{"id":257757,"date":"2022-04-13T09:50:19","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T08:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=257757"},"modified":"2023-02-01T06:55:32","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T05:55:32","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 13, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_257760\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-257760\" style=\"width: 902px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-qom-market\" class=\"size-full wp-image-257760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-qom-market.jpg\" alt=\"iran-qom-market\" width=\"902\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-qom-market.jpg 902w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-qom-market-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-qom-market-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-qom-market-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-qom-market-696x463.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-257760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Grand Market in Qom, Central Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 10:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">25-Year-Old Killed While in Tehran Police Detention Center<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Milad-Jafari-25\" class=\"size-full wp-image-257796 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Milad-Jafari-25.jpg\" alt=\"Milad-Jafari-25\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Milad-Jafari-25.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Milad-Jafari-25-150x96.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A 25-year young man arrested by the Tehran Awareness Police on drug-related charges has suspiciously died. The victim is identified as Milad Jafari, 25, from Kermanshah who lived with his family in Tehran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to a relative, Milad was arrested on Thursday, April 7, and beaten by the Shapur Intelligence Police in Tehran. Intensive searching for the boy by his family turned out futile as the police repeatedly denied knowing his whereabouts. After repeated follow-ups by Milad&#8217;s family, they were contacted by Kahrizak forensic pathology center and asked to accept his body. Upon arrival, photos of Milad&#8217;s body were shown to his father and the reason for his death was stated to be &#8220;a fall from a height&#8221; during detention.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The informed source stated: &#8220;Despite forensic claims, there were bruises on the body and we saw bleeding on Milad\u2019s face. Hence his family considers torture to be the cause of his death.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Milad Jafari&#8217;s body was transferred to Kahrizak Forensic Pathology Center in Tehran on Friday, April 7, but the police announced the date of death of Milad on Monday, April 11. According to the source, Milad Jafari&#8217;s family emphasized that they will refuse to deliver the body until the autopsy is performed and the cause of their son&#8217;s death is clarified.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 8:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Upon Kian Tire Shut Down 1,200 Workers Lost Their Jobs<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Following the shut down of the Kian Tire Rubber Factory, which was closed down a few days ago due to uncertainty over factory ownership, financial issues, and raw material problems, 1,200 workers are now dealing with unemployment and the fate of their families is unknown in the midst of nationwide economic crises. Today, the workers of this company held a protest rally and asked the state officials for salvation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_jcuskHGKKJs\"><div id=\"lyte_jcuskHGKKJs\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FjcuskHGKKJs%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jcuskHGKKJs\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FjcuskHGKKJs%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Dust Storms Are Swirling Over Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"dust-storm-iran\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-257785 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dust-storm-iran-300x170.webp\" alt=\"dust-storm-iran\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dust-storm-iran-300x170.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dust-storm-iran-150x85.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dust-storm-iran.webp 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Air pollution in Kangavar, Kermanshah Province, forced primary and preschool schools to shut down. According to state media, the intensity of the dust storm and its influx into Kermanshah province on Tuesday crossed the environmental red lines and turned the situation of cities like Qasr Shirin and Sarpol-e Zahab to crisis mode.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In Khuzestan province, schools in 10 cities including Ahvaz, Hamidiyeh, Bavi, Karun, Dasht-e Azadegan, Hoveyzeh, Abadan, Khorramshahr, Bandar Mahshahr, and Shadegan, were closed due to dust storm.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The official <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irna.ir\/news\/84714767\" rel=\"noopener\">IRNA news agency reported<\/a> today: &#8220;Provinces like East Azerbaijan, West Azerbaijan, Ardabil, Kurdistan, Qazvin, Zanjan, Kermanshah, Ilam, Lorestan, Markazi, Isfahan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Qom, Tehran, Alborz, Semnan, and Fars will experience strong winds with dust tomorrow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 2:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Three More Executions in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-execution\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-255253 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/iran-execution-300x170.webp\" alt=\"iran-execution\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/iran-execution-300x170.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/iran-execution-150x85.