{"id":210642,"date":"2018-05-31T09:56:46","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T09:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/210642-iran-news-in-brief-may-28-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T18:07:27","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T18:07:27","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-28-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-28-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, May 28, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, May 28, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_7kWw0zgSmqI\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F7kWw0zgSmqI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7kWw0zgSmqI\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M10S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-05-28T11:50:56Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_7kWw0zgSmqI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F7kWw0zgSmqI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, May 28, 2018<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7kWw0zgSmqI\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F7kWw0zgSmqI%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, May 28, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, May 28, 2018 Iran: Conditions Of Imprisoned Gonabadi Women Raise AI Concern \u201cWomen prisoners of conscience from Iran\u2019s Gonabadi Dervish religious community are being subjected to verbal abuse, including sexual slurs, and denied proper medical treatment by doctors and other health professionals at Shahr-e Rey prison on the outskirts of Tehran,\u201d Amnesty International said in a statement issued on May 25, 2018. AI has received testimonies indicating that doctors at the prison, a former industrial chicken farm in Varamin, are routinely dismissing the women\u2019s complaints of pain and discomfort as \u201cfake\u201d while refusing to prescribe them medication on a timely basis or carry out thorough diagnostic tests. Funeral Ceremony of the Popular Movie Star Naser Malek Motiei With the Slogan &quot;Death to the Dictator&quot; On Sunday May 27th, the funeral ceremony of the famous Iranian cinema star Naser Malek Motiei, with the participation of a big crowd of the Iranian people and the fans of this late artist, turned into an anti-regime demonstration. The participants who were angry with the regime&#039;s anti-Iranian and anti-art treatment of Naser Malek Motiei chanted: &quot;Death to the dictator, Hail to Naser\u201d; \u201cOur disgrace is our (state) radio and TV\u201d. Nationwide strike of truck drivers for the fifth day On Saturday, May 26, the strike of heavy vehicles and truck drivers continued for the fifth day and spread to more parts of the country covering 224 cities in all 31 provinces of the country. Strikers in many cities parade with long lines of trucks by honking and keeping their headlights on. The clerical regime continued to crack down on strike yesterday. Repressive forces attacked striking drivers in many areas, such as Bandar Abbas-Sirjan route, Islamabad Gharb, Malekan, and Hamedan, with electric shockers and tear gas, wounding and injuring a number of them. Protest by Retirees Against Social Security Organization In Khorramabad, Iran Around noon on Saturday, May 26, 2018, a group of retirees from Lorestan province, gathered in front of the building of the General Directorate of Social Security Organization in Khorramabad, in Lorestan Province of Iran, and organized a protest rally. According to the protesting retirees, the salary and pension payments are not according to past processes and they are deposited with delayed. Iran officials stop deaf girls\u2019 sign language song, say it resembles dancing ERBIL, Kurdistan Region \u2013 Iranian officials have prevented a group of deaf girls from performing a song in sign language because their body movements resemble dancing, which is outlawed in public spaces in the Islamic Republic. \u201cUnfortunately those who do not understand disabled people came and easily cancelled the performance,\u201d the group\u2019s director said. Iran: Shocking number of early and forced marriages East Azerbaijan Province leads the Iranian provinces in early marriages of girl children 10 to 15 years old, ranking second only to Khorassan Razavi Province, NE Iran. 3,944 girls between 10 and 14 years old got married in 2015. Most of these marriages took place in villages and rural areas. 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The participants who were angry with the regime&#039;s anti-Iranian and anti-art treatment of Naser Malek Motiei chanted: &quot;Death to the dictator, Hail to Naser\u201d; \u201cOur disgrace is our (state) radio and TV\u201d.Nationwide strike of truck drivers for the fifth dayOn Saturday, May 26, the strike of heavy vehicles and truck drivers continued for the fifth day and spread to more parts of the country covering 224 cities in all 31 provinces of the country. Strikers in many cities parade with long lines of trucks by honking and keeping their headlights on.The clerical regime continued to crack down on strike yesterday. Repressive forces attacked striking drivers in many areas, such as Bandar Abbas-Sirjan route, Islamabad Gharb, Malekan, and Hamedan, with electric shockers and tear gas, wounding and injuring a number of them.Protest by Retirees Against Social Security Organization In Khorramabad, IranAround noon on Saturday, May 26, 2018, a group of retirees from Lorestan province, gathered in front of the building of the General Directorate of Social Security Organization in Khorramabad, in Lorestan Province of Iran, and organized a protest rally.According to the protesting retirees, the salary and pension payments are not according to past processes and they are deposited with delayed.Iran officials stop deaf girls\u2019 sign language song, say it resembles dancingERBIL, Kurdistan Region \u2013 Iranian officials have prevented a group of deaf girls from performing a song in sign language because their body movements resemble dancing, which is outlawed in public spaces in the Islamic Republic.\u201cUnfortunately those who do not understand disabled people came and easily cancelled the performance,\u201d the group\u2019s director said.Iran: Shocking number of early and forced marriagesEast Azerbaijan Province leads the Iranian provinces in early marriages of girl children 10 to 15 years old, ranking second only to Khorassan Razavi Province, NE Iran.3,944 girls between 10 and 14 years old got married in 2015. 