{"id":211064,"date":"2018-12-01T10:30:09","date_gmt":"2018-12-01T10:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211064-iran-news-in-brief-november-28-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:48:37","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:48:37","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-november-28-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-november-28-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, November 28, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, November 28, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_EvP-AOT2A_k\" 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%2FEvP-AOT2A_k%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EvP-AOT2A_k\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M5S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-11-28T17:40:44Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_EvP-AOT2A_k\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FEvP-AOT2A_k%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, November 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\/EvP-AOT2A_k\" 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%2FEvP-AOT2A_k%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, November 28, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, November 28, 2018 Iran Workers&#039; Strike Continue Ignoring Regime\u2019s Intimidation With the persistent strike and brave demonstrations of the workers of the Haft Tapeh sugarcane mill and Ahvaz Steel, the Iranian regime\u2019s leader Khamenei, on November 26 sent Sadegh Larijani, the head of the regime&#039;s judiciary, to the scene, fearful of the continuation and spread of protests, to show off to and intimidate the workers, stating: &quot;We must deal with those who want to disrupt the order of the country, under the pretext of pursuing the demands of workers,&quot; At the same time, brave workers of the Haft Tapeh sugar mill continued their strike on the twenty-second day and rallied in the city of Shush. They chanted: \u201cThe worker dies; he does not accept humiliation; death to the oppressor, greetings to the worker; imprisoned worker must be freed; Steel, Haft Tapeh, unity, unity! &quot; Iran: Caspian Credit Firm Clients Demanding Their Stolen Savings Returned Clients of the Caspian credit firm, known to be associated with the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), held a protest rally today outside the regime\u2019s Justice and Transparency Observatory Organization in Tehran. They were demanding their stolen savings to be returned and were seen chanting: \u201cProsecution and justice must be observed\u201d \u201cThe bankrupt government is sitting on our money\u201d \u201cNeither judges nor the government, none are thinking of the people\u201d. Gonabadi Dervish Women Brutally Beaten up in Qarchak Prison Three women from Iran\u2019s Gonabadi Dervish religious minority community, imprisoned in Qarchak Prison of Varamin, were reportedly attacked and beaten by the prison warden after they asked for their personal belongings confiscated back in June. Shokufeh Yadollahi, Elham Ahmadi and Sepideh Moradi, held at ward 7, suffered from infectious due to unsanitary conditions of the prison and demanded to take back their personal belongings confiscated by prison authorities. Shahr-e Rey prison is a disused chicken farm that holds hundreds of women convicted of violent offences in conditions falling far below the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules). Common complaints include urine-stained floors, lack of ventilation, insufficient and filthy bathroom facilities, prevalence of contagious diseases, poor quality food containing small pieces of stone and salty water. Prominent Rights Activist Goes on Hunger Strike in Iran Prison A prominent Iranian rights activist and political prisoner has started a hunger strike to support another prisoner of conscience whose health is deteriorating in prison. Nasrin Sotoudeh\u2019s family announced on November 26 that she has started a hunger strike in Tehran\u2019s notorious Evin prison to protest the deteriorating health of Farhad Meysami, who himself has been on hunger strike for more than 110 days. She has told the family that she demands Meysami\u2019s release. Mr. Meysami who is a medical doctor was detained in July for protesting compulsory hijab and has been accused of supporting \u201cmoral corruption\u201d and anti-regime propaganda. He started his hunger strike on August 1. Iran Regime Mp Attacks Possibility of Marriage Age Increase the head of the Judicial and Legal Commission of the regime\u2019s parliament on Monday opposed to the adoption of the law on the increase of the legal age of marriage and said \u201cincreasing the legal age of marriage is contrary to the general policies of the system,\u201d according to the state-run Fars news agency, affiliated with Iran\u2019s elite Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). 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They chanted: \u201cThe worker dies; he does not accept humiliation; death to the oppressor, greetings to the worker; imprisoned worker must be freed; Steel, Haft Tapeh, unity, unity! &quot;Iran: Caspian Credit Firm Clients Demanding Their Stolen Savings ReturnedClients of the Caspian credit firm, known to be associated with the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), held a protest rally today outside the regime\u2019s Justice and Transparency Observatory Organization in Tehran. They were demanding their stolen savings to be returned and were seen chanting:\u201cProsecution and justice must be observed\u201d\u201cThe bankrupt government is sitting on our money\u201d\u201cNeither judges nor the government, none are thinking of the people\u201d.Gonabadi Dervish Women Brutally Beaten up in Qarchak PrisonThree women from Iran\u2019s Gonabadi Dervish religious minority community, imprisoned in Qarchak Prison of Varamin, were reportedly attacked and beaten by the prison warden after they asked for their personal belongings confiscated back in June.Shokufeh Yadollahi, Elham Ahmadi and Sepideh Moradi, held at ward 7, suffered from infectious due to unsanitary conditions of the prison and demanded to take back their personal belongings confiscated by prison authorities.Shahr-e Rey prison is a disused chicken farm that holds hundreds of women convicted of violent offences in conditions falling far below the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules). Common complaints include urine-stained floors, lack of ventilation, insufficient and filthy bathroom facilities, prevalence of contagious diseases, poor quality food containing small pieces of stone and salty water.Prominent Rights Activist Goes on Hunger Strike in Iran PrisonA prominent Iranian rights activist and political prisoner has started a hunger strike to support another prisoner of conscience whose health is deteriorating in prison.Nasrin Sotoudeh\u2019s family announced on November 26 that she has started a hunger strike in Tehran\u2019s notorious Evin prison to protest the deteriorating health of Farhad Meysami, who himself has been on hunger strike for more than 110 days. She has told the family that she demands Meysami\u2019s release.Mr. Meysami who is a medical doctor was detained in July for protesting compulsory hijab and has been accused of supporting \u201cmoral corruption\u201d and anti-regime propaganda. 