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/iran-execution.webp 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In the last three days, the Iranian regime&#8217;s Judiciary has executed three prisoners at Karaj and Isfahan prisons.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to sources, a prisoner named Behnam Golmohammad was executed in Karaj Central Prison on Monday, April 11, and Hamid Rastegar, 34, and Gholamreza Paki, 45, from Kashan, were executed in Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan on Wednesday, March 13.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Seven Poor and Hardworking Freight Carriers Shot in Western Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"kulbar\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-49106 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/kulbar-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"kulbar\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/kulbar-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/kulbar.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">During the last two days, at least seven &#8216;kulbars&#8217; (poor people who carry heavy loads for a living) have been wounded by direct fire from the armed forces of the Iranian regime on the borders of Nosud and Baneh, Western Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to a report from a local human rights organization, on Tuesday evening, April 12, the forces of the Border Regiment stationed at the Nosud border fired at a number of &#8216;kulbars&#8217;, injuring at least five people named Salam Azami and Arman Mustafazadeh, Salam Moradi, Sattar, and Farzad (surnames unknown).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In the morning of the same day, a 30-year-old man named Adak was shot and wounded by the Border Regiment at the same border. At dawn on Wednesday, April 13, a 21-year-old &#8216;kulbar&#8217; from Baneh, identified as Mohammad Moloudi, was severely wounded by direct fire from the Border Regiment.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">IRGC Commander Resorts to Threatening Rhetoric<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Revolutionary-Guards-Ground-Forces-Mohammad-Pakpour\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-257775 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Revolutionary-Guards-Ground-Forces-Mohammad-Pakpour-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"Revolutionary-Guards-Ground-Forces-Mohammad-Pakpour\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Revolutionary-Guards-Ground-Forces-Mohammad-Pakpour-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Revolutionary-Guards-Ground-Forces-Mohammad-Pakpour-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Revolutionary-Guards-Ground-Forces-Mohammad-Pakpour.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;If all American leaders are killed, it is still not a match for avenging Qassem Soleimani\u2019s blood,&#8221; commander of the Revolutionary Guards Ground Forces <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tasnimnews.com\/fa\/news\/1401\/01\/24\/2695209\" rel=\"noopener\">Mohammad Pakpour said<\/a> today. &#8220;We must avenge the blood of martyr Soleimani by continuing his path as well as other means. After the IRGC operation in Ayn al-Assad, we have taken action against the Zionist regime and the Americans, which were very serious and striking.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iranian \u2018Ghost Armada\u2019 Ferries $22 Billion Worth of Illicit Oil to China<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"washington-freebeacon-logo\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-257222 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/washington-freebeacon-logo-300x116.png\" alt=\"washington-freebeacon-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/washington-freebeacon-logo-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/washington-freebeacon-logo-150x58.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/washington-freebeacon-logo.png 449w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran&#8217;s fleet of &#8220;ghost ships&#8221; has ferried at least $22 billion worth of illicit oil to China since 2021, providing the hardline regime with a major source of revenue and raising questions about the Biden administration&#8217;s lax enforcement of sanctions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In the first three months of 2022 alone, Iran shipped an average of 829,260 barrels of oil per day to China, according to new figures published by United Against a Nuclear Iran (UANI), an advocacy group that closely tracks Tehran&#8217;s fleet of illegal tankers. A total of 337,882,520 illegal barrels\u2014worth approximately $22 billion\u2014have made their way to Beijing since President Joe Biden took office.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/iranian-ghost-armada-ferries-22-billion-worth-of-illicit-oil-to-china\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 9:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">A Sunni Prayer Hall Was Destroyed in Zahedan, Southeast Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-zahedan-demolition-sunni-prayer-hall\" class=\"size-full wp-image-257763 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-zahedan-demolition-sunni-prayer-hall.jpg\" alt=\"iran-zahedan-demolition-sunni-prayer-hall\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-zahedan-demolition-sunni-prayer-hall.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-zahedan-demolition-sunni-prayer-hall-150x96.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A Sunni prayer hall was destroyed in Zahedan on Tuesday, April 12. The prayer hall called the &#8220;Bani Rahmat&#8221; (Arabic for &#8216;the Prophet of Mercy&#8217;) for Sunni citizens in Zahedan was destroyed for unknown reasons.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to sources inside Iran, state agents destroyed the prayer hall by using heavy loaders in the early morning hours. The report quoted an informed source as saying: &#8220;This prayer hall, which was built in Danesh Street for several years, was set up under the supervision of Maki Mosque, and its imams and guardians were students of Maki Mosque in Zahedan.