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On Wed. June 19, Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, announced that the Government of Canada has designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity under the Criminal Code, effective immediately. This move is a significant step in Canada’s ongoing efforts to combat terrorism and hold the Iranian regime accountable for its actions. Minister LeBlanc stated that the IRGC has been found to have knowingly engaged in terrorist activities, either directly or in collaboration with other terrorist organizations. “Listing the IRGC, sends a strong message that Canada will use all tools at its disposal to combat the terrorist activity of the IRGC,” LeBlanc emphasized. As a result of this listing, Canadian financial institutions are now required to freeze any assets owned or controlled by the IRGC. Additionally, it is a criminal offense for anyone in Canada or Canadian citizens abroad to knowingly deal with property owned or controlled by a terrorist group. This designation aims to disrupt the IRGC’s financial networks and prevent any support from sympathizers within Canada. The IRGC’s inclusion in the terrorist list will aid Canadian security, intelligence, and law enforcement agencies in combating terrorism, including facilitating the prosecution of terrorism-related charges. This mechanism is a crucial component in countering terrorist financing and preventing the provision of assistance to terrorist organizations from within Canada. Mrs. Maryam Rajavi the president-elect of the Iranian resistance NCRI, commended Canada for listing the IRGC saying it deservs congratulations to the parliament and government of Canada. She added: The Iranian Resistance has been advocating for this designation for years. This measure is essential in response to four decades of suppression, terrorism, and warmongering by the regime. The people of Iran, along with majorities in 28 parliaments worldwide, demand that the regime's leaders be held accountable for executions, massacres, genocide, crimes against humanity, the suppression of women, and the oppression of national minorities in Iran.
It's been more than two decades that the Iranian supporters of the NCRI-National Council of Resistance of Iran- have been asking Canada to black list IRGC. US black listed IRGC in April 2019. https://tinyurl.com/5f58cwzy
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On June 19, the United Nations website published the Secretary-General’s report on the human rights situation in Iran, presented at the 56th session of the Human Rights Council. The report details numerous human rights abuses and systemic issues plaguing the country. The report highlights that Iranian authorities continue to impose national security-related charges and long prison sentences on human rights defenders, journalists, and artists. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has reported widespread concerns regarding due process and fair trial standards. Additionally, the OHCHR continues to receive reports of institutionalized gender discrimination, where women and girls are severely restricted from achieving basic equality and fundamental rights, including participation in economic, social, and political life, equal protection under the law, freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, freedom from discrimination, and the rights to freedom of movement, peaceful assembly, and expression.
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On Tuesday, June 18, agents raided the home of Maryam Mehrabi, the sister of Mahmoud Mehrabi, a political prisoner who has been sentenced to death in Isfahan, central Iran. During the raid, Maryam Mehrabi was detained along with her two minor children, Setareh and Sogol Bakhtiarvand, 11 and 8. The intelligence agents seized all phones and electronic devices in the house, including mobile phones, computers, and laptops. Maryam Mehrabi had been actively protesting her brother’s death sentence. She had publicly announced that if her brother’s sentence was not overturned, she would resort to self-immolation in front of the office of the Friday Prayer Leader in Mubarakeh, Isfahan. The Mizan news agency, affiliated with the Iranian Judiciary, further stated that Maryam Mehrabi was arrested for “trying to incite the people.” She has been imprisoned after being arraigned for her charges and on a temporary detention order. However, the Mizan news agency rejected the reports regarding the details of Ms. Mehrabi’s arrest, claiming that the arrest of this citizen living in Isfahan along with her children “is not true.”
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Maryam Jalal Hosseini, a political prisoner incarcerated in the Fardis Prison in Karaj-Iran, also known as Kachouii Prison, faces dire circumstances due to her deteriorating health. Despite her poor physical condition, she has been denied proper medical care. Maryam has been suffering from kidney disease and other physical problems for several months. She urgently requires specialized treatment. Even medical leave is subject to a heavy bail, which her family cannot afford. This exacerbates concerns about her well-being. The pressures of imprisonment and interrogation have worsened her kidney disease, leaving her in a critical state.
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