The Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran has released a statement condemning the awarding of the Women’s World Chess Championship to Iran. They urge FIDE, the world chess body, to cancel this decision.
Mostafa Naderi: Former Iranian political prisoner talks about his narrow escape from the 1988 massacre
Mostafa Naderi, a former Iranian political prisoner who spent 11 years in an Iranian prison and one of the few survivors of Iran’s 1988 massacre of political prisoners, wrote a piece for the National Post.
Iranian Resistance: Massacre in Aleppo is one of the worst war crimes of the century
In a statement, the Iranian Resistance has strongly condemned the atrocities taking place in Syria. The statement (which can be read in full on the National Council of Resistance of Iran’s, NCRI, website) condemns the international inaction in relation to the catastrophe in Aleppo. They say that this inaction has jeopardised peace, not only in the region, but in the rest of the world too.
Iran: Justice Minister reiterates prudent use of death penalty
The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) has reported about the Iranian regime’s Justice Minister, Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi, justifying the use of the death penalty. In response to comments about abolishing the death penalty for drug traffickers in Iran, he said that corrupt people deserve to be executed.
U.N. General Assembly’s statement addresses deteriorating human rights situation in Iran
Regarding different aspects of the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the U.N. General Assembly has released a statement highlighting how oppression is more omnipresent in the country.
The Wall Street Journal: Fears of a ‘Shiite Crescent’ in Middle East
Yaroslav Trofimov wrote an article for the Wall Street Journal warning that, if Iranian allies establish a land corridor from Tehran to Beirut, Sunni Arab countries may face a potentially more dangerous challenge. He explains that as repugnant as the Islamic State is, Iran provides a “silver lining” since the “extremist group’s firewall blocks territorial contiguity between Iran and its Arab proxies in Syria and Lebanon”.
Iran: Romanian NGO calls for UN investigation into 1988 massacre
The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) has reported that the Romanian human rights organization Şanse Egale Valoare Autoritate (SEVA) has made a call to the United Nations to investigate the 1988 massacre of political prisoners in Iran.
Iran: Arrests for attending a party or wearing “immodest” clothes.
The Iranian Regime has adopted increasingly oppressive measures resulting in a wave of arrests over the past two weeks for attending a party or wearing “immodest” clothes.
