October 2018
Annual Report on Internet Freedom: The Rise of Digital Authoritarianism
The Freedom House report highlights a global trend of increasing digital authoritarianism, with governments tightening control over internet freedoms and using claims of fake news…
Transfer of Explosives During Hajj 65; Ahmad Montazeri: Form a Fact-Finding Committee
Ahmad Montazeri claims that the transportation of explosives during the 1986 Hajj was conducted by Revolutionary Guards under the direction of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, not…
Trump: I Will Meet Kim After the Midterm Elections
Donald Trump announced that he will meet Kim Jong Un after the U.S. midterm elections scheduled for November 6. This meeting follows their first encounter…
North Korean Leader Expresses Hope for Another Meeting with Trump
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un expressed hope for another meeting with Donald Trump during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. While both…
U.S. Secretary of State's Visit to Pyongyang to Meet North Korean Leader
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is visiting Pyongyang to discuss denuclearization with North Korean leaders and the possibility of another summit between Trump and…
"Show No Mercy!"; The Shadow of That Ruling
The article discusses the extrajudicial executions of political prisoners in Iran during the summer of 1988, ordered by the government under Ayatollah Khomeini. The executions…
U.S. Secretary of State to Visit North Korea Again
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is set to visit North Korea to negotiate denuclearization with Kim Jong Un, ahead of a second summit between…