Ground Report: Supporters of free Iran in Nordic nations have called for international pressure against human rights abuses in the regime and urgent action to ensure the safety of residents in Camp Liberty.
Nordic conference urges safety for Camp Liberty residents
Power punishment & execution in Iran
Medium.com: Iran leads the world in per capita executions, and is one of the few countries which continues to publicly hang condemned individuals, creating a spectacle of terror in the street.
Iran says Pakistan obliged to complete gas pipeline
AFP: Iran’s oil ministry said Wednesday that Pakistan is contractually obliged to complete a major pipeline project which would allow Tehran to export gas to its southeastern neighbour.
Is Iran the next Ukraine?
Forbes: With all eyes on the courageous protesters of Independence Square in Kiev, an interesting parallel with Iran simmers under the surface that you can bet is not lost on President Rouhani and Ayatollah Khamenei.
U.S. lawmakers seek to revive stalled Iran sanctions bill
Reuters: Republican U.S. senators sought to revive a bill that would impose new sanctions on Iran despite President Barack Obama’s insistence that the measure would endanger delicate negotiations seeking to curb Tehran’s nuclear program.
US Congress should reconsider Iraq helicopters after Iran report: McCain
Reuters: U.S. Senator John McCain said on Tuesday a proposed agreement to sell 24 Apache attack helicopters to Iraq should be reconsidered because of a Reuters report that Iran has signed a deal to sell Iraq arms and ammunition.
Iraqi leaders give conflicting answers on reported Iran arms deal
Reuters: Iraqi officials gave contradictory accounts on Tuesday about whether or not Baghdad had agreed to buy $195 million worth of arms and ammunition from Iran as reported by Reuters, a deal that if confirmed could damage Iraqi-U.S. relations.
Gunfire erupts near Iran embassy in Baghdad
AFP: Gunfire erupted near the Iranian embassy in central Baghdad Tuesday, with contradictory reports over whether the mission had been targeted and even a claim that a guard had committed suicide.
Iranian regime plotting bloodiest ever Camp Liberty massacre
Breitbart: If Iranian Qods Force commander Qasem Soleimani gets his way (and “the most powerful man in Iraq” usually does), the next attack on Camp Liberty – a tiny compound in Baghdad where roughly 3,000 Iranian dissidents are kep.
How to promote human rights in Iran
Council on Foreign Relations: As the United States and other countries focus on the Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear ambitions, it is easy to ignore the fact that Iran is also one of the world’s worst human rights violators.
