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EVENT: Maximum Support for the People of Iran: Honoring Mahsa Amini One Year After Her Murder
As the protests continue to rage, Americans must not turn a blind eye to the Iranian people’s courageous demands for dignity, justice, and fundamental rights. What can the United States do to support the Iranian people? What bipartisan steps can be taken to amplify the voices of freedom-seeking Iranians and counter those who seek to silence them?
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- "Syria and China Deepen Ties as Assad Slated to Visit Beijing," FDD Flash Brief
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