{"id":211252,"date":"2019-05-31T09:29:58","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T09:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211252-iran-news-in-brief-may-27-2019"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:42:22","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:42:22","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-27-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-27-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, May 27, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, May 27, 2019\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_9BXmtqzdlbU\" 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%2F9BXmtqzdlbU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9BXmtqzdlbU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M55S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-05-27T17:52:16Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_9BXmtqzdlbU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F9BXmtqzdlbU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, May 27, 2019<\/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\/9BXmtqzdlbU\" 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%2F9BXmtqzdlbU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, May 27, 2019\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, May 27, 2019 Iran Regime Shuts Down Church, Removes Cross The Assyrian Christian community in the northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz has been left in a state of shock after intelligence agents forced a Presbyterian church to close earlier this month. Religious freedom charity Article18 said: \u201cIntelligence agents stormed the 100-year-old church, officially recognized as a national heritage site in Iran, on Thursday, May 9, changed all the locks, tore down the cross from the church tower, and ordered the churchwarden to leave.\u201d \u201cThey made it clear that the Assyrian people are no longer allowed to hold any worship service there,\u201d Article18 reported. Political Prisoner Denied Medical Care in Prison Officials at the Sepidar Prison of Ahvaz are preventing political prisoner Ameneh Zahersari from receiving hospital treatment. She is suffering from acute swelling in various parts of her body. The physician of the prison\u2019s dispensary has not been able to diagnose the reason for the acute swelling. She is in urgent need of hospital treatment. Ameneh was arrested on November 6, 2018, one day after her father and brother were apprehended by the Iranian Regime\u2019s Intelligence Department in Ahvaz. Female Musicians Banned From Playing in Charity Concert Female musicians were banned from playing in a charity concert in the city of Qazvin. They were not allowed to even sit among the audience. One of the largest annual charity programs in Qazvin Province was staged on Thursday night. A traditional music band was supposed to perform at the auditorium of the Azad University of Qazvin. But on the order of the University president, the female musicians of the band were prevented from entering the hall. The female musicians were not even allowed to sit among the audience and watch the concert. Many of the musicians left the auditorium in protest. Iranian Police Arrest 30 Men and Women for Attending a Mixed-Gender Yoga Class A judicial official in Golestan Province announced on Friday that 30 men and women were detained for attending a mixed-gender yoga class. In comments carried by the state-run Tasnim news agency Masoud Soleimani said: \u201cA person in the cyberspace (Instagram) published a Yoga education advert for men and women in his residential home, and managed to communicate with a number of people.\u201d Soleimani stated that the cyberspace needs more powerful monitoring and control, and that some \u201clawbreakers\u201d misuse the lack of monitoring in cyberspace and do criminal acts. 412 Iranians Arrested For &quot;Eating During Ramadan&quot; in Kermanshah The Social Deputy of Kermanshah Police announced that they have warned 800 store owners for selling food during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan. They have closed down 87 others stores in the first half of Ramadan for \u201cignoring police warnings,\u201d the state-run Mehr news agency reported on May 22. 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The physician of the prison\u2019s dispensary has not been able to diagnose the reason for the acute swelling. She is in urgent need of hospital treatment.Ameneh was arrested on November 6, 2018, one day after her father and brother were apprehended by the Iranian Regime\u2019s Intelligence Department in Ahvaz. Female Musicians Banned From Playing in Charity Concert Female musicians were banned from playing in a charity concert in the city of Qazvin. They were not allowed to even sit among the audience.One of the largest annual charity programs in Qazvin Province was staged on Thursday night. A traditional music band was supposed to perform at the auditorium of the Azad University of Qazvin. But on the order of the University president, the female musicians of the band were prevented from entering the hall. The female musicians were not even allowed to sit among the audience and watch the concert. 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The physician of the prison\u2019s dispensary has not been able to diagnose the reason for the acute swelling. She is in urgent need of hospital treatment.Ameneh was arrested on November 6, 2018, one day after her father and brother were apprehended by the Iranian Regime\u2019s Intelligence Department in Ahvaz. Female Musicians Banned From Playing in Charity Concert Female musicians were banned from playing in a charity concert in the city of Qazvin. They were not allowed to even sit among the audience.One of the largest annual charity programs in Qazvin Province was staged on Thursday night. A traditional music band was supposed to perform at the auditorium of the Azad University of Qazvin. But on the order of the University president, the female musicians of the band were prevented from entering the hall. The female musicians were not even allowed to sit among the audience and watch the concert. Many of the musicians left the auditorium in protest.Iranian Police Arrest 30 Men and Women for Attending a Mixed-Gender Yoga ClassA judicial official in Golestan Province announced on Friday that 30 men and women were detained for attending a mixed-gender yoga class.In comments carried by the state-run Tasnim news agency Masoud Soleimani said: \u201cA person in the cyberspace (Instagram) published a Yoga education advert for men and women in his residential home, and managed to communicate with a number of people.