Iran Hard Liners denounce US Human Rights Abuses in Ferguson, Mo.

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Iran Hard Liners denounce US Human Rights Abuses in Ferguson, Mo.
By contributors | Aug. 20, 2014 |
By Golnaz Esfandiari via RFE/RL

The unrest in the U.S. state of Missouri sparked by the fatal police shooting of a black teenager is being played up by Iranian hardliners, with several lawmakers calling on the Foreign Ministry to react and highlight what they describe as blatant human rights abuses in the United States.

The August 9 shooting in Ferguson, a suburb of St Louis, has sparked days of sometimes violent protests that have been further fueled by what critics have called a heavy-handed response by authorities.

“The Foreign Ministry should ask Americans about how they allow themselves to treat their people, especially blacks, in such a manner while magnifying other countries’ problems,” Esmail Kowsari, a senior member of the Iranian parliament’s national security committee, was quoted as saying in an interview with the hard-line Fars news agency.

Without elaborating, Kowsari said the United States portrays the tiniest problems in other countries, particularly Iran, as a major issue. Kowsari said it is the duty of the Foreign Ministry to pursue the issue “strongly.”