European Parliament

October 23, 2025 | Keti Korkiya |

Georgian Dream’s Power Grab Sets Stage to Outlaw Opposition

The Republic of Georgia continues its democratic backslide under Georgian Dream, the country’s authoritarian ruling party, which is sympathetic to Beijing, Moscow, and Tehran and antagonistic to Washington...

October 15, 2025 | Saeed Ghasseminejad, Aidin Panahi

Snapback Isn’t Enough: Europe Must Outlaw the IRGC​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍​‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‍​‌​​‌​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍​‍​‍​​​‌​‍‌​‌‍​​‌‍​​‌​​‍‌​‌​​​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‍​‍​​‌​‍​​​​‍‌​​‍​‍‌​​​​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‌​​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‍​‌​​‌​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍​‍​‍​​​‌​‍‌​‌‍​​‌‍​​‌​​‍‌​‌​​​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‍​‍​​‌​‍​​​​‍‌​​‍​‍‌​​​​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‌​​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌

The UN’s snapback sanctions mean little if Europe keeps giving IRGC a legal loophole. ​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍​‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‍​‌​​‌​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍​‍​‍​​​‌​‍‌​‌‍​​‌‍​​‌​​‍‌​‌​​​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‍​‍​​‌​‍​​​​‍‌​​‍​‍‌​​​​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‌​​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‍​‌​​‌​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍​‍​‍​​​‌​‍‌​‌‍​​‌‍​​‌​​‍‌​‌​​​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‍​‍​​‌​‍​​​​‍‌​​‍​‍‌​​​​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‌​​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌

October 8, 2025 | Keti Korkiya |

U.S. Must Stand with Georgian People Against Anti-Western Regime

Tens of thousands rallied in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on October 4-5 to protest local elections in which the country’s increasingly authoritarian ruling party, Georgian Dream, claimed victory....

September 18, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow |

Defamation Lawsuit Thrusts Qatar’s Record of Corruption Into the Spotlight

It has been three years since Qatar hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but the tournament is still making headlines. The latest story is about an emerging legal battle between former Qatari Prime Minister...

August 15, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow |

Qatar Is Repressing Religious Minorities — and Washington Knows It

Remy Rowhani, a 71-year-old Qatari citizen, found out on August 13 that he will be spending the next five years of his life in prison. His crime? Posting content on social media that allegedly “cast...

August 1, 2025 | Tzvi Kahn, Janatan Sayeh

10 Iranian Jails the Regime Uses To Brutalize Political Prisoners

Iran routinely detains and imprisons citizens who publicly question the regime. The suffering of these political prisoners is immense: Inmates have reported pervasive sexual assault, beatings, sleep deprivation,...

July 16, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh, Behnam Ben Taleblu

EU Sanctions Tehran’s Transnational Repression Network

Tehran’s global terror apparatus has triggered an important European response. On July 15, the European Union (EU) Council designated the network of narco-trafficker Naji Ibrahim Sharifi Zindashti and...

July 9, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

Law and disorder

Interpol does the bidding of bad guys

May 21, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

What Qatar wants, Qatar gets

How a tiny but extraordinarily wealthy emirate buys influence

May 2, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow |

What the U.S. Can Learn from Israel’s ‘Qatargate’ Affair

White House Correspondents’ season just wrapped in Washington. Last weekend, celebrities, journalists, and politicians descended on Washington to celebrate the free press. Traditionally, the weekend...

March 19, 2025 | Sinan Ciddi |

Turkey Arrests Presidential Candidate Ekrem Imamoglu

It was, according to Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party, a “coup against our next president.” In the early hours of March 19, Turkish police arrested Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of...

March 10, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow |

Qatari Cash May Be Coming Soon to a Town Near You

It’s time for Washington to drop the rose-tinted glasses and make clear that America is not up for sale

November 21, 2024 | Natalie Ecanow |

Despite Record of High-Profile Bribery, Qatar to Host Upcoming Anti-Corruption Conference

Qatar, the Gulf emirate tangled up in several high-profile corruption cases, is hosting an international anti-corruption conference from November 26-27. Representatives from more than 50 governments and...

November 5, 2024 | |

IDF Arrests More Than 60 Members of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

• More Than 60 Members of PFLP Arrested: Israel’s military and security forces announced the arrest of more than 60 members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine...

October 16, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

One Day in October

A year after Hamas invaded Israel, anti-Zionists bay for more massacres

October 10, 2024 | |

Despite Poor Human Rights Record, Qatar Secures Seat on the UN Human Rights Council

Despite its troubling human rights record, the United Nations General Assembly reelected the State of Qatar to the Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on October 9.

August 9, 2024 | Ben Cohen |

An open call to murder Jews in a Belgian magazine

The pain caused by contemporary antisemitism is partly rooted in the fact that we can’t ignore it.

August 6, 2024 | Natalie Ecanow |

How Qatar buys powerful friends in Washington

The case of Bob Menendez and others like him

July 30, 2024 | |

‘Axis of Resistance’ Leaders Attend Inauguration of Iran’s President

Latest Developments Senior figures from Iran’s  “Axis of Resistance” joined a swearing-in ceremony for Iran’s new President Masoud Pezeshkian at the Iranian parliament on July 30, replete...

July 23, 2024 | Antonette Bowman |

Activists Aim to Hijack Teachers Union with Antisemitism

As July becomes August and the new school year approaches, Americans shouldn’t miss what transpired in Philadelphia earlier this month at the annual meeting of the country’s largest teachers’...