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Iran: Risk of protest-related executions amid killing spree

Amnesty – At least five individuals in Iran are under sentence of death in connection with the “Woman Life Freedom” uprising of 2022, while at least 15 others are at risk of the death penalty and eight have been arbitrarily executed following grossly unfair sham trials. The authorities have severely violated their fair trial rights and subjected many to torture …

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Iran’s Climate Migration Crisis Could Turn Into National ‘Disaster’

RFL/RE – Record temperatures, prolonged droughts, and the drying up of rivers and lakes are displacing tens of thousands of Iranians each year, experts say. Many of the climate migrants are farmers, laborers, and fishermen who are moving with their families from the countryside to major urban areas in Iran in search of alternative livelihoods. To mark International Migrants Day …

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Biden Administration Empowered Iran’s Terror Group, the Houthis

gatestoneinstitute.org – The Houthis have been fortunate to have, as a powerful patron and sponsor, Iran. Their backers in Tehran will not let them run out of ammunition and the Biden administration will not let the Iranian regime run out of funds. Iran has been employing every political and military tactic possible — including racing toward nuclear weapons capability — …

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The World Is at War

gatestoneinstitute.org – [Senator JD] Vance has apparently not heard of World War II, which did not end with a negotiation either in Europe or the Pacific. Leaders, officials, and legislators across the political spectrum have gone crazy, thinking their crowd-pleasing but truly awful ideas, if implemented, will have no consequences. [Biden] is far more interested in avoiding escalation than in …

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Report: Human Rights Defenders in Iran 2023

iranhr.net – Over a year after the start of the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement, the plight of Iranian human rights defenders continues to be a matter of grave concern, as they face imprisonment, persecution, and harsh sentences for their unwavering dedication to advancing fundamental human rights in Iran. This Iran Human Rights report presents profiles of more than 150 courageous …

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The Terrifying Journey of an Iranian Woman Refugee from Türkiye to Greece

Iranwire – Homa, 42, has experienced the hardships of refugees and asylum seekers in Türkiye, where she endured 10 years of exile without a work permit.  As she tried to reach Greece for a better life, she was raped by people in plainclothes while Greek border police were watching. Homa’s journey began when the Ministry of Intelligence raided her office …

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A Symphonic Version of Terror

gatestoneinstitute.org – Using terror operations on a small scale is an effective means of making life difficult for a much stronger opponent and may even force it to offer some concessions. But grand dramatic attacks such as 9/11 against the US, the Mumbai campaign and the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel raise the stakes to symphonic level that those …

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How to End Hamas’s War on Israel This Week

gatestoneinstitute,org – Iran’s militia groups have initiated more than 82 attacks — just since October 17 — on US forces and assets in Syria and Iraq. The latest, on the US Embassy in Baghdad, is an attack on US sovereign territory. During Biden’s presidency, Iran has initiated 151 attacks against the US. Forty-six US service members have so far been wounded, 19 seriously, …

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Report: Human Rights Defenders in Iran 2023

iranhr.net – Over a year after the start of the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement, the plight of Iranian human rights defenders continues to be a matter of grave concern, as they face imprisonment, persecution, and harsh sentences for their unwavering dedication to advancing fundamental human rights in Iran. This Iran Human Rights report presents profiles of more than 150 courageous …

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Stopping the Mullahs vs. Getting Them All Set Up

gatestoneinstitute.org – Not surprisingly, billions from the West have enabled the Iranian regime to help plan, finance and support, among other aggressions, the invasion of Israel and genocidal massacre of Jews perpetrated by Hamas on October 7. Western money gifted to Iran is also helping the regime advance its nuclear weapons program to near-completion by “a few weeks or less, …

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