A defeated president claims, falsely, that an election was rigged. After months of baseless claims of fraud, an angry mob of his supporters storms Congress. They overwhelm police and vandalize the seat of national government, threatening the country’s democratic institutions. Similarities between Sunday’s mob violence in Brazil and the attack on the U.S. Capitol on […]
Tag: Arrests
Iran Targets Its Baha’i Community With Arrests and Home Demolitions
Iran has begun a sweeping crackdown on its Baha’i community, a long-persecuted religious minority, arresting dozens of people and destroying property belonging to members of the group, according to accounts this week from the government, residents and rights groups. The Iranian Intelligence Ministry said in a statement on Monday that an unspecified number of people […]