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There are growing concerns from Iranian-Canadians who say they are being threatened, monitored and even followed at protests and outside their homes by affiliates of the Iranian regime who are here in Canada.  “They know the view out of my apartment. They said it was a school. That I have …

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said she does not support following the lead of European countries by barring Russians from getting visas, arguing that Russian dissidents are facing increasing danger. She also said Russia needs to be prosecuted for illegally invading Ukraine — a view Moscow rejected while adding dozens …

A Saudi court has sentenced a doctoral student to 34 years in prison for spreading “rumours” and retweeting dissidents, according to court documents obtained Thursday, a decision that has drawn growing global condemnation. Activists and lawyers consider the sentence against Salma al-Shehab, a mother of two and a researcher at …

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