Basij Militia

A Living Hell: LGBT Iranians And The Islamic State

Joseph Ward III | Posted 08.01.2011

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Joseph Ward III

The Islamic Penal Code and other institutions across the country designed around religious doctrine have proven incapable of supporting a standard of human rights acceptable in today's world.

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Devouring their Own: The Basij in the Islamlic Republic

Narges Bajoghli | Posted 05.25.2011

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Narges Bajoghli

Yet not all of the basij adhere to the ultra-conservative elements of the Islamic Republic that have caught the world's attention in the past two months. Many are actually strong supporters of the reformists

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Iranians Protest At Rome's Tehran Embassy, Throw Eggs, Chant 'Death To Berlusconi'

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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ROME — About 100 Iranians protested Tuesday in front of the Italian embassy in Tehran, shouting "Death to Italy, Death to Berlusconi, " Italy's ...

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Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, Iran's Senior Cleric, Denounces Basij Militia Force

nytimes.com | NAZILA FATHI | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei Loves Caviar And Vulgar Jokes, Defector Claims

Telegraph | Damien McElroy and Ahmad Vahdat | Posted 05.25.2011

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A catalogue of the private opulence and eccentric tastes of 70-year-old Ayatollah Khamenei and his family has been compiled by Iran's opposition Green...

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Iran Expands Efforts To Stifle Opposition

nytimes.com | ROBERT F. WORTH | Posted 05.25.2011

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DAMASCUS, Syria -- After last summer's disputed presidential election, Iran's government relied largely on brute force -- beatings, arrests and show t...

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Former Iranian Basij Militia Member Describes Election Violence (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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A man claiming to be a former member of Iran's infamous Basij militia has spoken to Britain's Channel 4 about the violence in the aftermath of last Ju...

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