Another day brought to you by conflict oil

There is way too much unpleasant news coming out every day from the countries of the world that export conflict oil. We can’t possibly blog about all of it. So every now and again we offer our readers a brief round up of some of the worst and latest hits from OPEC and other conflict oil capitals.

The UN says Iran is secretly executing hundreds of prisoners

A Nigerian senator and former state governor begins a trial over charges of pocketing ₦52 billion ($300 million)

Staff at Iran’s religious minority Baha’i University are sentenced to prison for “membership in illegal groups”

Venezuela’s Supreme Court blocks a top presidential candidate from running against strongman Hugo Chavez, despite challenge from Inter-American Court of Human Rights

New sanctions won’t stop Iran from making its illegal nuclear bombs, says the Institute for Science and International Security

Human Rights Watch raises alarm about Saudi Arabia’s “arbitrary arrests” of peaceful activists

Stay tuned for more bad news from the world of conflict oil. Unfortunately, there’s always more bad news.

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