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One Iranian perpetrator gets a life sentence. Another is potentially set free

One Iranian perpetrator gets a life sentence. Another is potentially set free

Atlantic Council | By Celeste Kmiotek | July 26, 2022

July was bittersweet for human rights lawyers and activists, particularly those working on Iran. On July 14, the Stockholm District Court announced that former Iranian official Hamid Nouri was found guilty of war crimes and mass murder and … Continue Reading

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Iran: Conviction of Former Iranian Official over Involvement in 1988 Prison Massacres Landmark Step Towards Justice

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Iran: Conviction of Former Iranian Official over Involvement in 1988 Prison Massacres Landmark Step Towards Justice

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL | July 14, 2022

Responding to today’s landmark decision of Stockholm’s District Court sentencing a former Iranian official, Hamid Nouri, to life in prison over crimes related to Iran’s 1988 prison massacres, following a trial carried out under the principle of universal … Continue Reading

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Iran censor protest coverage and is helped by company active in Europe

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Iran censor protest coverage and is helped by company active in Europe

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) | June 28, 2022

As the popular movements in Iran spread, the regime is trying to control the protests by cutting off Internet access. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns this repression and calls on Abr Arvan, the company responsible for the national network, to … Continue Reading

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Iran is threatening to execute an Iranian Swedish doctor—and human rights activists say the West isn’t doing enough.

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A Pawn in a Cruel Political Game’

Iran is threatening to execute an Iranian Swedish doctor—and human rights activists say the West isn’t doing enough.

Foreign Policy | Anchal Vohra | JUNE 3, 2022

Every night, Vida Mehrania fears going to bed, worried that she might wake up to the news that her husband, Ahmadreza Djalali, has been hanged. In … Continue Reading

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Pompeo’s Visit with MEK Will Rattle Tehran

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Pompeo’s Visit with MEK Will Rattle Tehran

Townhall | Ken Blackwell | May 17, 2022

Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s presence at the headquarters of the largest Iranian opposition movement this week marked a significant moment in US-Iran policy. Its impact on the strategic US outlook toward Iran may be indirect or momentarily hazy, but its historic connotation … Continue Reading

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