During my visit to Iran in June this year, I noted the unhealthy relationship between the Latin American left and the regime of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The international Left have remained generally quiet on this issue, refusing to chastise Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez for cosying up to the Islamic Republic. My friend, journalist Rodrigo Acuna, has…
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A closing of rights
Iran, a lack of human rights: Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence against a Kurdish journalist accused of offering to provide the United States with information on Kurds in Iran, his lawyer said Saturday. The ruling against Adnan Hasanpour, 27, upheld his original convictions in July for taking up arms against the ruling…