Iran Protest

• Chemical attacks on Iranian school girls on the rise

  Saeed Ghasseminejad, a Senior Advisor and Financial Economist at the FDD says “there are more than 300 deliberate chemical attacks are confirmed.”

  Crime

  Apr 14, 2023
  
• Canada sanctions more Iran guard corps members, police after Toronto rally criticism

  The sanctions follow criticism of the Liberals this weekend at a large rally called the Tirgan Festival at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena.

  World

  Mar 27, 2023
  
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• Rally condemning suspected poisonings of Iranian schools girls held in Vancouver

  After months of downplaying the incidents, Iran’s Health Minister said the girls have suffered “mild poison attacks.”

  Canada

  Mar 12, 2023
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• Amid public anger, Iran’s top leader calls girls’ poisoning ‘unforgivable’

  Over 1,000 girls have suffered poisoning since November, according to state media and officials, with some politicians blaming religious groups opposed to girls' education.

  World

  Mar 6, 2023
• Canada adds more Iranian officials to sanctions list amid Mahsa Amini protests

  Joly's office says it is working with international partners to respond to the Iranian regime's egregious treatment of its people.

  Canada

  Feb 27, 2023
• Iranian currency hits new bottom amid anti-government protests

  The protests rapidly escalated into calls for the overthrow of Iran's ruling Shiite clerics, marking a major challenge to their four-decade rule.

  World

  Feb 26, 2023
• Iran protests: Demonstrations erupt once again after government crackdown

  While the unrest appeared to have tapered off in recent weeks, likely because of the executions or the brutal crackdown, acts of civil disobedience have continued unabated.

  World

  Feb 17, 2023
• Iran protests: Supreme leader acknowledges ‘tens of thousands’ of people detained

  A later IRNA report said the pardons and commuted sentences were for "tens of thousands of convicts, including the arrestees of the recent riots in Iran."

  World

  Feb 5, 2023
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• EU would ‘shoot itself in the foot’ by listing IRGC as terrorist group, Iran warns

  On Wednesday, the European Parliament called for the EU to list the Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization, blaming it for the repression of domestic protesters.

  World

  Jan 19, 2023
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• EU should list Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as terrorist group: Von der Leyen

  Iranian leaders vowed tough action against protesters they have described as rioters, accusing enemies including the United States of fomenting the unrest.

  World

  Jan 17, 2023