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Alireza Nader علیرضا نادر

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Sep 17

Islamic Republic security forces attack peaceful protesters in Saqez, #MahsaAmini’s hometown in western #Iran. #MahsaAmini was murdered by the regime for “improper” hejab. #مهسا_امینی

“Down with the dictator.”
Protesters at #MahsaAmini’s funeral in Saqez #Iran.
#مهساامینی

Khamenei’s banner set on fire in Saqez.

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Alireza Nader علیرضا نادر

@AlirezaNader

Sep 16

“A group of Iranian dissidents and former hostages is set to sue the hardline regime's president, Ebrahim Raisi, in a landmark case in federal court alleging torture and other human rights crimes. freebeacon.com/latest-news/ir…

The case will be filed ahead of Raisi's travel to the United States to attend annual U.N. proceedings in New York City, according to information about the case provided to the Washington Free Beacon by the National Union for Democracy in Iran…”

“The plaintiffs include Mehdi Hajati, a former city councilman in Iran; Kylie Moore-Gilbert, an Australian academic formerly taken hostage by Iran; and Hamid Babaei, a Belgium-based Iranian dissident also held hostage in the country.”

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Alireza Nader علیرضا نادر

@AlirezaNader

Sep 15

“While relatives of Iranians killed on Flight PS752 were unable to get visas to fly to Canada for memorial services, an Iranian VP's son is living and working in B.C.” nationalpost.com/opinion/terry-…

“Over the past five years, the federal Start-Up Visa (SUV) Program has been a wildly popular way for Iranian entrepreneurs to obtain permanent resident status in Canada.

Since 2015, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has received a total of 3,203 permanent-resident applications from 70 countries via the SUV program.

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Alireza Nader علیرضا نادر

@AlirezaNader

Sep 14

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“Iran’s ruler Ali Khamenei has been absent from the public view for two weeks, and now some say that he has delegated the nuclear issue to President Ebrahim Raisi.” iranintl.com/en/202209143067

“In the absence of Khamenei from the public scene for about two weeks, the handover gives rise to speculations whether the leader delegated part of his authority because of a medical emergency,

or he simply wanted to shift the responsibility for a key decision to Raisi so that he could remain in a position to criticize any possible deal, if things do not work well.”

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Alireza Nader علیرضا نادر

@AlirezaNader

May 16

I’ve learned so much about #Iran’s geography from the last 5 years of anti-regime popular protests. Even now during the most recent protests I learn about towns I never heard of before. And I disagree that only protests in large cities such as the capital Tehran matter.

#Iran is a large country of 85 million people and constant protests are bound to exhaust & demoralize the security forces if they spread far & wide. And in some smaller towns we’ve seen the Basij headquarters fall to the protesters.

At the same time, it’s hard to see how scattered & spontaneous protests & strikes can succeed if there aren’t millions of people on the streets at the same time. The regime is effective at disrupting the protests by arresting key leaders & disrupting communications.

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