Iran’s Execution Machine Is Running at Full Speed

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  By Struan Stevenson As diplomats debate ceasefires, nuclear agreements and regional security, another crisis is unfolding inside Iran with alarming speed. While global attention remains fixed on war and negotiations, the clerical regime has launched one of its most extensive campaigns of political executions and repression in recent memory. Young protesters, political activists, students and opposition supporters are being sent to the gallows while much of the democratic world remains distracted. The surge in executions should be a matter of grave concern for every civilized nation. Instead, silence prevails as governments hold their breath, waiting for the latest twist in Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again peace initiative and hopes of an end to conflict involving Iran. Meanwhile, Tehran’s rulers are using the cover of international distraction to intensify their campaign of terror against their own people. Between March and early June alone, at least 32 political prisoners were...

Canada imposes new sanctions against the Iranian regime

 Canada announced additional sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Iran) provisions against the Iranian regime for gross human rights violations and for its involvement in the production of drones and ballistic missiles. This list includes eight individuals and two institutions, including senior officials of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and the police force.



These entities support the regime by disrupting and manipulating online communications and providing tactical equipment to suppress demonstrations. This is the 10th package of sanctions that Canada has imposed against the Iranian regime since October 2022.

The new measures announced today prohibit any dealings with individuals and entities on the list and freeze any assets they may have in Canada. Canada will continue to use diplomatic tools to respond to the Iranian regime’s human rights abuses, propaganda and actions that threaten international peace and stability. This includes working closely with partners and allies to ensure a coordinated approach to regime destabilizing actions.

“The simple truth is that Iranians want a better future. “They are fighting to protect their basic rights and freedoms so that their children – and future generations – can live in peace and prosperity,” Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said in response to Iran’s continued human rights violations.

Canada has implemented several measures to respond to these abuses, including imposing new sanctions against members of the Iranian regime, making the Iranian regime inadmissible to Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, and investing in strengthening Canada’s capacity to implement Sanctions.

Since 2012, Canada has designated Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism and has sanctioned 147 Iranian individuals and 191 Iranian entities, including the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and key members of the regime’s security intelligence and economic apparatus. Victims of Iran-related terrorism are also allowed to file civil lawsuits against Iran for loss or damage anywhere in the world, thanks to the Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act.


This article was first published by arabic.mojahedin.org


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