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UN tribute to Iran’s late President Raisi marred by protests and European and US snubs

AP | by EDITH M. LEDERER | May 30, 2024

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly’s tribute to Iran’s late President Ebrahim Raisi was snubbed by Western and East European nations on Thursday amid protests against honoring a leader who was reviled for his crackdown on opponents.

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Iran’s Israel strike coincided with crackdown on dissent at home

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Reuters | By Parisa Hafezi | April 23, 2024

DUBAI, April 23 (Reuters) – The same day Iran launched its first ever direct attack on Israel it embarked on a less-noticed confrontation at home, ordering police in several cities to take to the streets to arrest women accused of flouting its strict Islamic dress code.

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Iran reaches highest number of executions in nearly a decade

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Washington Post | By Nilo Tabrizy | April 4, 2024

Iran — already notorious for its high rate of executions — has ramped up its use of the death penalty, according to an Amnesty International report published Thursday. Amnesty found that Iran executed 853 people in 2023, the highest number recorded since 2015, and that more than half … Continue Reading

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UN rights council votes to maintain Iran scrutiny

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AFP | April 4, 2024

Geneva (AFP) – The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday prolonged by a year an independent international fact-finding mission investigating Iran’s deadly crackdown on protests that erupted in 2022.

The United Nations’ top rights body extended the mission, and the mandate of the council’s special rapporteur on Iran, Javaid Rehman, with 24 votes in … Continue Reading

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The path forward on Iran and its proxy forces

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Suzanne Maloney – VP and director of Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution

BROOKINGS | March 1, 2024

Chairman Cardin, Ranking Member Risch, and distinguished members, thank you for inviting me to contribute my views on the intensifying threats posed by Iran’s proxy network across the Middle East and how U.S. policy might counter these threats most effectively. It is … Continue Reading

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