Shabnam Assadollahi

The Occupying Islamic Republic War on Iran; Global Silence is Complicity

The Islamic Republic occupying Iran is waging war on 90 million Iranians. It has brought in foreign proxy militias—Hashd al-Shaabi and Kataib Hezbollah from Iraq, Hezbollah from Lebanon, the Houthis from Yemen, the Fatemiyoun Brigade from Afghanistan, and the Zeinabiyoun Brigade from Pakistan—to kill and terrorize civilians.

Thousands have been brutally murdered—more than 20,000—and tens of thousands more are imprisoned, tortured, or disappeared, all while the regime blocks the internet and media to hide the truth. Iranians are not the regime’s nation; they are a people under occupation, treated as enemies rather than citizens.

The regime has strengthened its repression with foreign help. It has brought in Chinese Communist Party–linked military support and is backed by states like Qatar, which Canada’s PM Mark Carney called a “peace partner” of Canada. Together, these powers help the Islamic Republic kill protesters, crush resistance, and may even be complicit in organ harvesting from prisoners by China.

At the same time, thousands of regime insiders are fleeing Iran with stolen millions, often to Canada and the UK, using fake documents and enjoying impunity while the Iranian people suffer.

Taken together—mass killing, foreign proxy militias, CCPChina’s assistance, stolen wealth, blackouts, and regional enablers—these are crimes against humanity and show clear signs of genocidal intent.

So where is the international community? Where are unions, feminists, Hollywood, and especially Sweden’s Greta Thunberg? The world cannot look away while Iran is being destroyed.

Silence is not neutrality. It is complicity. Those who turn a blind eye are partners in murder, and the cost is paid in innocent blood.

About the Author
Shabnam Assadollahi is a human rights advocate, freelance journalist and educator. As a teenager, she was imprisoned for eighteen months in Evin Prison for her activisim against the Islamic Republic. She later became a recognized voice on Canadian radio, hosting Radio Hamseda, Ottawa for eight years, where she amplified education, culture, and resistance to oppression. Her advocacy contributed directly to the closure of the Islamic Republic’s embassy in Canada in 2012—an important blow to the regime’s transnational repression network. She is the recipient of multiple human rights and women’s rights awards for her sustained efforts to expose abuses inside Iran and beyond its borders. Shabnam’s primary and heartfelt interest is to focus on the Iranian community and world events affecting women and minority communities.
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