By Nir Boms
FrontPageMagazine.com | May 26, 2004
On May 11, in accordance with the Syria Accountability Act, President Bush imposed new political and economic sanctions on Syria. The Syrian government, not surprisingly, was quick to condemn this move, calling the sanctions “unjust and unjustified,” and portraying Syria as a “democratic country that fights terrorism.”
While this sort [...]
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Inside Syria’s Gulag
June 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Human Rights, Syria
Tags: Bashar Assad·Human Rights·Kurds·Syria
Iran’s Summer Persecution
May 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Human Rights, Iran, Islam and Democracy
By Nir Boms and Reza Bulorchi
The National Interest | Tuesday, June 15, 2004
In recent years, summer in Iran has been marked by uprisings, strikes, public protests and the government’s harsh crackdown against them. There are signs this summer will be no different.
As the anniversary of the anti-government uprising of July 1999 approaches, widespread arrests [...]
Tags: Human Rights·Iran