Canada’s voice thundered across the international stage Thursday, lambasting Iran for the cold-blooded murder of a Canadian citizen as part of its iron-fisted response to swelling public unrest. Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand confirmed the fatality via X, spotlighting the regime’s savage retaliation against peaceful dissent.
“Peaceful protests by Iranians seeking relief from repression and rights abuses have provoked the regime’s flagrant scorn for human life,” Anand wrote. Her call for instant cessation of hostilities went unanswered, with no details released on the deceased or incident site.
Fresh off this revelation, G7 ministers united in an Ottawa statement, poised to unleash more sanctions if Iran keeps trampling rights through protest suppression.
Deeply troubled by soaring death tolls and wounds, they blasted the executions of demonstrators, willful brutality, capricious incarcerations, and coercive strategies by guards. The world watches in horror.
Parallel pressures mount: Trump, the former U.S. leader, menaced attacks should violence endure, referencing pledges to curb killings. Iran dismissed execution rumors, insisting no warrants target protesters.
This week, UN’s Volker Turk urged stopping protester deaths outright, rejecting ‘terrorist’ labels as excuses for savagery. Medical facilities buckle under child victims and hordes of hurt.
Activists tally over 2,500 dead, figures muddled by communication clamps. Ottawa counts 3,054 Canadians in harm’s way, begging exits.
The tragedy revives memories of 2003, when Zahra Kazemi, dual-national shutterbug, perished in Tehran detention—a stark reminder of recurring perils.