Watchdog Group: Iran Unrest 'Full-Blown Rights Crisis'

Here is a Fox News article titled "Watchdog Group: Iran Unrest 'Full-Blown Rights Crisis'", which talks about human rights abuse in Iran relating to their recent elections. During the Iranian elections this past June, there were lots of protests and political opposition shown. Many protesters were killed and thousands were detained. In a recent human rights analysis of the region, Iran's abuse was highlighted. The detaining of peaceful protesters during the election has been called "the worst crackdown" in decades in Iran. The article goes on to talk about human rights abuse in Iraq, the UAE, and Bahrain. This article is significant because it shows that there were civil liberties and rights violations during the election. It also shows that many citizens do not see Iran's government as legitimate or that they are unhappy with their political freedoms. Because of the killing of peaceful protesters, the past election was not a peaceful transfer of power (even though the incumbent was reelected). Certainly the stability of the Iranian government is now more questionable because of what happened during the elections. Grade this post.