by Andrea Lorch | Oct 10, 2022 | All, CEDAW, Comparative Law, Human Rights, Iran, Protests, Women
Over the last three weeks, protests have erupted across Iran in response to the death of Mahsa (Jina) Amini. Mahsa (Jina) Amini was a 22-year-old woman from Kurdistan who was arrested by the morality police, a special sect of law enforcement, in Tehran for “immodest...
by Katherine Dolgenos | Sep 13, 2021 | All, Iran, Middle East & North Africa, Public International Law, U.S. Foreign Policy
Celebrated Iran expert and political scientist Kaveh Afrasiabi was arrested at his home in Watertown, Massachusetts, on January 18, 2021. Law enforcement seized computers, a USB flash drive, CDs, DVDs, videotapes, physical documents in both Farsi and English, and...
by Ari Givner | Jul 5, 2021 | All, Iran, Nuclear Weapons
The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), otherwise known as the Iran nuclear deal, is largely a stop-gap measure in preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. After 10 to 15 years from when the deal was signed, limits on Iran’s ability to enrich...
by Brian Zupruk | Jul 1, 2021 | All, Iran, Law of the Sea
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON LAWFARE Despite robust U.S. sanctions, Tehran and Caracas are undertaking a significant shipping operation to provide desperately needed cash to Iran and weapons and fuel to Venezuela. The Iranian frigate IRIS Sahand and converted oil tanker...
