Living in a blind area

Thousands of Iranian Kurds live in Iraq as political refugees. Some of them live in three camps in the provinces of Sulaymaniyah and Erbil, and others live inside the cities of the Kurdistan region. They were displaced because of political problems and to save their lives. Some of them have been living in Iraq for more than 40 years, but do not have any identity cards or passports. read more...

Republic of Assassination and Intimidation..Part IV

In the past few years, Iranian security forces have abducted a number of dissidents in neighboring countries. Threats against journalists have also been mentioned. In the final section, we have mentioned the institutions that carry out assassinations, kidnappings and threats. Iran has weakened the abduction and intimidation of opposition forces through assassination, so exploring Iran’s role in suppressing its opposition abroad could help strengthen the opposition’s position, as well as prevent future victories in assassinating, kidnapping, and threatening its opponents. ...read more...

Republic of Assassination and Intimidation..Part III

In this section, I discuss Iran’s actions against foreign nationals in other countries, which have been carried out directly by Iranian forces, or by forces affiliated with Iran. The attacks killed hundreds and injured thousands. Iran has carried out terrorist acts on most continents. ...reade more...

Republic of Assassination and Intimidation..Part II

In the first part, the background of the assassination of the opposition abroad, and especially the assassination of individuals and officials of the Pahlavi government, as well as individuals affiliated with the Islamic Republic who had turned away from this regime. In this section, we will focus on the assassination of the regime of the Islamic Republic, which constitutes the majority of the victims. A State Department report cites 360 assassinations of Iranian dissidents abroad over 40 years. If we take this number as a basis, we will find that more than half of these were Kurdish dissidents, who were killed by Iranian security forces, and most of them were trapped by the forces of the Islamic Republic and their mercenaries in Iraqi Kurdistan. read more....

Republic of Assassination and Intimidation..Part 1

.. Chronology of Iranian assassinations outside its borders Mohammad Amini In recent days, the Kurdistan Free Life Party, an Iranian opposition party, has announced that two of its members have been killed by members of the Iranian security forces near the town of Panjwin in Iraqi Kurdistan. Also in recent days, a court in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, sentenced an Iranian woman to five years in prison on charges of espionage and attempted murder of an Iranian Kurdish journalist. As I promised before, I will review my new research on the history of the assassinations of the Islamic Republic of Iran outside its borders. In the first part of this study, I have dealt with cases of assassination of individuals affiliated with the Pahlavi government and individuals who have defected from the Islamic government of Iran. In the second part, I will deal with the assassination and murder of the opposition, and in the third part, I will deal with the terrorist acts of the Islamic Republic against the citizens of other countries. ....read more..