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Iran: Security forces use live ammunition and birdshot to crush Khuzestan protests

Amnesty International | July 23, 2021

Iran’s security forces have deployed unlawful force, including by firing live ammunition and birdshot, to crush mostly peaceful protests taking place across the southern province of Khuzestan, Amnesty International said today. Video footage from the past week, coupled with consistent accounts from the ground, indicate security forces used deadly automatic weapons, shotguns with inherently … Continue Reading

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Iran’s Answer to Biden’s Diplomacy

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Iran’s Answer to Biden’s Diplomacy

More attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq and a kidnap plan in New York.

WSJ | The Editorial Board | July 18, 2021

Nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran adjourned last month and could resume after Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi takes office in August. But Iran’s behavior during the interregnum shows what it thinks … Continue Reading

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Feds charge 4 in Iran plot to kidnap activist in US

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AP | By DEEPTI HAJELA and LARRY NEUMEISTER | 7/14/2021

NEW YORK (AP) — An Iranian intelligence officer and three alleged members of an Iranian intelligence network have been charged in Manhattan with plotting to kidnap a prominent Iranian opposition activist and writer in exile and take her back to Tehran, authorities said Tuesday.

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U.S. seizes websites linked to Iranian government propaganda

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Washington Post | By Devlin Barrett and Kareem Fahim | June 22, 2021

The Justice Department moved Tuesday to seize more than 30 Web domains linked to Iranian state media, as American officials continued their efforts to counter what they say is Iranian propaganda and disinformation at a time of simmering tensions between the two countries.

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Iran Uses Punitive Law to Keep Population in Line, UN Says

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VOA | By Lisa Schlein | June 23, 2021

A new report by the U.N. secretary-general on the human rights situation in Iran condemns the widespread use of punitive measures and state-sponsored violence to keep the population in line. Michelle Bachelet, the world body’s high commissioner for human rights, presented the report to the U.N. Human Rights Council.

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