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Iran: A Genealogy of National Desperation
02 Feb 2026 03:43 GMT
… a warning that democratic and human rights values have been crushed under … reelection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, marked a turning point in Iranian society’s … diplomacy prioritizes security interests over human rights. This disillusionment laid the …
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The rationale behind Iran’s insistence on uranium enrichment
30 Jan 2026 15:45 GMT
… other civil and human rights that Iranians could enjoy, including … schools and hospitals.”
Iran first became seriously embroiled … 2013, the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, spoke of Iran’s inalienable … right of Iran”, according to Iran’s foreign minister …
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‘Very masculinist’: how Iran unrest felt different to 2022’s hijab protests
29 Jan 2026 13:53 GMT
… nightly protests that recently gripped Iran got under way, familiar … within the younger generation in Iran, like generation Z.”
… Nobel peace prize laureate and human rights activist, and Mostafa Tajzadeh, … the then incumbent president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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After the Protests: Who Can Lead Iran?
29 Jan 2026 03:09 GMT
… economic orientation, and human rights as a foundational principle … Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, triggered the Green Movement—the largest protests Iran … in Iran and her efforts to promote human rights and … stateswoman of the Iranian human rights movement positions her …
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Iran’s Violent Crackdown Strains Diplomatic Relations With the Vatican
28 Jan 2026 18:56 GMT
… president himself, and Iranian statements stressed that Iran had always appreciated … XVI. In 2006, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, then president of Iran, expressed in a letter … peaceful transitions toward a more human-rights-respectful environment, without promoting …
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Iran used Holocaust denial as a political tool
27 Jan 2026 19:10 GMT
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Holocaust denial in Iran began after the Khomeini … Iran’s rulers, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad … deliberately scheduled on International Human Rights Day.
Among the guests … such as UNESCO. Iranian students protested as well …
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Time for Iran’s Nuremberg Trial
26 Jan 2026 05:26 GMT
… his hands;
Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, while no Iranian president should escape justice … ongoing human rights violations and persecution of women and religious minorities in Iran …
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Iran’s Three-Body Problem
17 Jan 2026 00:03 GMT
… with economic liberalization. Then, under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and with the onset of … the intensification of sanctions during Ahmadinejad’s term, the parasitic relationship … among the Iranian diaspora. From liberal republican groups and human rights lawyers to …
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Iran has a long history of violent suppression, but this time may be different
16 Jan 2026 21:01 GMT
… , evidence trickling out of Iran suggests.
Human rights activists say at least 2 … re-election of then-President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a hard-liner. At least … director of the Center for Human Rights in Iran, a New York-based …
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Iran’s Man-made Drought Adds Desperation To The Recent Protests
16 Jan 2026 19:37 GMT
… multiple uprisings have rattled Iranian leadership. Iran’s 1979 revolution overthrew … election fraud that returned Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to power, shaking the system … reportedly been killed during Iran’s 2026 uprising. Human rights groups inside the country …