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Tehran’s Spy Arrested in Sweden: A Grim Reminder of Rooted Terrorism in Europe

Tehran’s Spy Arrested in Sweden: A Grim Reminder of Rooted Terrorism in Europe

NCRI | Mahmoud Hakamian | Sep,01, 2021

Swedish newspapers, including Aftonbladet and Expressen, reported that a former Swedish security police chief had been arrested for spying on behalf of the Iranian regime between 2011 and 2015. His arrest once again highlights the need for a joint-European action … Continue Reading

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Future of nuclear talks with Iran remains uncertain

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Future of nuclear talks with Iran remains uncertain as Tehran expands enrichment

Washington Post | By Karen DeYoung & Kareem Fahim | September 21, 2021

Three months after the last meeting to negotiate a revival of the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, it remains unclear if and when the talks in Vienna will restart, or who might represent … Continue Reading

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Iranian-American activists press Biden to be tough on Iran’s new president in UN speech

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Iranian-American activists press Biden to be tough on Iran’s new president in UN speech

Call for Iranian president to face trial for crimes against humanity

Yahoo News | John Bowden | Sep. 16, 2021

Several hundred Iranian-American activists have signed a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to strike an aggressive tone against Iran’s new president when the … Continue Reading

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

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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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‘I chose beatings over solitary confinement’

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‘I chose beatings over solitary confinement’

this is what it was like to be locked up in prison in Tehran

Yahoo News | Mostafa Naderi | 10 September 2021

Last week, leaked surveillance footage showed shocking abuses of prisoners in Iran’s Evin prison. Watching the videos reminded me of my years in Evin – with one notable difference: … Continue Reading

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