As questions mount in regards to the stability of the Iranian regime, Canada has condemned Iran for killing and arresting residents protesting the federal government and the high cost of living.
In a joint statement issued with Australia and the European Union on Friday, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand praised the bravery of peaceful protesters and attacked Iran’s use of lethal force.
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The statement noted that no less than 40 people had died by the hands of Iran’s security forces, though activists consider the variety of deaths is greater than 10 times higher.
Prime Minister Mark Carney posted Friday that these reports are “profoundly concerning” and urged Iran to permit for freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
Conservative MPs and groups supporting Israel have been posting often in regards to the protests and have suggested the Islamic Republic, established in 1979, is getting ready to collapse.
Canada cut diplomatic ties with Iran in 2012 and Ottawa issued a terrorism designation in 2024 for a branch of Iran’s army, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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