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Source: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2021/04/02/state-department-report-grave-abuses-in-iran/
State Department Report Documents Grave Abuses in Iran
(Foundation for Defense of Democracies) Tzvi Kahn - According to the State Department's 2020 Country Report on Human Rights Practices: Islamic Republic of Iran, the regime in Iran routinely engages in unlawful or politically motivated killings of protesters and political dissidents; tortures prisoners; denies inmates any semblance of due process; prohibits freedoms of speech, religion, and assembly; blocks access to the internet; bars regime critics from running for public office; and discriminates against women and ethnic and religious minorities.