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Ex-Canadian minister warned of Iran's danger—then learned he was a target

Negar Mojtahedi
Negar Mojtahedi

Canadian Iranian journalist and documentary filmmaker

Former justice minister Irwin Cotler says it’s time to hold Iran ‘accountable’ for transnational repression.
Former justice minister Irwin Cotler says it’s time to hold Iran ‘accountable’ for transnational repression.

When Canada’s former Justice Minister Irwin Cotler penned an op-ed warning of the dangers of Iran's transnational repression and plots to assassinate dissidents - he did not yet know he too was already a target.