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Survey Data on Iran Show Trend of Societal Demands for Reform
February 08, 2021
A detailed online survey on Iranians' attitudes towards religion conducted by a Dutch non-profit organization indicates widespread support for rolling back state interference in society, including an end to Islamic religious limits on individual freedoms around gender, speech, and family life, and education.
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HRW: UAE's Human Rights Violations Continue Despite Regime Rebrand
February 08, 2021
In a detailed report issued by Human Rights Watch (HRW), the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) diplomatic rebrand as a liberalizing, tolerant Islamic theocracy stands in sharp contrast to the widespread repression of human rights that targets free speech and labor rights activists across the Wahhabi Islamic kingdom.
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Al Shabaab Expands Islamist Extremist Control in Kenya
February 03, 2021
Kenyan state officials are warning about the expanding territorial control of al Shabaab, the al Qaeda affiliate, over large portions of the country's northeast, highlighting the deteriorating security environment in East Africa.
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Turkey Asked Mob Boss to Murder U.S. Pastor Andrew Brunson
February 03, 2021
Turkey is seeking the extradition of a Turkish mob boss who was arrested last year in Argentina following his statements that officials in the Islamist government recruited him to plan the murder of U.S. pastor Andrew Brunson, who was imprisoned for supporting a 2016 coup attempt.
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UNHCR Condemns Iran Prisoner Executions
February 03, 2021
The Middle East Monitor reports that the official condemnation by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) of Iran's execution of 28 prisoners over the past month highlights the systemic violations of citizen's civil and political rights by the Middle Eastern regime.
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