{"id":211898,"date":"2020-02-09T21:47:22","date_gmt":"2020-02-09T21:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=211898"},"modified":"2023-04-26T13:40:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T12:40:04","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-february-9-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-february-9-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News- February 9, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Rallies of the NCRI and MEK supporters around the world. The Iranian regime has issued lengthy prison sentences for those arrested during the Iran protests in November 2019.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Latest_News_in_Brief-_February_9_2020.jpg\" alt=\"Rallies were held throughout the world by the NCRI and MEK supporters on the 41st anniversary of the 1979 anti-monarchic revolution in Iran\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Rallies of the NCRI and MEK supporters around the world. The Iranian regime has issued lengthy prison sentences for those arrested during the Iran protests in November 2019.<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a009 February 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>IRAN PROTESTS<\/h2>\n<h3>Iran: Khamenei and His Deadlock in the Farce Parliamentary Elections<\/h3>\n<p>Being under tremendous pressure both in-home and abroad, the Iranian regime needs to hold its\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-resistance\/27352-iran-regime-leader-s-deafening-chorus-is-fear-of-decisive-election-boycott?highlight=WyJlbGVjdGlvbnMiLCJlbGVjdGlvbnMnIiwiZWxlY3Rpb25zJy4iLCInZWxlY3Rpb25zJywiLCJlbGVjdGlvbnMnLCIsIidlbGVjdGlvbnMnIiwiJ2VsZWN0aW9ucyJd\" rel=\"noopener\">sham parliamentary elections<\/a>\u00a0on February 21, to portray a so-called \u201cdemocratic\u201d image. As the date closes in, fearing an unprecedented boycott, the regime&#8217;s officials continue pleading for people&#8217;s participation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>: Khamenei and His Deadlock in the Farce Parliamentary Elections <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0VQVutFvxz\">https:\/\/t.co\/0VQVutFvxz<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottIranShamElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoycottIranShamElections<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1226547858465316864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>12 Years Behind Bars for Two Political Prisoners<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reports from MEK sources in Iran indicate that two detained protesters have been sentenced to a total of 13.5 years in prison for participating in last November\u2019s Iranian Protests.<\/p>\n<p>On February 4th, 2020, political prisoner, Milad Arsanjani, 32, was sentenced to five years&#8217; imprisonment by the regime\u2019s revolutionary court in Shahriar, Western Iran. Milad Arsanjani was arrested during the November 2019 uprising, according to the MEK network\u2019s report.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a>: Some Women Activists and Protesters Were Sentenced to Prison by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> Regime Courts <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/puegVuVe73\">https:\/\/t.co\/puegVuVe73<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeAllProtesters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeAllProtesters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1225462057388183552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another political prisoner, Kianoushjamali, 27, was sentenced to seven and half years of imprisonment on charges of &#8220;propaganda against the regime&#8221; and &#8220;insulting Khamenei and Rouhani&#8221;. He had spent twenty days in solitary confinement before the final verdict.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Protest Gathering by Workers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, February 8th, 2020, workers of the Haft-Tappeh Factory, protested against a lack of payment of their insurance. The fees are supposed to be paid to the Social Security Dept by their employers. However, the company has refused to pay the insurance fees, leaving the workers without insurance.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the repressive Iranian regime brutally suppressed a month-long protest by Haft-Tappeh workers who were demanding\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/24150-iran-independent-labor-unions-condemn-protesters-crackdown\">their delayed salaries.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>A report on the ongoing protests\/strikes in Shush &amp; Ahvaz involving employees of the Haft Tappeh sugar mill &amp; National Steel Group, respectively.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wp44YLJjdz\">https:\/\/t.co\/Wp44YLJjdz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1064158763442208768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>RALLIES BY IRANIANS, SUPPORTERS OF THE MEK\u00a0AND NCRI IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As it was previously announced Iranians, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\">the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">the People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK<\/a>)\u00a0supporters gathered in different cities in the United States, Canada, England, and Sweden,\u00a0to mark the 41st anniversary of the 1979 anti-monarchic revolution and also to express support for the nationwide\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27332-mek-and-ncri-supporters-across-the-world-echo-iran-people-s-desire-for-regime-change?highlight=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\">Iran protests<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Toronto?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Toronto<\/a> Old City Hall just now <br \/>Canadian Iranians demanding <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRegimeChange?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRegimeChange<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Snowy day of February, but so strong and motivated for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a>\u2744\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b9YGUlAyNG\">pic.twitter.com\/b9YGUlAyNG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1226230879225294848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Toronto?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Toronto<\/a> is part of an international campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/US?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#US<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Europe?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Europe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canada?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canada<\/a> supporters of .<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> asking International community to recognize <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranians<\/a> desire for  establishment of a democratic   pluralistic government. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlacklistIRGC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlacklistIRGC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JustinTrudeau?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JustinTrudeau<\/a> .@ErinOTooleMP .<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanadaFP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CanadaFP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wEIMfnY3eH\">pic.twitter.com\/wEIMfnY3eH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Democratic Association (IDA) Canada \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 (@IDA_Canada) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IDA_Canada\/status\/1226229624314744835?