Stephen J. Rapp, The Washington Post, July 24, 2025 Excerpts: As a former international prosecutor, I am compelled to speak out against a pattern of escalating human rights violations in Iran, a pattern that evokes the darkest chapters of that country’s history and demands a
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, April 21, 2025, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director In 1988, the Iranian regime carried out one of the most heinous crimes of the 20th century—a massacre of over 30,000 political prisoners, the majority of them supporters of the main opposition
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, June 7, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director The late May death of Ebrahim Raisi, known as the “Butcher of Tehran,” was an irreparable strategic blow to the clerical regime and its Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei. This event has massive
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Alireza Jafarzadeh, Deputy Director of the National Council of Resistance in Iran, joins Tim Constantine Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi was killed this past week along with Iran’s Foreign Minister in a helicopter crash. What will the impact be on relations with America and the west?
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Alireza Jafarzadeh, NewsMax, May 25, 2024 First, the death of Raisi is a strategic blow to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the entirety of this regime because Raisi was groomed by Khamenei for years, especially because of the direct role of Ebrahim Raisi in the well-documented 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners
By Chris Pandolfo, Originally published in Fox News, May 21, 2024 Video shows fireworks, sweets and cheers celebrating Iranian President Raisi’s death Video shows several Iranians celebrating President Ebrahim Raisi’s death in the streets even as thousands participate in mass demonstrations mourning the controversial leader. Fireworks are
By Ken Blackwell, Originally published in Townhall, May 22, 2024 Last weekend, the Iranian regime was thrust into turmoil with the deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Amir Hossein Abdollahian in a helicopter crash in Iran. This represents a significant setback for Supreme
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By Ivan Sasha Sheehan, Originally published in Stars and Stripes, May 21, 2024 With the untimely death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the so-called “Butcher of Tehran,” and the country’s foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, in a helicopter crash in an eastern province of Iran near
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, April 4, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director Seventy-five current and former UN human rights experts have issued a strong appeal to the UN Human Rights Council. They urge the Council to renew the mandates of two crucial bodies investigating
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, December 18, 2023, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director The scheduled visit of Ebrahim Raisi to Geneva faced cancellation due to the unwavering efforts led by Mrs. Maryam Rajavi and the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). Additionally, mounting pressure
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