 "Iran conducts waves of arrests & executions in wake of Israel conflict, activists fear crackdown on dissenters")
While Iran is already engaged in a conflict with Israel, the draconian regime in the country is waging war against its citizens. Amid the Iran-Israel conflict , Iranian authorities have carried out a wave of arrests and multiple executions of people suspected of links to Israeli intelligence agencies.
The Iranian officials noted that the arrests are being made amid unprecedented infiltration of Iranian security services by Israeli agents. Authorities noted that the sensitive information fed into Israeli intelligence ultimately led to the elimination of top Iranian military brass under Operation Rising Lion, BBC reported.
This included the targeted killings of senior commanders from the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and nuclear scientists, which Iran attributes to operatives of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency operating within the country.
Is this the way to silence the voices of dissent
While authorities have been targeting anyone suspected of working with foreign intelligence, saying it is for the sake of national security, many fear that this is the Iranian regime’s way of silencing voices of dissent and tightening control over the population.
According to the BBC report, during the 12-day conflict, Iranian authorities executed three people accused of spying for Israel. On Wednesday, just one day after the ceasefire, three more individuals were executed on similar charges. Apart from this, the officials have announced the arrest of hundreds of suspects across the country on accusations of espionage.
Stage television even went so far as to air alleged confessions from several detainees, purportedly admitting to collaboration with Israeli intelligence. In the midst of all this, human rights groups and activists have expressed fears over the latest developments.
Impact Shorts
More ShortsThey cited Iran’s longstanding practice of extracting forced confessions and conducting unfair trials. There are concerns that more executions may follow. Meanwhile, Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence claimed that it is engaged in a “relentless battle” against what it calls Western and Israeli intelligence networks - including the CIA, Mossad , and MI6.
As per the report, the Iranian government has also stepped up pressure on journalists working for Persian-language media outlets abroad, including BBC Persian and the London-based Iran International and Manoto TV. Iran International is claiming that the IRGC detained the mother, father, and brother of one of its TV presenters in Tehran to pressure her into resigning over the channel’s coverage of the Iran-Israel conflict.
The presenter received a phone call from her father, prompted by security agents, urging her to quit the coverage, warning of further consequences. Hence, it is unclear whether Iran is dealing with an Israeli spy ring or is trying to curb voices of dissent.
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