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 the eve of World Human Rights Day 100 MEPs, including 14 former ministers, including foreign
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 I was held and told us to get ready to leave. Soon, I was taken
Swedish court putting Iran’s theocracy on trial Read More
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 the Islamic Republic’s malign activities. Earlier this month, Iranian forces seized an oil tanker in
Despite Nuclear Talks, Iran Is Still Far from Moderation Read More
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 prisoners in Iran, two trials were held in Europe recently. With the real culprits sitting
We Weren’t Just Numbers, We Were the Future Read More
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 thank God that you are alive,” Hassan Ashrafian testified on Thursday during Hamid Noury’s trial. Thursday marked
Iran 1988 Massacre: Hassan Ashrafian Testifies at Noury’s Trial Read More
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 “Aban Tribunal,” was held to investigate “crimes against humanity” committed by the Iranian regime during its
Aban Tribunal’s Core Message: End Tehran’s Impunity Read More
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 was in Gohardasht prison at the time of the massacre. In 2019, he was incarcerated in Sweden.
Iran 1988 Massacre: Testimony of Mahmoud Royaei at Hamid Noury’s Trial in Albania Read More
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 of political prisoners. Noury was in Gohardasht prison at the time of the massacre. Almost thirty years
Iran 1988 Massacre: Akbar Samadi’s Testimony at Hamid Noury’s Trial Read More
By Mohammad Sadat Khansari, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 13th November 2021 A Lebanese national and a former senior Iranian diplomat at the regime’s embassy in Oslo have been accused of involvement in the assassination of a Norwegian publisher. The news is another grim reminder of the dangers posed by Tehran’s network of espionage
Iran’s Diplomat Charged With Assassination in Norway Read More
By Mansoureh Galestan, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 13th November 2021 The 37th session in the trial of former Iranian prison official Hamid Noury took place in Albania on Friday. It was the third session held in the Balkan country, as part of a trial that is
Trial of Former Prison Official in Albania and Shocking Testimonies of MEK Members Read More