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They were demanding their stolen savings to be returned and were seen chanting:\u201cProsecution and justice must be observed\u201d\u201cThe bankrupt government is sitting on our money\u201d\u201cNeither judges nor the government, none are thinking of the people\u201d.Gonabadi Dervish Women Brutally Beaten up in Qarchak PrisonThree women from Iran\u2019s Gonabadi Dervish religious minority community, imprisoned in Qarchak Prison of Varamin, were reportedly attacked and beaten by the prison warden after they asked for their personal belongings confiscated back in June.Shokufeh Yadollahi, Elham Ahmadi and Sepideh Moradi, held at ward 7, suffered from infectious due to unsanitary conditions of the prison and demanded to take back their personal belongings confiscated by prison authorities.Shahr-e Rey prison is a disused chicken farm that holds hundreds of women convicted of violent offences in conditions falling far below the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules). Common complaints include urine-stained floors, lack of ventilation, insufficient and filthy bathroom facilities, prevalence of contagious diseases, poor quality food containing small pieces of stone and salty water.Prominent Rights Activist Goes on Hunger Strike in Iran PrisonA prominent Iranian rights activist and political prisoner has started a hunger strike to support another prisoner of conscience whose health is deteriorating in prison.Nasrin Sotoudeh\u2019s family announced on November 26 that she has started a hunger strike in Tehran\u2019s notorious Evin prison to protest the deteriorating health of Farhad Meysami, who himself has been on hunger strike for more than 110 days. She has told the family that she demands Meysami\u2019s release.Mr. Meysami who is a medical doctor was detained in July for protesting compulsory hijab and has been accused of supporting \u201cmoral corruption\u201d and anti-regime propaganda. 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He started his hunger strike on August 1.Iran Regime Mp Attacks Possibility of Marriage Age Increasethe head of the Judicial and Legal Commission of the regime\u2019s parliament on Monday opposed to the adoption of the law on the increase of the legal age of marriage and said \u201cincreasing the legal age of marriage is contrary to the general policies of the system,\u201d according to the state-run Fars news agency, affiliated with Iran\u2019s elite Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).Referring to the legal prohibition of marriage for girls under the age of 13, Maleshahi stated: \u201cThe law prohibits marriage under 13 years of age except with the permission of the legal guardian and on condition that the court has a positive opinion that the girl is physically and mentally capable of marriage.\u201d","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-november-28-2018\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Iran news in brief, November 28, 2018 - NCRI","og_description":"Iran news in brief, November 28, 2018Iran Workers' Strike Continue Ignoring Regime\u2019s Intimidation With the persistent strike and brave demonstrations of the workers of the Haft Tapeh sugarcane mill and Ahvaz Steel, the Iranian regime\u2019s leader Khamenei, on November 26 sent Sadegh Larijani, the head of the regime's judiciary, to the scene, fearful of the continuation and spread of protests, to show off to and intimidate the workers, stating: \"We must deal with those who want to disrupt the order of the country, under the pretext of pursuing the demands of workers,\"At the same time, brave workers of the Haft Tapeh sugar mill continued their strike on the twenty-second day and rallied in the city of Shush. They chanted: \u201cThe worker dies; he does not accept humiliation; death to the oppressor, greetings to the worker; imprisoned worker must be freed; Steel, Haft Tapeh, unity, unity! \"Iran: Caspian Credit Firm Clients Demanding Their Stolen Savings ReturnedClients of the Caspian credit firm, known to be associated with the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), held a protest rally today outside the regime\u2019s Justice and Transparency Observatory Organization in Tehran. They were demanding their stolen savings to be returned and were seen chanting:\u201cProsecution and justice must be observed\u201d\u201cThe bankrupt government is sitting on our money\u201d\u201cNeither judges nor the government, none are thinking of the people\u201d.Gonabadi Dervish Women Brutally Beaten up in Qarchak PrisonThree women from Iran\u2019s Gonabadi Dervish religious minority community, imprisoned in Qarchak Prison of Varamin, were reportedly attacked and beaten by the prison warden after they asked for their personal belongings confiscated back in June.Shokufeh Yadollahi, Elham Ahmadi and Sepideh Moradi, held at ward 7, suffered from infectious due to unsanitary conditions of the prison and demanded to take back their personal belongings confiscated by prison authorities.Shahr-e Rey prison is a disused chicken farm that holds hundreds of women convicted of violent offences in conditions falling far below the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules). Common complaints include urine-stained floors, lack of ventilation, insufficient and filthy bathroom facilities, prevalence of contagious diseases, poor quality food containing small pieces of stone and salty water.Prominent Rights Activist Goes on Hunger Strike in Iran PrisonA prominent Iranian rights activist and political prisoner has started a hunger strike to support another prisoner of conscience whose health is deteriorating in prison.Nasrin Sotoudeh\u2019s family announced on November 26 that she has started a hunger strike in Tehran\u2019s notorious Evin prison to protest the deteriorating health of Farhad Meysami, who himself has been on hunger strike for more than 110 days. She has told the family that she demands Meysami\u2019s release.Mr. Meysami who is a medical doctor was detained in July for protesting compulsory hijab and has been accused of supporting \u201cmoral corruption\u201d and anti-regime propaganda. 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