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Iranian youth recounts how he was raped, beaten for questioning Ahmadinejad’s victory
Tehran, Sep. 11 (ANI): A teenaged engineering student has revealed that he was locked up, beaten and raped multiple times for daring to protest against President Ahmadinejad’s disputed re-election.
“When I first participated in the protests [...]
Senior Iranian clerics dismayed over Khamenei’s son being groomed for leadership
Washington, July 11 (ANI): Senior conservative clerics in Iran are concerned over Ayatollah Khamenei’s alleged attempt to groom his son, Mojtaba Khamenei for leadership, who is leading the government’s anti-protest militias, according to a report
The Guardian reports that, according to “a politician with strong connections with the security apparatus” in Iran, Mojtaba’s leading role in [...]
Govt. backed ‘moral police’ Basij may be behind brutalities on Iranian protestors
Washington, June 20 (ANI): Basij, a semiofficial force of volunteers on whom the Iranian Government has relied for years to enforce a variety of laws and religious codes, have been accused of committing much of this week’s violence in the country.
The protests across Iran have been largely peaceful during the daytime, but Iranians shudder at [...]
