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- Iranian-American Group Asks for Clarification of U.S. Detention of Marzieh Hashemi, an American Citizen and Iran-Based Journalist January 17, 2019
Hashemi Claims She Was Mistreated in US Custody, Denied Food in Line with Her Islamic Beliefs and Forced to Remove Her Headscarf
- Update: Slack Responds to NIAC’s Letter January 16, 2019
Slack responded to NIAC, stating that “Slack users, including users of Iranian descent residing outside of Iran, had their accounts deactivated in error this week. Our system for applying geolocation information relies on IP addresses, and in the process of updating that system, accounts tied to embargoed countries were deactivated.” ... - NIAC Statement on Bolton Seeking War with Iran January 13, 2019
It is imperative that this Congress investigate Bolton’s request for war options and pass legislation placing additional legal and political constraints on the administration’s ability to start a new war of choice.
- Political Prisoner Decries Trump and Iranian Judiciary January 11, 2019
A political prisoner arrested for his activism against Iran’s compulsory hijab law and who recently ended a 145-day hunger strike wrote a letter censuring both Iran’s judiciary and the Trump administration.
- Expert Reacts to Sec. Pompeo’s Speech in Cairo on America’s Middle East Policies January 10, 2019
Secretary Pompeo’s speech failed to outline a coherent strategic logic for the Trump administration’s Middle East policy. If Secretary Pompeo wants regional stability, human rights, and an end to U.S. military adventures and endless wars, he would press his boss to return to the Iran deal, pursue and facilitate good-faith ...
