Dozens walk out on Islamic Republic foreign minister at UN Human Rights Council

Diplomats and NGO representatives staged a mass walkout at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHCR) in Geneva on Monday, as the Islamic Republic’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian took to the podium to address the council. The walkout was prompted by calls from activists, many using the hashtag #walkoutIRI, who demanded the symbolic action as a […]

George W. Bush: “Our nations should confidently recognize that the IRGC … is a terrorist enterprise.”

Former US President George W. Bush addressed protesters at a rally in Brussels calling for the European Union to list the Islamic Republic Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation. In a message to protesters attending the demonstration outside the European Commission headquarters, he said: “Our nations should confidently recognize that the IRGC, though it […]