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Editor’s Note: This article contains disturbing details that could trigger and upset some readers. Discretion is advised. It’s been more than 20 years since Lily Pourzand fled her home, fearing persecution for her work in support of women’s rights and seeking safety outside the country that imprisoned her parents. Her …
Read More »U.K., Canada, Sweden, Ukraine sue Iran over downed jet – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The United Kingdom, Canada, Sweden and Ukraine have launched a case against Iran at the United Nation’s highest court over the 2020 downing of a Ukrainian passenger jet killing all 176 on board. “It’s been a long, arduous journey for these past …
Read More »Canadian families who lost loved ones on flight PS752 seek justice in World Court
Vancouver resident Arman Abtahi can’t remember much about the tragic day he learned that his brother Mehran, a post-doctoral environmental engineer at the University of British Columbia, was killed in the downing of Ukraine Airlines flight PS752. The shock was so severe, Arman said, that much of that horrific day …
Read More »Canadian-owned company accused of supplying Syria’s chemical weapons program
A family business owned by Canadians, MHD Nazier Houranieh & Sons Co. calls itself a pioneer in the global metals trade. European governments describe it more ominously: a supplier for Syria’s chemical weapons program. Working from Damascus and Beirut, the company is accused of importing materials used to produce “chemical …
Read More »Winnipeg’s Iranian community condemns executions, demands action at CMHR rally – Winnipeg
Members of Winnipeg’s Iranian community held a rally at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights Saturday protesting the recent surge in executions in the country. The United Nations reports the Iranian government has executed at least 259 people in 2023 so far. The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police …
Read More »Accused of helping Iran buy anti-drone systems, Toronto-area man says he’s ‘not a criminal’
On Nov. 21, 2017, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents at the Port of Newark, N.J., seized an industrial microwave system that its export papers said was going to Dubai. But according to U.S. investigators, the city was only a transit point for the “highly sensitive” device, which can be …
Read More »Rally condemning suspected poisonings of Iranian schools girls held in Vancouver
A large crowd gathered in downtown Vancouver to take part in a Global Rally to condemn a suspected poisoning targeting Iranian school girls. The rally, held Sunday afternoon in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery, was organized by grassroots activist group We are Mahsa. “All of the citizens around the …
Read More »Protesters in Montreal march in solidarity with anti-government demonstrators in Iran – Montreal
Protesters at a march in downtown Montreal Saturday afternoon said the biting cold was little match for what anti-government demonstrators in Iran have been enduring for months. “This is the least we can do, really,” said Saba Shahcheraghi, a volunteer with the Woman Life Freedom movement, the group which organized …
Read More »Iran spying: Canadian firm’s axed 2019 deal raises questions about working with regime – National
A small Canadian telecom service firm is taking issue with a tech watchdog’s report that it discussed working with an alleged front company to help Iranian officials spy on civilians. Citizen Lab, the Toronto-based digital and human rights organization, alleged in a Monday report that Port Coquitlam, B.C.-based PortaOne was …
Read More »Manitoba’s Iranian community holds car rally to support protestors – Winnipeg
The Iranian community of Manitoba held a car rally Saturday afternoon to support protestors in the country. The rally started at Sterling Lyon (lion) parkway and travelled to Shaw Park before wrapping up at Polo Park. Dozens of vehicles took part in the rally with the message of trying to …
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