\u201dSoleimani stated that the cyberspace needs more powerful monitoring and control, and that some \u201clawbreakers\u201d misuse the lack of monitoring in cyberspace and do criminal acts.412 Iranians Arrested For &quot;Eating During Ramadan&quot; in KermanshahThe Social Deputy of Kermanshah Police announced that they have warned 800 store owners for selling food during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan. 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The physician of the prison\u2019s dispensary has not been able to diagnose the reason for the acute swelling. She is in urgent need of hospital treatment.Ameneh was arrested on November 6, 2018, one day after her father and brother were apprehended by the Iranian Regime\u2019s Intelligence Department in Ahvaz. Female Musicians Banned From Playing in Charity Concert Female musicians were banned from playing in a charity concert in the city of Qazvin. They were not allowed to even sit among the audience.One of the largest annual charity programs in Qazvin Province was staged on Thursday night. A traditional music band was supposed to perform at the auditorium of the Azad University of Qazvin. But on the order of the University president, the female musicians of the band were prevented from entering the hall. The female musicians were not even allowed to sit among the audience and watch the concert. Many of the musicians left the auditorium in protest.Iranian Police Arrest 30 Men and Women for Attending a Mixed-Gender Yoga ClassA judicial official in Golestan Province announced on Friday that 30 men and women were detained for attending a mixed-gender yoga class.In comments carried by the state-run Tasnim news agency Masoud Soleimani said: \u201cA person in the cyberspace (Instagram) published a Yoga education advert for men and women in his residential home, and managed to communicate with a number of people.\u201dSoleimani stated that the cyberspace needs more powerful monitoring and control, and that some \u201clawbreakers\u201d misuse the lack of monitoring in cyberspace and do criminal acts.412 Iranians Arrested For \"Eating During Ramadan\" in KermanshahThe Social Deputy of Kermanshah Police announced that they have warned 800 store owners for selling food during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan. They have closed down 87 others stores in the first half of Ramadan for \u201cignoring police warnings,\u201d the state-run Mehr news agency reported on May 22.Meanwhile the state-run Tasnim news agency reported that five stores in the city of Kouhdasht in Lorestan Province were closed down for selling food during Ramadan.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-27-2019\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2019-05-31T09:29:58+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T17:42:22+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-27-2019\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-27-2019\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, May 27, 2019","datePublished":"2019-05-31T09:29:58+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:42:22+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-27-2019\/"},"wordCount":12,"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-27-2019\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-27-2019\/","name":"Iran news in brief, May 27, 2019 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-05-31T09:29:58+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:42:22+00:00","description":"Iran news in brief, May 27, 2019Iran Regime Shuts Down Church, Removes Cross The Assyrian Christian community in the northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz has been left in a state of shock after intelligence agents forced a Presbyterian church to close earlier this month.Religious freedom charity Article18 said: \u201cIntelligence agents stormed the 100-year-old church, officially recognized as a national heritage site in Iran, on Thursday, May 9, changed all the locks, tore down the cross from the church tower, and ordered the churchwarden to leave.\u201d\u201cThey made it clear that the Assyrian people are no longer allowed to hold any worship service there,\u201d Article18 reported.Political Prisoner Denied Medical Care in PrisonOfficials at the Sepidar Prison of Ahvaz are preventing political prisoner Ameneh Zahersari from receiving hospital treatment.She is suffering from acute swelling in various parts of her body. The physician of the prison\u2019s dispensary has not been able to diagnose the reason for the acute swelling. She is in urgent need of hospital treatment.Ameneh was arrested on November 6, 2018, one day after her father and brother were apprehended by the Iranian Regime\u2019s Intelligence Department in Ahvaz. Female Musicians Banned From Playing in Charity Concert Female musicians were banned from playing in a charity concert in the city of Qazvin. They were not allowed to even sit among the audience.One of the largest annual charity programs in Qazvin Province was staged on Thursday night. A traditional music band was supposed to perform at the auditorium of the Azad University of Qazvin. But on the order of the University president, the female musicians of the band were prevented from entering the hall. The female musicians were not even allowed to sit among the audience and watch the concert. Many of the musicians left the auditorium in protest.Iranian Police Arrest 30 Men and Women for Attending a Mixed-Gender Yoga ClassA judicial official in Golestan Province announced on Friday that 30 men and women were detained for attending a mixed-gender yoga class.In comments carried by the state-run Tasnim news agency Masoud Soleimani said: \u201cA person in the cyberspace (Instagram) published a Yoga education advert for men and women in his residential home, and managed to communicate with a number of people.\u201dSoleimani stated that the cyberspace needs more powerful monitoring and control, and that some \u201clawbreakers\u201d misuse the lack of monitoring in cyberspace and do criminal acts.412 Iranians Arrested For \"Eating During Ramadan\" in KermanshahThe Social Deputy of Kermanshah Police announced that they have warned 800 store owners for selling food during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan. 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