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One Year After Soleimani

January 3rd marked the anniversary of the drone strike that eliminated Ghasem Soleimani, the mastermind behind Iran’s terror activities in the Middle East, a day after the U.S. Embassy was attacked by Pro-Iran militias. The Iranian Supreme Leader promised a “harsh revenge” on Soleimani’s funeral. On January 8, 2020, IRGC claimed responsibility for an attack on Ayn Al Assad base in Iraq with no…

مقابلة خاصة مع رائد الصالح مدير الدفاع المدني السوري لمناسبة مرور 4 اعوام من احتلال مدينة حلب

تأسس الدفاع المدني السوري (الخوذ البيضاء) في بداية العام 2013، بجهود فردية، وكان “إنقاذ المدنيين وانتشال العالقين من تحت الأنقاض” هو العنوان الأبرز ليومياته. وعلى الرغم من كل الصعوبات والتحديات، إلا أن أصحاب “الخوذ البيضاء”، أصروا على تحدي آلة القتل وكل الأسلحة المحرمة دوليا، ليتابعوا عملهم التطوعي بعزيمة وثبات، في عمليات الإنقاذ والإسعاف وإخماد الحرائق، وسط نقص كبير في المعدات والآليات اللازمة…

Iran’s creeping influence on the Syrian infrastructure, more dangerous than ever

The Iranian Quds Force has been the main supporter of Bashar Al Assad since the peaceful protests erupted in the midst of the Arab Spring. The Syrian Defense Minister confirmed that he initially met Ghasem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Quds Force, back in 2011 in order to suppress peaceful protesters in Homs, Bab Amr, a suburb of the country’s third largest city.

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Iran Executes a Wrestling Champion Despite International Pressure

Iranian authorities executed Navid Afkari, a wrestling champion, early morning on Sept. 12, 2020 in the city of Shiraz despite high-profile international campaigns.

27-year-old Afkari and his two brothers were arrested and accused of killing a security guard during protests in the southern city of Shiraz in August 2018. He was deprived from a last meeting with his family and his body was buried

Snapback Sanctions, a Necessary Step to Confront Iran’s Terror

Once again, the U.S. is confronting its partners in the 5+1 Iran nuclear deal at the time of the arms embargo expiration in mid-October. On Aug. 20, 2020, Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo delivered letters to both the UN Secretary-General, Guterres and to the president of the Security Council notifying them that the United States is initiating the restoration of virtually all UN sanctions on Iran…

Stop Executions in Iran

A recent social media campaign demanded to stop the execution of three young Iranians, Amirhossein Moradi, Mohammad Rajabi and Saeed Tamjidi, who were arrested during the November 2019 protests in Iran. The Farsi hashtag “Do not execute” #اعدام_نكنيد and the English equivalent #StopExecutionsInIran went viral in an act of solidarity among all Iranians who supported the Iran Protests throughout…

Iran-China 25-years agreement, an attempt to save the regime

Addressing an open session of the Iranian Majlis on Sunday, July 5th , Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Foreign Minister of Rouhani’s government said, “there is nothing secret in the 25-year deal between Iran and China”, adding “Tehran will make the contents of the agreement public”.

His statement came in response to a report by a…

Three Iranian youth to be executed for participation in 2019 Iran Protests

“unfortunately, the execution sentence of my clients in the appeal stage of the Supreme Court has been confirmed. We have not been allowed to enter the case so far. However, we hope to re appeal and change the current sentence” wrote Mostafa Nili, the lawyer of Amir Hussein Morad, Saeed Tamjidi and Mohammad Rajabi on his twitter feed today.

https://twitter.com/MostafaNili58/status/128155731571…

90 days since Ali Younesi and Amir Hossein Moradi have been arrested

On April 10, 2020, University student Ali Younesi, was arbitrarily detained by Iranian security forces.

He is being held in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison in the 209 section.

Today his brother Reza Younesi tweeted, “90 days since Ali Younesi and Amir Hussein Moradi are in custody.

They are still being deprived from visiting their family and having their own lawyer.

Thursday is the…

Tehran lockdown suggested due to the spread of Coronavirus.

Ali Reza Zali, Head of the Coronavirus Task Force in Greater Tehran suggests to lockdown Tehran for a week due to the spread of coronavirus.

Below is his statement that was broadcasted live on state TV during Coronavirus Task Force Meeting in Tehran:

About the exams next week.

I request from you; this has brought a…

Iran considers China the worlds leading economic power in the near future

In response to the recent conserns about the Iranian Forengin Minsitry selling out Iran’s natural resources to China, Seyyed Abbas Mousavi, Iranian Foreign Ministry’s Spokesman issued a statement on his twitter and Instagram accounts defending the deal and considering China as the world’s leading economic power in the near future!

Below is the full translation of his post:

Foreign Ministry…

Saba Kord Afshari’s father congratulates his daughter on her birthday on a short video message on Twitter.

Saba Kord Afshari’s father congratulates his daughter on her birthday on a short video message on Twitter.

My dear Saba,

My beautiful daughter.

Happy birthday.

This is your second birthday in prison. They have sentenced you to 24 years imprisonment with baseless accusations.

This year, your mother, who defended…

Sina Athar clinic explosion and continuous horrific tragedies in Iran

Powerful explosions followed by fire, shook Sina Athar clinic in northern Tehran on Tuesday, 8:56 PM local time.

Initial reports suggested 19 killed and 15 injured. Most of the casualties were female hospital staff who were suffocated due to heavy smoke.

https://twitter.com/freedommesenger/status/1278094714009460743?s=20

According to city officials, the fire ignited in the electric…

Syrian Activist, Fared AlHor: Caesar Act exposed the true face of Assad’s regime.

Fared Alhor former Maarat Al-Numan resident, speaks about the Caesar Act and how he feels about its implementation. He believes that the reason the Assad regime record and document the crimes for themselves is to brag about it.

My name is Fared from Maarat al-Numan. I was displaced from my city when Assad’s regime occupied…

Syrian Activist, Ahmed Badran shares his experience searching for his brother among Caesar photos

Ahmad Badran, whose brother Faris, was detained back in late 2013, released a video clip about his experience searching for his brother among what he called the “digital cemetery” referring to the 53,000 images leaked by Caesar. He also expressed support to the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act (Caesar Act) implementation demanding justice.

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Assad, the Caesar Act, and suffering of Syrian civilians

Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act (Caesar Act) is named in honor of a brave Syrian military war photographer who defected the Assad regime and smuggled thousands of images of the regime’s victims in 2013. The new Caesar Act sanctions against the government of Bashar Al Assad went into effect on Wednesday, June 17, 2020.

U.S. Treasury and State Departmentdesignations are part of a…

Does Black Lives Matter to Khamenei?

Since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where a police officer kept his knee on Floyd’s throat for more than 8 minutes, America has seen a series of continuous protests.  In solidarity, many other countries organized similar protests to support the African American community in the United States and at the same time address racism and police brutality in their own countries.