Reappointment of judiciary chief during leadership transition demonstrates use of judicial apparatus as tool for political control, prosecution of dissent under guise of 'avenging' leadership, and consolidation of authoritarian power.
The judiciary chief has emphasised the need to avenge Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and prosecute foreign 'aggressors'.
Documents state-sanctioned executions and rising capital punishment trends, reflecting authoritarian governance and systematic deprivation… [more]
Article documents authoritarian governance patterns and political rhetoric justifying mass violence, analyzing warning signs of… [more]
Describes systematic deprivation of essential services and siege conditions imposed on Palestinian civilians, constituting authoritarian… [more]