Several hundred dissidents and activists in an open letter last month called on voters to boycott Iran's presidential election, describing it as little more than a “formality.”
Several hundred dissidents and activists in an open letter last month called on voters to boycott Iran's presidential election, describing it as little more than a “formality.”
Facebook removes Egyptian accounts targeting Turkey, Sudan and Ethiopia
Accounts from Iran and Israel are also among 14 networks taken off social media platforms in latest purge of misinformation campaigns
Facebook says it has removed networks engaging in deceptive campaigns that originated from Egypt (File photo/AFP) By Published date: 13 April 2021 17:15 UTC | Last update: 4 sec ago
Facebook has removed several Egypt-based accounts from its social media platforms that targeted Turkey, Sudan and Ethiopia, according to the company s latest report on deceptive campaigns.
The social media giant reported in its Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour (CIB) for March, published on 6 April, that it removed 14 networks suspected of spreading misinformation - including accounts originating from Iran and Israel.
Published date: 17 March 2021 19:02 UTC | Last update: 3 days 6 hours ago
US senators, including several Democrats, rebuked the Iranian government at a virtual event hosted by an advocacy group linked to Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK), an Iranian opposition body previously designated as a terrorist organisation by Washington.
Speaking at a celebration of the upcoming Persian new year Nowruz and organised by the MEK-aligned Organization of Iranian American Communities (OIAC), senior US lawmakers called for continued sanctions and pressure against Tehran.
The event on Wednesday, which comes at a time when the Biden administration is trying to revive the Iran nuclear deal, highlights the hostility towards Tehran from both major parties.
By Patrick Goodenough | December 14, 2020 | 4:25am EST
Dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam, seen here on trial in the Revolutionary Court in Tehran last June, was hanged on Saturday. (Photo by Ali Shirban/Mizan News/AFP via Getty Images)
(Update: adds NCRI reaction)
(CNSNews.com) – Piqued by rare European criticism, Iran’s foreign ministry on Sunday summoned the German and French ambassadors to complain about their protests over the execution of a Paris-based dissident journalist, accusing their governments of siding with terrorists.
Earlier, the French foreign ministry had called Saturday’s hanging of Ruhollah Zam “a barbaric and unacceptable act that goes against the country’s international commitments.”