Former Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi speaks at the State Department in Washington. (File photo: AP)
Al Arabiya EnglishFriday, 17 January 2020
The killing of Iran’s top military commander
Qassem Soleimani has Italy divided. Major political figures are voicing support
for the US decision to carry out the drone strike that killed Soleimani, while
other left wing media journalists are questioning the legality of the strike
and consequences the action may have in the Middle East.
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On-going Anti-Regime Protests in Iran by University Students
The World Community Must Recognize their National Demand
PRESS RELEASE for Immediate Release
14th January 2020
On-going Anti-Regime
Protests in Iran by University Students
The World Community Must
Recognize their National Demand
Anti-regime protests by angry
university students started in Iran with sharp slogans against the Supreme
leader Ali Khamenei after the IRGC admitted it shot down a plane carrying
civilian passengers. Iran regime did not stop civilian flights after it hi...
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Was Soleimani’s killing justified? Yes. A million times yes
Euronews4 Jan 2020
By Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata
As we take stock of General Qassem Soleimani’s death, contemplating both its significance in the coming weeks and what it signifies for the future, there are two points to be considered.
Firstly, why did it happen and was it justified? Secondly, what does it mean for geopolitical relations in the Middle East and around the globe?
The first question, to my mind, is the simpler of the two. President Trump’s decision to take out Soleima...
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The death of Soleimani is a fatal blow to Iran regime
The Herald, 4 Jan 2020
By Struan Stevenson
THE elimination in Baghdad of senior Iranian General Qasem Soleimani and his deputy and Chief of Staff of Operations Abu Mehdi Mohandes by the Americans, is a fatal blow to the Iranian regime.
Soleimani was listed as an international terrorist by the American
State Department. He controlled the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)
Qods Force, their vicious unit responsible for extraterritorial operations.
Soleimani was answerable only...
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Why is world ignoring this murderous crackdown on protesters? – Struan Stevenson
STRUAN STEVENSON
Published: Monday 30 December 2019
In Iran, the
security services have opened fire on unarmed people demonstrating against the
country’s brutal and corrupt regime, writes Struan Stevenson.
We who uphold
human rights and revere the rights of women; we who honour freedom and justice
and cherish democracy, what can we make of the carnage unfolding in Iran?
Over the
course of the past month, the fascist theocratic regime and its revolutionary
guards (IRGC) have gunned d...
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L’Italia non taccia sul massacro in Iran. L’appello dell’ambasciatore Terzi
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Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata
Il
regime iraniano è autore o mandante di molti crimini, rivolti non solo contro
il proprio popolo. L'appello al governo italiano di Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata,
diplomatico di lungo corso, già ministro degli Esteri
L’ultima
volta che l’Iran è stato menzionato dal ministro degli Esteri Luigi Di Maio era il 6 dicembre scorso al “MED
Dialogues” di Roma. Diffuse e forti erano, già da tempo, le proteste
indignate dell...
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The Islamic Republic of Iran dies – and knows it
Article from ABC Spain
It has never been as weakened as in recent weeks
On November 15, the Iranians woke up to the news that the price of gasoline had tripled. In a country that is one of the largest oil producers in the world. Violence broke out throughout the Islamic Republic. In 24 hours the Government was overwhelmed and made a radical decision: On November 17, the Internet was cut across the country. They stopped circulating all the images of the revolt. For a week citizens were cut...
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ISJ Letter to Cardinal Pietro Parolin
H.Em. Cardinal Pietro Parolin Secretary of State
Vatican City State Rome
29th December 2019
Your Eminence,
We follow
closely the communications from the Holy See and were interested to hear the Christmas
Message and Urbi et Orbe Blessing delivered this year by Pope Francis.
We note that he mentioned a long list of countries
that have suffered war, instability and the violation of human rights, including Venezuela, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, C...
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Iran: Experts alarmed at alleged mistreatment of detained protesters
GENEVA (20 December 2019) – UN human rights experts* today called on the Iranian authorities to release all individuals arbitrarily detained and mistreated during recent protests, and expressed concerns over the hundreds of people who have been killed.
“We are shocked at reports of the ill-treatment
of those detained during the protests that took place in November 2019, and
deeply disturbed that the reported use of excessive force by the Iranian
security forces led to an untold number of cas...
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Joint letter of 22 Noble Laureates to UN Secretary General
Joint Letter
of Nobel laureates to the United
Nations Secretary-General
13 December
2019
His Excellency Antonio Guterres United Nations
Secretary-General
Dear Secretary-General,
We, the Nobel laureates signing this letter, seek to
express our grave concerns over the recent deadly crackdown on anti-regime demonstrators in Iran and condemn the security forces’ use of lethal force against innocent people demanding
their rights to be respected.
The protests began on November 15th ove...
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