Iran’s Raisi pledges to continue violent crackdown on unrest

As a young prosecutor in Tehran, Ebrahim Raisi sat on a “death committee” overseeing the execution of hundreds of political prisoners in the Iranian capital, rights groups say.Iran’s Raisi pledges to continue violent crackdown on unrest. Now president three decades later, and seen by many as Iran’s potential next Supreme Leader, Raisi is presiding over … Continue reading Iran’s Raisi pledges to continue violent crackdown on unrest