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Freedom-loving Iranians, in Sweden, U.S., Germany, the Netherlands, Britain, France, Italy &amp;Canada, your efforts to echo the voice of your people\u2019s Resistance to the world is admirable. Intensify these efforts &amp;ensure that the clerical regime faces an international blockade <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q82b6DipKv\">pic.twitter.com\/q82b6DipKv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1226141824743591936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rallies by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> communities in Europe &amp;US on anniversary of anti-monarchic revolution &amp;recent <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> 4 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a><br \/>London rally just started<br \/>Speakers:<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Offord4Hendon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Offord4Hendon<\/a>, Conservative MP<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mark4ceredigion?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mark4ceredigion<\/a>, former Liberal Democrat MP<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaraChandler67?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SaraChandler67<\/a>, member of Law Society Council <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GL3GBq9JL4\">pic.twitter.com\/GL3GBq9JL4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dowlat Nowrouzi (@DowlatNowrouzi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DowlatNowrouzi\/status\/1226129022142361601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On Feb8, 2020, members of the Iranian communities and supporters of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> demonstrated in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UK<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canada?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canada<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/US?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#US<\/a> on the anniversary of 1979 anti-monarchic revolution and in support of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1oh792auy\">pic.twitter.com\/i1oh792auy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1226284257934561280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/maryam-rajavi\/14237-maryam-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the NCRI&#8217;s president-elect also sent a video message to the rally in Sweden.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Iranian people\u2019s sovereignty cannot be usurped. This is the Iranian people\u2019s right for which they have fought and paid the ultimate price, and they will certainly achieve it. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wpsOW4a2DV\">pic.twitter.com\/wpsOW4a2DV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1226139153873670144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/27358-iran-lengthy-prison-terms-for-those-arrested-during-the-november-2019-uprising\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran: Lengthy Prison Terms for Those Arrested During the November 2019 Uprising<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The Iranian regime\u2019s so-called courts sentenced a number of protesters arrested during the November 2019 nationwide uprising to lengthy prison terms.<\/p>\n<p>Siamak Moqimi Mo\u2019meni, 18, Milad Arsanjani, 31 and Kianoush Jamali, 27, who had been arrested during the Iran protests in November, have been sentenced to over 22 years collectively.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1226192888880680960&#8243; data-datetime=&#8221;2020-02-08T17:15:40+0000&#8243; data-scribe=&#8221;element:full_timestamp&#8221;&gt;17:15 &#8211; 8 Feb 2020<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/support.twitter.com\/articles\/20175256\" class=\"Icon Icon--informationCircleWhite js-inViewportScribingTarget\" title=\"Twitter Ads information and privacy\">Twitter Ads information and privacy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See IRAN HRM&#8217;s other Tweets<\/p>\n<h3><strong>NEWS ON IRAN<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>LAUNCHING A SATELLITE OR TESTING BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAMS?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Iranian regime\u2019s attempt to \u201claunch a satellite\u201d was postponed today, for what has been explained are technical reasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIran will launch a satellite on Sunday,\u201d a government minister said, as part of a fledgling program, but the United States says it is a cover for ballistic missile development.<\/p>\n<p>Previously the Iranian regime\u2019s Communications Technology Minister, Azari-Jahromi, had announced that the \u201cZafar\u201d Satellite will be launched and placed in orbit on Sunday February 9th, 2020. The Iranian regime\u2019s two last attempts to launch a satellite into orbit had failed.<\/p>\n<p>The long-range, \u201csatellite\u201d technology is the same technology used in developing ballistic missiles capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Zafar_Satellite\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Zafar_Satellite.jpg\" alt=\"Zafar_Satellite\" width=\"400\" height=\"401\" \/><\/h2>\n<h3>GERMANY WILL NOT SEND A CONGRATULATIONS TELEGRAM TO IRANIAN AUTHORITIES<\/h3>\n<p>Following harsh criticisms from the U.S. Ambassador to Germany, for attempting to celebrate the anniversary of the Iranian regime\u2019s foundation, Germany announced &#8220;in light of the current developments in Iran in recent months, there will be no telegram from the Federal President this year,&#8221; a spokeswoman for the Federal President&#8217;s Office said.<\/p>\n<p>Ambassador Richard Grennell told Fox News on Thursday, February 6th, 2020, \u201cGermany has a moral responsibility to say to Iran very firmly and clearly that it is unacceptable to deny basic human rights to your people, or kill protesters in the streets or push gay people off buildings. Celebrating the regime\u2019s ongoing existence sends the opposite message,\u201d the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/foreign-policy\/state-department\">U.S. ambassador<\/a>\u00a0to Germany, Richard Grenell, told Fox News on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Friday, February 7, 2020, marks the 85th day since the beginning of the nationwide Iran protests.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>\u00a0has identified 724 of the more than 1500 protesters killed by the regime so far.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/maryam-rajavi\/14237-maryam-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>\u00a0the President-elect of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a>\u00a0has called on the United Nations to urgently send an international fact-finding mission to Iranian prisons to meet with the detainees.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UPRISING:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Number of uprising cities:\u00a0<strong>191<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of martyrs: At least\u00a0<strong>1500<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of injured: More than\u00a0<strong>4,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of detainees: More than\u00a0<strong>12,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27346-iran-protests-some-women-activists-and-protesters-were-sentenced-to-prison-by-iranian-regime-courts\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Some Women Activists and Protesters Were Sentenced to Prison by Iranian Regime Courts<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rallies of the NCRI and MEK supporters around the world. 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