{"id":212407,"date":"2020-01-26T22:34:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-26T22:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=212407"},"modified":"2023-03-04T14:21:08","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T13:21:08","slug":"iran-protests-expanding-defiant-youth-activities-in-tehran-and-other-iranian-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/iran-protests-expanding-defiant-youth-activities-in-tehran-and-other-iranian-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities_in_Tehran_and_Other_Iranian_Cities.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Iranian Cities\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a026 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 26, 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27294-latest-news-on-iran-january-26-2020\" title=\"Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020\">Latest News on Iran \u2013 January 26, 2020-Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IRAN- DETAINED TEENAGE PROTESTER, COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER LEARNING ABOUT HIS SENTENCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A teenage Iran protester that was arrested during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">November 2019 protests<\/a>\u00a0in Iran, committed suicide after he was informed about his 10-year sentence for participating in the nationwide demonstrations that spread to 191 cities around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teenage Iranian protester commits suicide after learning of his 10-year sentence. Siamak Momeni, was arrested in Tehran&#8217;s Parand district during the November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRINwire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CRINwire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4W71SUtXi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NvYIWobbH\">pic.twitter.com\/0NvYIWobbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1221198729337810944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest News on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2013 January 26, 2020:<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fIran- detained teenage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtester<\/a>, commits suicide after learning about his sentence.<br \/>\u2733\ufe0fNationwide student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> calling for the Iranian backed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraqi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraqi<\/a> government to step down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCOutOfIraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCOutOfIraq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZ7PJsGuvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1221537947687833601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCRI Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27293-iran-posting-messages-pictures-of-resistance-s-leader-in-tehran-other-cities\" title=\"Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities\">Iran: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in Tehran, Other Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE WILL TAKE BACK IRAN FROM THE MULLAHS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of yesterday and today, January 25 and 26, 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader, in several locations in Tehran, including Nirouyeh Havaie (Air Force) District, Imam Ali Expressway, Narmak, Manouchehri, Damavand, and Vosouq streets, as well as in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Karaj, Semnan, and Behbahan.<\/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>: Posting Messages, Pictures of Resistance\u2019s Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, Other Cities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EK3mF0nBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masoud_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Masoud_Rajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/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\/1221528578233393152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><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 the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>wrote on twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> have risen up for regime change. This development will bring freedom to Iran and security to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F53WzpIEAW\">pic.twitter.com\/F53WzpIEAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1221458379694055425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banners of Massoud Rajavi installed in Iran&#8217;s cities by MEK Resistance Units.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 25, 2020\u2014 MEK Resistance Units install banners and posters of Massoud Rajavi in Iran&#8217;s cities. They also put up Massoud Rajavi &#8216;s quotes. In their banners, Resistance Units wrote: \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: We will take back Iran from the mullahs.\u201d \u201cThe world must know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader.\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: Iranian people will write Iran\u2019s destiny through their efforts.\u201d In the same day, many Resistance Units torched Qasem Soleimani&#8217;s banners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u00a025 Amsterdam:<\/strong>\u00a0Parade of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by NCRI supporters and families, generations of people creating Free Iran 2020 every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parade of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> dissidents in the Netherlands is happening by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> supporters and families, generations of people creating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> every day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjMSq7tmv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221117510323404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Big standing icon of 120,000 is centered at the Iranians&#39; rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> to make a message to Intl. community:<br \/>We will not back down, instead fight on for our freedom<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mfXkR53bri\">pic.twitter.com\/mfXkR53bri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221108857272926208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>In Amsterdam and Sweden Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of MEK inside the country in aim to achieve Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMotivation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> Iranians rise up once again for applauding protesting youth and resistance units of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> inside the country in aim to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mWjVqwst5\">pic.twitter.com\/9mWjVqwst5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221168399541293057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0 Iranian Canadians out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for Crimes Against Humanity and freedom of all detained protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <br \/>Woah, take a look at Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canadians<\/a> out in the snow calling for mullahs to be brought to justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a> and freedom of all detained protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1radxkDad\">pic.twitter.com\/i1radxkDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221410437511680000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\">Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happening_now?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Happening_now<\/a> in Austria by the Iranian community<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ad6OzvMox\">pic.twitter.com\/6ad6OzvMox<\/a><br \/>Network of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> supporters and exiled Iranians wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <br \/>They are also backing 3 months <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraqProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraqProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1221174128792756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#8217;t continue working with current gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Down with embezzlers,&#8221; the drivers chant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 26 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers from the Pakro Sabz Qeshm Company gathered today to demand justice after a known embezzler became the manager of the co. They say they can&#39;t continue working with current gas prices. <br \/>&quot;Down with embezzlers,&quot; the drivers chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IyMAydoY5\">pic.twitter.com\/6IyMAydoY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1221381416744882176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 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\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27291-iran-torching-large-poster-of-soleimani-on-tehran-s-niayesh-expressway\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran: Torching Large Poster of Soleimani on Tehran\u2019s Niayesh Expressway.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this evening, Saturday, January 25, 2020, defiant youth set fire to a large poster of the criminal commander of the terrorist Qods Force,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27275-crimes-of-qassem-soleimani-the-irgc-s-terrorist-qods-force?highlight=WyJxYXNzZW0iLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJzb2xlaW1hbmkncyIsInNvbGVpbWFuaScsIiwic29sZWltYW5pJyIsIidzb2xlaW1hbmkiLCJxYXNzZW0gc29sZWltYW5pIl0=\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, on Niayesh Expressway, north of the capital. So extensive were the flames that the regime had to deploy fire engines to extinguish the burning poster.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this morning, defiant youth torched pictures of the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the eliminated terror master Soleimani in different parts of Tehran and other Iranian cities, including, Karaj, Tabriz, Ardebil, Iranshahr, Neishabour, and Khoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news: Defiant youth put a huge banner of Qassem Soleimani on fire in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> Niayesh highway this evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IraniansDetestSoleimani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IraniansDetestSoleimani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41J8Q6U5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/41J8Q6U5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1221202029508485121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Expanding_Defiant_Youth_Activities500-390.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units torch banners of Qassem Soleimani-Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27290-albania-closes-iran-regime-espionage-terrorism-training-center-the-saadi-foundation-after-expelling-two-tehran-diplomat-terrorists\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Albania closes Iran regime espionage, terrorism training center, the Saadi Foundation, after expelling two Tehran Diplomat-Terrorists.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the expulsion of two diplomat-terrorists of the clerical regime from Albania, the country\u2019s Minister of Education, Sports and Youth issued an order to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27281-albania-shuts-down-iran-regime-s-so-called-cultural-center\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately close the so-called Saadi Foundation<\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime in Albania.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thd_countrys_Minister_of_Education_Sports_and_Youth_of_Albania_issued_an_order_to_immediately_close_the_so-called_Saadi_Foundation_of_the_Iranian_regime_in_Tirana.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, January 26, 2020, marks the 73rd 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><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27285-iran-protests-drivers-strike-in-khuzestan-province\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran Protests: Drivers Strike in Khuzestan Province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran: Expanding Defiant Youth Activities in Tehran and Other Cities Written by&nbsp;Hamideh Taati&nbsp;on&nbsp;26 January 2020. 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