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As Iran reinforces impunity for past crimes, the world must demand justice Demonstrations hold portraits of Iranian politicians Massoud Rajavii and his wife, Maryam Rajavi, at a rally held by the Organization of Iranian-American Communities in support of a regime change in Iran, in Washington, D.C., on March 8. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI  By Bob Blackman Aug. 14 (UPI) --  At the end of July,  Amnesty International  released a new statement on one of the worst unresolved crimes against humanity in recent decades. The statement  was motivated by the latest remarks to emerge from Tehran regarding the Iranian regime's systematic massacre of political prisoners in the summer of 1988. Far from being held to account, the architects and participants in that massacre have been richly rewarded with positions of power and influence in government and various state-affiliated organizations. And this has helped to reinforce a sense of impunity, whi...

A massive explosion at an Iran-backed Iraqi militia base near Baghdad Iran, Aug. 14, 2019  - A large fire resulted in a series of explosions at a weapons depot belonging to the Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces also known as Hashd-al Shaabi near Baghdad, according to Reuters. The explosion at a storage facility of short-range Katiusha rockets belonging to a group backed by the Iranian regime resulted in powerful blasts rocking all of the Iraqi capital. A number of the rockets were launched to areas around the base. The al-Saqar base located south of Baghdad was the site of the explosions. According to various reports, Iran-backed militia groups, Shiite militia units affiliated to the Badr Organization, Jondol-Imam and battalions known as the Seyed al-Shohada are stationed in this base. The 14 th Brigade of the Popular Mobilization Force is responsible for managing the site. A Health Department spokesman said this fire resulted in various missiles explodi...

Renowned Iranian teacher: “Everyone knows PMOI/MEK is the regime’s main enemy” Hashem Khastar, representative of freedom-loving teachers in Iran Iran, 14, 2019  - Hashem Khastar, representative of freedom-loving teachers in Iran, published an article – “Little Democrats” – in a Telegram social media channel recently reflecting the status and support enjoyed by the Iranian opposition group People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran ( PMOI/MEK ) in Iran. “The heroic people of Iran: There is a sea of blood between the regime and the PMOI/MEK. Everyone knows the PMOI/MEK is the regime’s main enemy because it enjoys a very strong organizational structure. According to the regime’s own rulers, they have been involved in all the protests and uprisings. On the other hand, monarchists are very sporadic in their efforts and lack any organization. Therefore, the regime is attempting to push freedom fighters towards the monarchists’ camp. The regime has also sent many of its m...

Iran Regime Hangs Seven Prisoners Written by  Mansoureh Galestan  on  14 August 2019 . Iran's regime has hanged at least seven prisoners in recent days, according to a group monitoring the human rights situation inside the country. Iran Human Rights Monitor reported  on Tuesday two prisoners were hanged on Saturday, August 10, in the central prison of Mashhad, according to a report in the state-run Khorasan daily on Sunday. The state media did not identify the victims by name but said it would publish a full report in following days. In another development last Wednesday, five prisoners were hanged in the notorious Raja’i Shahr (Gohardasht) Prison, in the city of Karaj, northwest of Tehran, Iran HRM said. The names of those executed were announced as Mohammad-Reza Shekari, Yousof Zakeri, Majid Arabali, Hossein Panjeh-Maryam, and Bahram Tork. These prisoners, along with several others, had been moved to solitary confinement prior to their execution. Th...

Iran news in brief, August 14, 2019

Iran news in brief, August 13, 2019

Feature: Rudy Giuliani Stands With the MEK in Support of a Free Iran Written by Hosseini Abedini on  12 August 2019 . Last month former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani joined hundreds of prominent American and international personalities and lawmakers at Ashraf 3 in Albania, home to members of Iran’s democratic opposition People’s Mojahedin (PMOI, Mujahedin-e Khalq or MEK), to declare his unwavering support for regime change in Iran by the Iranian people and their organized opposition movement. Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who attended the five-day ‘Free Iran’ convention in Ashraf 3, told the main conference on July 13, 2019 that officials of the Iranian regime are “criminals” who ought to be imprisoned for life, not least because of their role in the execution of 30,000 MEK members during the 1988 massacre of political prisoners. “They’re murderers. They’re not leaders of countries,” he said. “They are no better than the murderer in the street except they’re worse because they’re m...