Canadian human rights advocate and former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler — who was the target of an alleged foiled assassination plot by agents of Iran — says he isn’t concerned about the alleged threats, because he has confidence in his protective detail.

The RCMP has told former justice minister Irwin Cotler that a plot by agents of Iran to assassinate him was foiled.

Tehran is escalating attacks on dissidents and rights defenders abroad, Canada's former justice minister Irwin Cotler told local media Tuesday, after revealing he had recently been the target of an alleged Iranian assassination plot.

Canadian authorities reportedly foiled the alleged assassination attempt on Irwin Cotler.

Report says former justice minister was informed last month that he faced imminent threat of assassination by Iranian agents, with threat level since lowered The post Canada said to foil Iranian plot to assassinate renowned Jewish jurist Irwin Cotler appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Bloc motion praises former justice minister’s ‘contribution to the defence of human rights and the fight against racism and anti-Semitism’

Canadian authorities recently foiled an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Irwin Cotler, a former justice minister who has been a strong critic of Tehran, Cotler's organization said Monday.

The House of Commons on Monday condemned an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler.

Irwin Cotler, a stalwart advocate for global human rights, was informed on October 26 that he faced an immediate threat, with Iranian agents allegedly planning an assassination within 48 hours

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