Aug 28, 2026 – 12.20pmThe suffering inflicted by US bombs in Iran that we have seen on our screens is real and harrowing. Yet, these are the only images the brutal Islamic regime wants the world to see, diverting attention from its own crimes of extermination against unarmed protesters just months earlier.The voices of these protesters were overshadowed in Western media reporting of the state funeral for Iran’s unelected Supreme Leader last month.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Saba VasefiHuman rights journalistDr Saba Vasefi is an award-winning human rights journalist, an academic at the University of Sydney, and a visiting research fellow at Oxford University. She specialises in state violence.Fetching latest articles
Smuggled records expose the brutal human cost of Iran’s crackdowns
Wounded Iranians fight to expose state atrocities as the regime hides its violent crackdowns behind strict media censorship and controlled access.
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