by Atousa Pilger
While Kavous Seyed-Emami, a prominent Canadian-Iranian environmentalist and academic, was not the first to die under suspicious circumstances in prison during recent weeks, it wasn’t until his death that President Hassan Rouhani appointed a committee to probe what he described as “regrettable incidents” in Iran’s prisons.
by Azita Carlson
Daniel Coats, the US Director of National Intelligence (DNI), on February 13th presented the 2018 “Worldwide Threat Assessment,” an annual compendium of challenges to American security, that will ultimately influence US foreign policy.
by Navid Felker
With the death in custody of environmentalist Dr. Kavous Seyed Emami, the Iranian Regime has added yet another person to its long list of murdered political prisoners.
Iranian-Canadian Seyed Emami, founder of the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation, was arrested on bogus charges espionage under the cover of conservation research in January and his death was announced by the authorities just two weeks later.
by Staff writer, SF
According to Iran’s Free Workers Union, National Steel Group workers in Ahwaz blocked the factory’s entrance on February 18, 2018, to protest about not being paid in the last three months, saying they won’t allow production to resume unless their overdue payments are fully settled.
by Saeed
Last year, Saudi Prince Mohammad Bin Salman made the controversial decision to remove his rivals from power and put himself in place to be the next Saudi ruler.
The move was bold.
by Staff writer, SF
Ahead of International Women’s Day, the Women’s Council of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) held a conference in Paris on February 17, designed to show support for the empowerment of women in Iran.
Relations With al-Qaeda & Sunni Extremists Under Scrutiny
November 2017
“The fact that Iran has consistently supported and nurtured
proxy extremist Shiite groups is not a matter of dispute;
less clear are Tehran’s relations with Sunni extremists.”
-Struan Stevenson, EIFA President
November 2017
Iran’s regime increasingly fears crises at home undermining its existence. This fear was evident last week as people were preparing to gather in Pasargadae, near Shiraz, southern Iran, the site of the tomb of Cyrus the Great1 to celebrate the anniversary of announcing his declaration known as the Cyrus Cylinder on 29 October.
NCRI statements –Terrorism and Fundamentalism
The role of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in the attack on Kirkuk and various cities in Iraqi Kurdistan, which displaced a large number of people in the area, once again highlighted the IRGC’s destructive role in regional crises.
by Atousa Pilger
Iran has key vulnerabilities in Iraq that the US can exploit in order to make sure that the mullahs do not take over outright, but the Regime has been building up their strength and support in Iraq for over a decade and their current control over the country’s government and armed militias should not be underestimated.
