Canada Global (Web News) According to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his administration is keeping an eye on accusations that Iranians are allegedly “interfering” with Canadian citizens’ lives.
According to CBC News, Canada’s spy service is looking into what it describes as numerous “credible” death threats from Iran made against Canadian citizens. According to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), the threats jeopardise the safety of Canadians, and CSIS is coordinating a response with partners.
At the Francophonie Summit in Djerba, Tunisia, Trudeau stated, “We are continually examining and reviewing the challenges posed to Canadians by foreign meddling from a range of countries.”
In recent weeks, the federal government announced a number of restrictions to prevent Iranian authorities, including members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, from entering Canada, as noted by Trudeau. It is intended to prevent them from “benefiting from Canada, interfering in Canada, or considering Canada a safe haven,” he said.
The announcement of death threats comes as Iran enters its third month of anti-government protests following the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, who was detained by the “morality police” and passed away while in detention for reportedly wearing her hijab inappropriately. Mahsa was arrested.
An organisation of Iranian activists called Human Rights Activists News Agency reports that more than 15,800 individuals have been jailed and at least 341 people, including children and teenagers, have been killed in connection with the protests in Iran. According to experts, given the regime’s restrictions on the online dissemination of real-time information, the actual figures may be substantially higher.
Iranian activists, journalists, and intellectuals who criticise the government have been abducted and killed abroad. Numerous well-known Iranian dissidents overseas disappeared or were slain between 1988 and 1998.
