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Joined April 2013
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Tehran Resistance Units set fire to entrance of IRGC Basij base.
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Mit welchem Recht sprecht ihr eigentlich für das iranische Volk? @FNFreiheit @StSaebisch @MAStrackZi @RKiesewetter
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Tabriz Resistance Units set fire to entrance of IRGC Basij base.
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.@amnestyIran: “This ruling offers hope to torture survivors in Iran under both the Shah & the Islamic Republic & sends a powerful message that decades of repression & fear cannot stand in the way of justice & that courts can still ensure that accountability for victims remains w/in reach.”
We at @amnesty welcome the landmark ruling by a U.S. federal court in Florida allowing a lawsuit filed by three Iranian torture survivors against Parviz Sabeti, a former senior official in SAVAK, Iran’s intelligence agency during the Shah era, to move forward. 1/5
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Fragwürdige Preisverleihung: Wer Kritiker einschüchtert, kann nicht für Freiheit stehen Die Proteste ggn die Ehrung Reza Pahlavis in der Paulskirche wachsen– und mit ihnen die Angriffe auf Kritiker.Ein Alarmsignal für @FNFreiheit & @fdp. #PahlaviAusladen braunschweiger-zeitung.de/wi…
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This ruling offers hope to torture survivors in Iran under both the Shah & the Islamic Republic and sends a powerful message that decades of repression & fear cannot stand in the way of justice & that courts can still ensure that accountability for victims remains w/in reach. 5/5
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which there must be accountability, regardless of the political opinions of either the accused or the victim. @amnesty documented the systemic use of torture under the Shah and found human rights deteriorated drastically after the 1979 Revolution. 4/5
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context of a continuous crisis of repression and impunity in Iran, which has left victims of torture under both the Shah and the Islamic Republic without access to justice. Torture is a crime under international law to which statutory limitations should not apply and for 3/5
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The court rejected the defendant’s argument that the claim was filed too late, finding that a chain of past and ongoing repression, fear of reprisal and concealment justified extending the deadline to file the complaint. In doing so, the court acknowledged the broader 2/5
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We at @amnesty welcome the landmark ruling by a U.S. federal court in Florida allowing a lawsuit filed by three Iranian torture survivors against Parviz Sabeti, a former senior official in SAVAK, Iran’s intelligence agency during the Shah era, to move forward. 1/5
A case filed by three Iranian #torture survivors against Parviz Sabeti, an alleged former senior #SAVAK official is moving forward. The US federal court found the deadline to file their complaint was extended because their fear of reprisal was legitimate and ongoing. #Iran
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OPINION. « Résistance iranienne, quand la diplomatie interfère avec la justice », par Jean-Pierre Spitzer, spécialiste du droit européen ➡️ l.latribune.fr/GFW
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November 2—Iran PMOI/MEK Resistance Units mark the anniversary of the November 2019 uprising with 30 daring operations against regime targets across Iran. They sent the message that the flames of resistance and uprising are still alive and the regime can't stifle the voice of freedom.
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