Say the Name That Frightens Iran’s Rulers
By Ivan Sascha Sheehan, Originally published in TownHall.com, December 5, 2021 Last week, a former Iranian judiciary official charged with war crimes in Iran testified in a Swedish court. The…
Iran: 100 MEPs Call On EU To Recognize the 1988 Massacre in Iran as Genocide and a Crime Against Humanity
By Mansoureh Galestan, originally published in NCR-Iran.org, December 7, 2021 On December 7, 2021, Friends of a Free Iran (FoFI) in the European Parliament released a statement announcing that “On…
Swedish court putting Iran’s theocracy on trial
By Asghar Mehdizadeh, Originally published in The Washington Times, December 2, 2021 OPINION: On Tuesday, August 9, 1988, two guards came to ‘Section 7’ of the Iranian prison in which…
Despite Nuclear Talks, Iran Is Still Far from Moderation
By Ted Poe, Former U.S. Representative, Originally published in Newsweek, November 30, 2021 Negotiations to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal resumed in Vienna on Monday despite an uptick in…
We Weren’t Just Numbers, We Were the Future
By Majid Saheb Jam, Originally published in Newsweek, November 22, 2021 Two years after the bloody crackdown of the November uprising and 33 years after the massacre of 30,000 political…
Iran 1988 Massacre: Hassan Ashrafian Testifies at Noury’s Trial
By Mahmoud Hakamian, Originally published in NCRI-Iran.org, 18th November 2021 “We told them about the problems of the ward, such as lack of warm water and hygiene issues, Abbasi [Noury] said, ‘Go and…
Iran 1988 Massacre: Hossain Farsi Testifies at Noury’s Trial
By Shamsi Saadati, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 17th November 2021 “When he finished reading the names, he laughed and said, ‘This is the Ashura of the MEK. Go, it’s the repeating Ashura of the MEK,” Hossain Farsi testified…
Aban Tribunal’s Core Message: End Tehran’s Impunity
By Amir Taghati, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 17th November 2021 A group of human rights advocates held a People’s Tribunal, “Iran Atrocities Tribunal,” in London. This tribunal, also known as the…
Iran 1988 Massacre: Testimony of Mahmoud Royaei at Hamid Noury’s Trial in Albania
By Shamsi Saadati, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 16th November 2021 Tuesday marked the thirty-ninth session of Hamid Noury’s trial, and an Iranian prison official was charged with participation in the 1988 massacre of political prisoners. Noury…
Iran 1988 Massacre: Akbar Samadi’s Testimony at Hamid Noury’s Trial
By Mansoureh Galestan, Originally published in in NCR-Iran.org, 15th November 2021 Monday marked the thirty-eighth session of Hamid Noury’s trial, and an Iranian prison official was charged with participation in the 1988 massacre…