Selected updates on the unapologetic breadth of Iran’s campaign against Iranians, from Is Iran’s Fist Still Clenched. A check-in in on extended hands, carrots and sticks, reset buttons, walls of fear, and miscellaneous other hackneyed smart power metaphors in Central Asia and beyond.
Iran’s Fist Is Still Clenched… Against Nader Davoodi, The Director They’ve Banned From Traveling
Iran’s Fist Is Still Clenched… Against Peyman Aref, The Activist They Just Lashed 74 Times For “Insulting” Ahmadinejad
Iran’s Fist Is Still Clenched… Against Omid Kokabee, The University Of Texas Student They’re Putting On Trial
Iran’s Fist Is Still Clenched… Against Blogger Poet Nahal Sahabi, Who’s Dead After Arrest and Torture
Iran’s Fist Is Still Clenched… Against – Official FARS Translation – “Aliens In Region”
Iran’s Fist Is Still Clenched… Against The Bahai Men And Woman They’re Putting On Trial For “Proselytising”
Iran’s Fist Is Still Clenched… Against The Christians They’re Systematically Wiping Out
Iran’s Fist Is Still Clenched… Against The Kurds They’re Going To “Finish Off”
Iran’s Fist Is Still Clenched… Against Bankers And Committed To “Cutting Off Their Traitorous Hands” — Khamenei
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* Arab and Muslim World
* Human Rights
* Iran
