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By Michael Parvin
09/21/2024
The killing of Mahsa Amini two years ago brought the
movement of women and freedom fighters to the
streets. So many lives were lost and the jails and
torture continue.
What we expatriates did for them through
rallies, articles, petitions, Twitter and Facebook,
and ..., was verbally supporting them, saying "well
done". Then follow by saying, we "want", you "must",
... in defending them!
All of this is much better than silence. But will it
help and empower the freedom seekers and their
spontaneous movement? Have these "wants" taken the
interest-driven governments a little bit away from
the Islamic regime?
Following us, they have done nothing but
spreading defending "words".
Let's take a look at what they are doing in the name
of sanctions against the Islamic regime and their
"severe" punishment.
On the 28th of Shahriwar (September 18), the
United States imposed fresh sanctions against 12
officials of the Islamic Republic in connection with
human rights violations and the violent repression
of the Iranian people.
the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of
Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating 12
individuals in connection with the Iranian regime’s
ongoing, violent repression of the Iranian people,
both within Iran’s borders and abroad. The full
press release is given at:
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2587
These designations target members of the Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), officials of
Iran’s Prisons Organization, and those responsible
for lethal operations overseas. Today’s action is
being taken in coordination with Canada and
Australia, which have also unveiled new sanctions
against those connected to human rights abuses in
Iran.
These "sanctions" are pointless. Officials and
people affiliated with the regime under this
sanction
have passports and financial accounts in and outside
Iran under different names. What obstacles and problems will
these types of sanctions create for them to reduce their crimes? Aren't they allowed to travel abroad
under the names nobody know? Do
they confiscate their property outsided invested
under those names?
The criminal heads of the Islamic Regime
participate in world meetings. The Islamic regime is
a member of different sections of the UN. For
example, a battalion of the Islamic Regime's ground
force carries out peacekeeping missions abroad and
the United Nations allocates its staff to the United
Nations Peacekeeping Forces.
Over many years, I have raised my proposal about an
effective type of sanction called "smart sanction"
through numerous articles, conferences, radio, and
television programs. Many articles about this are
available on the Mehr website in Persian and
English.
As a short example, those who can tolerate reading
words that bring up "practical actions" can refer to
the following link:
https://mehr.org/give_and_take.htm
Since over the years, the "words" did not help to
mobilize "actions", this writing, as I have said
many times, is for a little relief from my pain and
finally within the range of the "words" that I
criticize!
Hoping for better days when I am gone and the
Iranians have stopped talking and started acting!
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