As the Wilson Center was preparing publications to commemorate the second anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iran’s police, the Washington Post reported on how the Islamic Republic is increasingly turning to criminal gangs in the West to quell dissidents and critics.

Monday marks two years since Mahsa Amini’s death at the hands of Iran’s oppressive regime. Amini was allegedly arrested for violating the country’s headscarf law and died in police custody. Ottawa responded with sanctions on Iran saying it would expel senior Iranian officials,

It's been almost two years since Iran's security forces violently cracked down on protests over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini—who died in custody after allegedly wearing her hijab improperly. in Tehran,