Iran's Regime Targets Exiles, Seizes Assets

0:00Iran's regime is hitting exiled critics where it hurts most, snatching up their family members and grabbing their property back home. This crackdown ramps up as the war with the United States and Israel drags on, aiming to muzzle voices speaking out from abroad. Earlier this year, around mid-March, intelligence agents in Tehran detained the brother of one Europe-based activist, even though the guy wasn't. Political at all. Former moves targeted a 20-year-old niece of another exile in France and the mother of a third activist, all to apply pressure and force silence. Meanwhile, under a new anti-Sbianage law from last year's short war with Israel, the Judiciary's issued over 200 indictments to seize assets. From outspoken figures like actors, soccer stars and professors who've backed protests or opposition leaders online, Rights Groups report hundreds of arrests since the current war kicked off February 28th, with state media labeling detainees as spies, or, traders.

1:01Prisons are packed, conditions worsening, amid explosion fears, and even top human rights lawyers are getting hauled in. As opposition groups abroad pushed to unite through conferences and coalitions, Iranian officials warned any new protest will face deadly force, trapping. Regular folks between regime crackdowns and foreign strikes, you've been listening to Vancouver News today, AI-powered local news.