Friday, December 14, 2012

Civil Society Is Fleeing Iran In Record Numbers

 

Citizens Fleeing Iran In Record Numbers Since Islamic Regime Launched Brutal Crackdown On Protests Three Years Ago -- National Post 

Activists, lawyers, journalists and bloggers have been fleeing Iran in record numbers since the Islamic regime began a brutal crackdown on civil society three years ago, Human Rights Watch reported Thursday. The suppression campaign was launched in response to demonstrators who took to the streets in 2009 to protest the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad following a vote plagued by vote-rigging allegations.

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More News On The Disintegration Of Iran's Civil Society  

Iran's civil society under assault, rights group says -- Reuters
HRW: Iranian activists seeking refuge abroad -- Jerusalem Post
HRW: Iran's Civil Society Under Attack -- Radio Free Europe
‘An Uncertain Future:’ Iran Civil Society Under Attack -- Epoch Times
HRW slams crackdown on Iran's activists -- Deutsche Welle
Report: U.N. needs access to Iran refugees -- UPI
Why They Left: Stories of Iranian Activists in Exile -- Human Rights Watch

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