By Shamsi Saadati, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 20th July 2021 Since Thursday, the Iranian province of Khuzestan has been the site of numerous large-scale protests over worsening water shortages. The demonstrations emerged within weeks of the start of similarly expansive protests in Khuzestan and various other regions,
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By Mansoureh Galestan, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 8th July 2021 In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, 11 Nobel laureates expressed grave concern over Ebrahim Raisi as the new President of Iran. The Nobel laureates called Raisi a criminal who has committed crimes against humanity. They cited
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By Shahriar Kia, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 7th July 2021 On Saturday, the Organizers of the Free Iran World Summit 2021 will begin hosting its annual international gathering. Past such events have featured a wide range of Iranian expatriate activists, as well as American and European lawmakers and foreign
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Ebrahim Raisi’s egregious human rights record puts that of modern era henchmen to shame By Ali Safavi, originally published in the Washington Times, June 30, 2021 ANALYSIS/OPINION: The outcome of the sham presidential election in Iran this month was the installment of an international criminal. Ebrahim Raisi’s
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WASHINGTON , DC, June 17, 2021 — Key Points on Iran’s 2021 Rigged Presidential Election: Don’t search for “hardliners vs. moderates.” The regime’s ship is sinking. Battered by a series of uprisings since 2017, institutionalized corruption, and a bankrupt economy, Khamenei finds his regime increasingly weak
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By The Editorial Board, NCR-Iran.org, 23rd June 2021 Ebrahim Raisi’s declaration as to the next Iranian regime president quickly drew international condemnation because he is a mass murderer and a criminal against humanity. Headlines containing descriptors like “the butcher,” “torturer of pregnant women,” “heinous crimes,”
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By Mansoureh Galestan, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 12th June 2021 In his annual recent report to the United Nations Human Rights Council, UN Chief Antonio Guterres underlined the dire human rights situation in Iran. The report, which originally dates May 14, 2021, was published on June
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By Shahriar Kia, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 19th May 2021 Registration for Iran’s regime sham presidential election ended last week, and it is widely assumed that Ebrahim Raisi will be firmly established as the frontrunner. The longtime clerical judge and current head of the Iranian judiciary are understood
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By Shahriar Kia, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 28th April 2021 There is a resolution pending in the House of Representatives which calls for a more assertive set of policies toward the Iranian regime. H. Res. 118 was presented to the public in a news conference on Tuesday, by
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By Mansoureh Galestan, Originally published in NCRI-Iran.org, 21st April 2021 As the Iranian regime’s sham presidential elections draw closer, state-run media acknowledge how people would boycott the regime’s sham elections and warn of its consequences. “According to political activists, the overall public satisfaction of the country’s
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