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Do more for Iran activists and Canada diaspora threatened by regime, groups urge
Iranian-Canadian advocates say Canada should expand sanctions and create a program to help injured protesters and dissidents facing threats.
- On Wednesday, Iranian-Canadian groups and Ardeshir Zarezadeh, president of the International Centre for Human Rights, urged Ottawa on Parliament Hill to protect democracy activists and counter transnational repression targeting dissidents.
- Zarezadeh reported receiving frequent threats from the Islamic Republic, including an email two days prior, while UN reports indicate anti-regime protests in Iran have resulted in at least 5,000 deaths, potentially reaching 20,000.
- Conservative MP James Bezan is sponsoring legislation that would legally define transnational repression and expand travel bans to include relatives of foreign officials, aiming to hold Tehran accountable.
- While Ottawa says it combats Iranian influence through sanctions and working with allies, Zarezadeh argued the government has offered no practical humanitarian programs since the January mass-atrocity crimes.
- Canada severed diplomatic ties with Iran in 2012, and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand stated shortly before the war that Ottawa would not restore relations until "regime change" occurs.
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Do more for Iran activists and Canada diaspora threatened by regime, groups urge
OTTAWA - Iranian-Canadian groups are calling on Ottawa to do more to protect democracy activists inside Iran and to weed out transnational repression within Canada.
·Toronto, Canada
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