https://youtu.be/gMbWU_pmga8 Iran: The Untold Story, Part 6 By the early 1980s, the MEK was organizing massive rallies to protest the growing dictatorship in Iran. Meanwhile, MEK leader Massoud Rajavi [RAJ-a-vee] formed a broad coalition—the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)—inviting opposition leaders to join. But with arrests and
https://youtu.be/W-9VDEy-j3M Iran: The Untold Story, Part 5 On the streets of modern Iran… open dissent: NAT SOT: “Down with Dictator! Down with Khamenei! Down with Rouhani!” TRACK: Who was behind this gutsy rebellion against an authoritarian state? Iran’s Supreme Leader left no doubt: It was the outlawed MEK. SOT: “They were prepared months ago.
https://youtu.be/pAJ8R-TRZIQ Iran: The Untold Story – Part Four May 16, 2019 Today, Moustafa Ahmady (AH-meh-dee) happily runs a parking business in Los Angeles. But in the 1980s, he says the Iranian regime imprisoned him for nearly 8 years—just for his political beliefs. Ahmady: “When I was in prison, I saw
https://youtu.be/X_wEzXxji6I Iran: The Untold Story – Part Three May 9, 2019 In 2015, with great fanfare, President Barack Obama announced the signature diplomatic achievement of his presidency: “Because of this deal, the international community will be able to verify that the Islamic Republic of Iran will not develop
https://youtu.be/1y7v7ztAx1E Iran: The Untold Story – Part Two May 2, 2019 Last summer, crowds of Iranian advocacy groups and like-minded individuals gathered in Paris for the annual meeting of the “Free Iran” movement, calling for the end of Iran’s brutal regime. Prominent US politicians spoke, Republicans and Democrats alike,
https://youtu.be/zs3vx35Rdac Welcome to Iran: The Untold Story. Here, we take a close look at Iran’s role in supporting international terrorism, its pursuit of nuclear weapons, its systematic massacring and imprisoning of political opponents, and the ongoing efforts of dissidents, including Iranian-American interest groups, to bring freedom, equality,
Amnesty International | July 23, 2021 Iran’s security forces have deployed unlawful force, including by firing live ammunition and birdshot, to crush mostly peaceful protests taking place across the southern province of Khuzestan, Amnesty International said today. Video footage from the past week, coupled with consistent
Department of Justice | July 13, 2021 Iranian Intelligence Services Allegedly Plotted to Kidnap a U.S. Journalist and Human Rights Activist from New York City for Rendition to Iran A New York federal court unsealed an indictment today charging four Iranian nationals with conspiracies related to kidnapping,
VOA | By Lisa Schlein | June 23, 2021 A new report by the U.N. secretary-general on the human rights situation in Iran condemns the widespread use of punitive measures and state-sponsored violence to keep the population in line. Michelle Bachelet, the world body’s high commissioner
Iran has rigged its election to favor Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner Voters may favor staying home The Economist | June 12, 2021 It is probably a bad sign when one of the few memorable moments in a presidential debate is an admission that the ballot is rigged. The