Human rights group calls out Oberlin College professor over alleged role in cover-up of massacre of Iranians
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Amid the nationwide protests in Iran, a new report claims a former Iranian ambassador to the U.N., now a professor at Oberlin College, allegedly covered up a massacre by the regime in 1988.
Amnesty issued a 17-page report earlier this month over the alleged cover-up of crimes against humanity involving Mahallati, his counterpart at the U.N. in Geneva and other diplomats. Benjamin Weinthal reports on Israel, Iran, Syria, Turkey and Europe for Fox News Digital. Benjamin has contributed articles to The Wall Street Journal, The Jerusalem Post, Foreign Policy, Haaretz, Forbes and The New York Post. You can follow Benjamin on Twitter @BenWeinthal.
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