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Ladan Boroumand

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historian and human rights advocate. Co-founder of Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran. Honorary Professor of History University of Parma, Italy. Areas of interest: politics, the French Revolution, and the Islamic revolution of Iran.

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Ladan Boroumand @ladanboroumand.bsky.social · Jun 24

My latest piece explores the war the Islamic Republic is waging against its own people—one and the same war it has also waged against liberal democracies. 1 war, 2 fronts.
It was submitted a few days before the Israel–Islamic Republic war broke out.
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https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/the-islamic-republics-war-on-iranians/

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Abdorrahman Boroumand Center @iranrights.org · 14d

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Abdorrahman Boroumand Center @iranrights.org · 14d

In Iran, the courts bury justice and the regime buries truth. This map is for the victims they try to erase — so their names and stories live on. Read their stories, honor their memory.

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Abdorrahman Boroumand Center @iranrights.org · 10d

Read his full story in the #OmidMemorial:

www.iranrights.org/memorial/sto...

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Abdorrahman Boroumand Center @iranrights.org · 10d

At 14 years old, #MehdiSalmanzadeh should have been dreaming about his future. Instead, he was murdered in his home for daring to protest in 2019. Discover more about his story on the map.
Link: buff.ly/VHOpifU

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Abdorrahman Boroumand Center @iranrights.org · 7d

Three years ago today, Abdolfazl, Peyman, and Yahya were all killed by the Islamic Republic for taking part in the Woman, Life, Freedom protests. Read their stories, and keep their memories alive on the Omid Memorial. Link: buff.ly/lLwmenA

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Abdorrahman Boroumand Center @iranrights.org · 7d

According to the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center, the Islamic Republic has carried out at least 1,172 executions in Iran since the beginning of 2025, including 72 executions in the first 9 days of October alone.

‏#StopExecutions
‏#HumanRights

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Abdorrahman Boroumand Center @iranrights.org · 22d

The Morality Police were never about hijab. They are the Islamic Republic’s tool to control women’s bodies and public and private life. Each case of violence reveals the State’s reliance on fear.

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Abdorrahman Boroumand Center @iranrights.org · 23d

According to research by the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center, at least 1045 people have been executed in Iran between January 1 and September 23, 2025. In the latest update, 142 executions were recorded between the beginning of September and September 23.

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Abdorrahman Boroumand Center @iranrights.org · 28d

According to research by the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center, at least 1,009 people have been executed in Iran between January 1 and September 17, 2025. In the latest update, 107 executions were recorded between the beginning of September and September 17.

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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · Jul 2

13. "The Islamic Republic’s War on Iranians" by
@ladanboroumand.bsky.social

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Project MUSE - The Islamic Republic’s War on Iranians

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Ladan Boroumand @ladanboroumand.bsky.social · Jun 27

If you’d like to learn more about the history of the Islamic Republic’s animosity toward the United States, this short article provides some historical background:
www.persuasion.community/p/why-americ...

Why America Became the Great Satan

Anti-Americanism is a product of the mullahs' own ideological and strategic calculus.

www.persuasion.community

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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · Jun 24

Iran's theocracy has waged a brutal campaign on its own citizens for years. Now that the Woman, Life, Freedom movement has stripped the regime of any legitimacy, the mullahs have had no response but to sharpen their instruments of repression.

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The Islamic Republic’s War on Iranians | Journal of Democracy

Iran’s theocracy has waged a brutal campaign against its own citizens for years. Now that the Woman, Life, Freedom movement has stripped the regime of any legitimacy, the mullahs have had no response…

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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · Jun 24

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Ladan Boroumand @ladanboroumand.bsky.social · Jun 24

https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/the-islamic-republics-war-on-iranians/

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Ladan Boroumand @ladanboroumand.bsky.social · Jun 19

Worth your time!

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Jun 19

On this episode of “The David Frum Show,” David Frum urges an end to wishful thinking about Iran, and a focus on the regime’s threatening words and actions. Then he’s joined by Karim Sadjadpour for a conversation about the internal decay of Iran’s theocracy.

What Comes Next for Iran?

Karim Sadjadpour on how the Islamic Republic is losing its grip, and what might come next

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