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The participants who were angry with the regime's anti-Iranian and anti-art treatment of Naser Malek Motiei chanted: \"Death to the dictator, Hail to Naser\u201d; \u201cOur disgrace is our (state) radio and TV\u201d.Nationwide strike of truck drivers for the fifth dayOn Saturday, May 26, the strike of heavy vehicles and truck drivers continued for the fifth day and spread to more parts of the country covering 224 cities in all 31 provinces of the country. Strikers in many cities parade with long lines of trucks by honking and keeping their headlights on.The clerical regime continued to crack down on strike yesterday. Repressive forces attacked striking drivers in many areas, such as Bandar Abbas-Sirjan route, Islamabad Gharb, Malekan, and Hamedan, with electric shockers and tear gas, wounding and injuring a number of them.Protest by Retirees Against Social Security Organization In Khorramabad, IranAround noon on Saturday, May 26, 2018, a group of retirees from Lorestan province, gathered in front of the building of the General Directorate of Social Security Organization in Khorramabad, in Lorestan Province of Iran, and organized a protest rally.According to the protesting retirees, the salary and pension payments are not according to past processes and they are deposited with delayed.Iran officials stop deaf girls\u2019 sign language song, say it resembles dancingERBIL, Kurdistan Region \u2013 Iranian officials have prevented a group of deaf girls from performing a song in sign language because their body movements resemble dancing, which is outlawed in public spaces in the Islamic Republic.\u201cUnfortunately those who do not understand disabled people came and easily cancelled the performance,\u201d the group\u2019s director said.Iran: Shocking number of early and forced marriagesEast Azerbaijan Province leads the Iranian provinces in early marriages of girl children 10 to 15 years old, ranking second only to Khorassan Razavi Province, NE Iran.3,944 girls between 10 and 14 years old got married in 2015. Most of these marriages took place in villages and rural areas. One year later, in 2016, this number reached 4,165 marriages.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-28-2018\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2018-05-31T09:56:46+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T18:07:27+00:00","og_image":[{"width":402,"height":100,"url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@iran_policy","twitter_site":"@iran_policy","twitter_misc":{"Written by":""},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["Article","BlogPosting"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-28-2018\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-28-2018\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, May 28, 2018","datePublished":"2018-05-31T09:56:46+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T18:07:27+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-28-2018\/"},"wordCount":15,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization"},"keywords":["save"],"articleSection":["Multimedia: Iran news in brief"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-28-2018\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-28-2018\/","name":"Iran news in brief, May 28, 2018 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-05-31T09:56:46+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T18:07:27+00:00","description":"Iran news in brief, May 28, 2018Iran: Conditions Of Imprisoned Gonabadi Women Raise AI Concern \u201cWomen prisoners of conscience from Iran\u2019s Gonabadi Dervish religious community are being subjected to verbal abuse, including sexual slurs, and denied proper medical treatment by doctors and other health professionals at Shahr-e Rey prison on the outskirts of Tehran,\u201d Amnesty International said in a statement issued on May 25, 2018.AI has received testimonies indicating that doctors at the prison, a former industrial chicken farm in Varamin, are routinely dismissing the women\u2019s complaints of pain and discomfort as \u201cfake\u201d while refusing to prescribe them medication on a timely basis or carry out thorough diagnostic tests.Funeral Ceremony of the Popular Movie Star Naser Malek Motiei With the Slogan \"Death to the Dictator\"On Sunday May 27th, the funeral ceremony of the famous Iranian cinema star Naser Malek Motiei, with the participation of a big crowd of the Iranian people and the fans of this late artist, turned into an anti-regime demonstration. The participants who were angry with the regime's anti-Iranian and anti-art treatment of Naser Malek Motiei chanted: \"Death to the dictator, Hail to Naser\u201d; \u201cOur disgrace is our (state) radio and TV\u201d.Nationwide strike of truck drivers for the fifth dayOn Saturday, May 26, the strike of heavy vehicles and truck drivers continued for the fifth day and spread to more parts of the country covering 224 cities in all 31 provinces of the country. Strikers in many cities parade with long lines of trucks by honking and keeping their headlights on.The clerical regime continued to crack down on strike yesterday. Repressive forces attacked striking drivers in many areas, such as Bandar Abbas-Sirjan route, Islamabad Gharb, Malekan, and Hamedan, with electric shockers and tear gas, wounding and injuring a number of them.Protest by Retirees Against Social Security Organization In Khorramabad, IranAround noon on Saturday, May 26, 2018, a group of retirees from Lorestan province, gathered in front of the building of the General Directorate of Social Security Organization in Khorramabad, in Lorestan Province of Iran, and organized a protest rally.According to the protesting retirees, the salary and pension payments are not according to past processes and they are deposited with delayed.Iran officials stop deaf girls\u2019 sign language song, say it resembles dancingERBIL, Kurdistan Region \u2013 Iranian officials have prevented a group of deaf girls from performing a song in sign language because their body movements resemble dancing, which is outlawed in public spaces in the Islamic Republic.\u201cUnfortunately those who do not understand disabled people came and easily cancelled the performance,\u201d the group\u2019s director said.Iran: Shocking number of early and forced marriagesEast Azerbaijan Province leads the Iranian provinces in early marriages of girl children 10 to 15 years old, ranking second only to Khorassan Razavi Province, NE Iran.3,944 girls between 10 and 14 years old got married in 2015. Most of these marriages took place in villages and rural areas. 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