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The Iran Atrocities Tribunal was held by a group of human rights advocates in London recently. Known as the ‘Aban Tribunal’, the five days of sessions were held to investigate the crimes against humanity committed by the Iranian regime during its brutal crackdown of the November 2019 uprising and were attended by the families of victims, detainees, and human rights supporters.

The Iranian Regime’s Impunity Needs to End Once and for All, Aban Tribunal’s Message

November 18, 2021

A plan has been introduced to the Iranian parliament, by the Iranian regime’s president Ebrahim Raisi, to remove the official dollar exchange rate of 42,000 rials. Many of the regime’s economic experts have warned that this dangerous decision will only increase inflation and the price of consumer goods in an already dying economy.

Severe Economic Consequences of Raisi’s Decision to Remove the Dollar Exchange Rate in Iran

November 17, 2021

t was two years ago this month that major protests erupted across Iran. Iranians from nearly 200 cities and towns took to the streets as part of a nationwide uprising that began in response to the sudden hike in fuel prices, before focusing on calls for regime change as citizens showed their rejection of the Iranian regime and their policies.

Calls for Action From the West on the Second Anniversary of Iran’s November 2019 Uprising

November 15, 2021

Two years ago, 1,500 defenseless men, women and children were brutally killed by the Iranian regime’s security forces during the November 2019 uprising as they took to the streets in over 200 cities across Iran to protest a surprise increase in the price of gasoline.

Iranian Protesters Remembered as 2nd Anniversary of the November 2019 Uprising Approaches

November 12, 2021

While the Iranian regime’s official death toll from the Covid-19 virus now stands at 127,551, according to reports that have been tallied by the Iranian opposition group, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), the true figure is over four times higher than that at 473,700 deaths so far.

Rising Death Tolls From COVID-19 Across Iran as Provinces Report Worrying Statistics

November 11, 2021

Thirty-three years after the brutal massacre of over 30,000 political prisoners in Iran, the impacts of this event are still palpable in Iran today as many of the massacre’s perpetrators are currently holding top positions in the regime, including the President Ebrahim Raisi.

The 1988 Massacre’s Impact on Iranian Society

November 10, 2021

“The November 2019 uprising encompassed nearly 200 Iranian cities and towns and featured stark anti-government slogans such as ‘death to the dictator’ as well as statements rejecting both the ‘hardline’ and ‘reformist’ factions of the regime’s political structure.”

Iranian Regime Fears Future Uprising as the Anniversary of the 2019 Uprising Approaches

November 8, 2021

Through the privatization of state-owned economic institutions in Iran, a large number of government-linked institutions, such as the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), the Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam (SETAD), Bonyad Mostazafan (Foundation of the Oppressed), Shahid Foundation (Martyr Foundation, have been able to take over state-owned industries for the Iranian regime’s own monetary gain.

Iranian Regime Privatizes Companies as a Means to Plunder Iran’s Assets and Resources

November 5, 2021

With diminishing water resources, mass deforestation, rapid desertification and severe air pollution, Iran is in the midst of an unprecedented environmental crisis. For years, Environmental scientists have warned that these problems threaten Iran and the stability of the Middle East region if these issues are not dealt with.

The Iranian Regime and the IRGC Profit off of Iran’s Unprecedented Environmental Crisis

November 4, 2021

The recent G20 Summit in Italy ended, leaving the world powers still uncertain and concerned over the state of the Iranian regime’s nuclear programs and whether the regime will cooperate and re-join nuclear negotiations in Vienna.

Iranian Regime in Nuclear Deadlock as They Continue to Stall Plans to Re-Join Negotiations

November 3, 2021