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Human Rights Groups Call on Canadian Government to List Ansar Allah as Terrorist Entity

Toronto (February 1, 2024) – Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) and B’nai Brith Canada are calling on the Canadian government to list Ansar Allah, better known as the Houthi movement, as a terrorist entity under Canada’s Anti-Terrorism Act. Under the Criminal Code, the federal government can add an entity to the terrorist list if there …

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B’nai Brith Urges Concrete Action Against Iran on Three-Year Anniversary of Flight Shootdown

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Cliquez ici pour le français Jan. 06, 2023 OTTAWA – This Sunday, three years will have elapsed since the shooting down of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS 752 by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). It is common knowledge that this act of terrorism killed all 176 people on board, including 55 Canadian citizens and …

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B’nai Brith Discontinues Lawsuit Against Government with Expectation of Criminal Sanctions against IRGC Leaders

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Cliquez ici pour le français Jan. 04, 2023 OTTAWA ‑‑ B’nai Brith Canada discontinued today its lawsuit against the Federal Government for its failure to answer our request to list the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in its entirety as a terrorist entity. Still, we expect the IRGC leaders and senior members to be listed as …

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Two Years Later, We Renew Quest for Justice in Downing of Ukrainian Airliner

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Jan. 07, 2022 OTTAWA – On the second anniversary of the destruction of a Ukrainian airliner by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), B’nai Brith Canada reiterates its solidarity with the families of the victims and Iranian-Canadian organizations that are demanding justice. On Jan. 8, 2020, the IRGC – the armed forces of the Islamic Republic …

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