’s Greater Tehran Corps, has torn through the regime’s carefully constructed propaganda. … Continue Reading

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Iranian community reacts to reports of mass killings amid Iran protests

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Sources tell CBS News that as many as 20,000 people may have been killed in Iran’s crackdown, reviving painful memories for survivors now living in the U.S.

WUSA9 | Jacqueline Quynh | January 15, 2026

WASHINGTON — As protests against Iran’s government stretch into a third week, members of the Iranian diaspora in the Washington region say fear and urgency … Continue Reading

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More than 400 influential women urge Iran to halt execution of female activist

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France 24 | December 23, 2025

Four Nobel laureates and several former heads of state are among the more than 400 prominent women who have signed a letter demanding the immediate release of Zahra Tabari, an Iranian engineer facing execution. The letter, organized by a London-based association, stated that Tabari faced “execution solely for holding a banner bearing the words … Continue Reading

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Iran: UN Fact-Finding Mission alarmed by surge in repression and extraordinary spike in executions

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30 October 2025

GENEVA – The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran warned of a serious deterioration of the human rights situation in Iran following Israeli airstrikes in June, succeeded by a domestic crackdown that has further constricted civic space, undermined due process, and eroded respect for the right to life.

In the Mission’s first presentation

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When History Spews the Past

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INTERNATIONAL POLICY DIGEST | Hossein Sadeghpour | October 6, 2025

Karl Marx famously wrote in The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, that history repeats itself—“the first time as tragedy, the second as farce” (“das eine Mal als Tragödie, das andere Mal als Farce”). His meditation on the French Revolutions of 1789 and 1848—first the overthrow of the monarchy, then … Continue Reading

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