Iran’s human rights tragedy and a nation’s struggle for democracy

Townhall     |     By Ali Safavi     |     Dec. 23, 2023

Since the massive consecutive uprisings that began in 2017, a grim reality has taken root in Iran. It is a story of widespread human rights violations that stain the conscience of the world. Yet there is a conspicuous silence in the media.

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Swedish court upholds life sentence in Iran executions case

AP     |     By Johan Ahlander and Simon Johnson     |     December 19, 2023

STOCKHOLM, Dec 19 (Reuters) – A Swedish appeals court on Tuesday upheld a guilty verdict and life sentence given to a former Iranian official convicted last year for his part in a mass execution of political prisoners in Iran in 1988.

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Have Iran’s Mullahs Reached a Tipping Point with West

Have Iran’s Mullahs Reached a Tipping Point with West Over Their 

Attacks on Commercial Shipping?

Townhall     |     Struan Stevenson     |    Dec. 2, 2023

Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war on Oct. 7, the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have stepped up their drone and missile attacks on cargo vessels in the Red Sea, forcing major firms to take the Continue Reading

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Police arrest 3 in connection with shooting of far-right Spanish politician

 

November 21, 2023, MADRID (AP) — Three people were arrested Tuesday in connection with the shooting of a Spanish right-wing politician earlier this month. Alejandro Vidal-Quadras, 78, was shot in the face in broad daylight on a Madrid street on Nov. 9. He remains hospitalized.

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Executions in Iran Top 600 in 2023, Highest in 8 Years, Says Group

VOA     |     11/3/2023

AFP, PARIS — More than 600 people have been executed by Iran so far this year, already the highest figure in eight years with two months of 2023 to go, a rights group said Friday.

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