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Over 500 Iranian American Professionals Urge Biden To Keep Revolutionary Guard on Terror List<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Washington-times-logo\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-234571 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Washington-times-logo-300x54.jpg\" alt=\"Washington-times-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Washington-times-logo-300x54.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Washington-times-logo-150x27.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Washington-times-logo.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">More than 500 Iranian American scientists, scholars and industry executives are urging the White House not to remove\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps\/\">Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps\/\">IRGC<\/a>) from the U.S. foreign terrorism list,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/tehran\/\">Tehran<\/a>\u2018s key demand for reviving the 2015 nuclear deal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In a letter to President\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/biden\/\">Biden<\/a>\u00a0on Tuesday, the group said removing the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps\/\">IRGC<\/a>\u00a0from the State Department\u2019s list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO) would go \u201cagainst the will and interest of the Iranian people\u201d and would be \u201ca direct threat to the advancement of democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2022\/apr\/12\/over-500-iranian-american-professionals-urge-biden\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"bureau-of-democracy-human-rights-and-labor-us-state-department-logo\" class=\" wp-image-257764 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/bureau-of-democracy-human-rights-and-labor-us-state-department-logo.jpg\" alt=\"bureau-of-democracy-human-rights-and-labor-us-state-department-logo\" width=\"163\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/bureau-of-democracy-human-rights-and-labor-us-state-department-logo.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/bureau-of-democracy-human-rights-and-labor-us-state-department-logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/bureau-of-democracy-human-rights-and-labor-us-state-department-logo-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On August 10, a Swedish court, drawing on the principle of universal jurisdiction, opened the trial of a former Iranian prosecutor, Hamid Nouri, for his alleged role in the executions of thousands of political prisoners in Iran in the 1980s. Human rights organizations and UNSR Rehman called for an independent inquiry into allegations of state-ordered executions of thousands of political prisoners in 1988, including the role played by newly elected President Ebrahim Raisi as Tehran\u2019s deputy prosecutor at the time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/reports\/2021-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices\/iran\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 12:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s Internet Censorship Bill Hits Another Roadblock<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-internet-ban\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-247015 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Iran-internet-ban-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-internet-ban\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" \/><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s regime continues to face complications over its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/irans-regime-wants-to-restrict-internet-access-but-it-faces-major-hurdles\/\">controversial internet censorship plan<\/a>, dubbed the \u201cCyberspace Users Rights Protection\u201d act, as the bill will return to the Majlis (parliament) floor to be discussed by lawmakers in an open session.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The decision came after 120 MPs voted in favor and 109 voted against the move in a closed session. While the details have yet to be revealed, it is clear that the regime is facing a quandary as to how to implement its plans to restrict access to internet services.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/irans-internet-censorship-bill-hits-another-roadblock\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2022\/04\/iranians-mek-supporters-demonstrated-in-sweden-norway-and-canada-in-commemoration-of-ashraf-martyrs-on-8-april-2011\/32988\/\">Iranians, MEK Supporters Demonstrated in Sweden, Norway, and Canada in Commemoration of Ashraf Martyrs on 8 April 2011<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Freedom-Loving Iranians, MEK Supporters Demonstrated in Sweden, Norway, and Canada &ndash; April 9, 2022\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_OHoTApZ9EO8\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FOHoTApZ9EO8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OHoTApZ9EO8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M53S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-04-11T08:08:24Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_OHoTApZ9EO8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FOHoTApZ9EO8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Freedom-Loving Iranians, MEK Supporters Demonstrated in Sweden, Norway, and Canada \u2013 April 9, 2022<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OHoTApZ9EO8\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FOHoTApZ9EO8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Freedom-Loving Iranians, MEK Supporters Demonstrated in Sweden, Norway, and Canada &ndash; April 9, 2022\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Freedom-Loving Iranians, MEK Supporters Demonstrated in Sweden, Norway, and Canada in Commemoration of Ashraf Martyrs on 8 April 2011 and Seeking Justice for the 1988 Massacre \u2013 April 9, 2022 #1988Massacre #ProsecuteRaisiNOW #Iran #MEK\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>April 9, 2022:<\/strong>\u00a0Freedom-Loving Iranians, the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) supporters demonstrated in Sweden (Gothenburg), Norway (Oslo), and Canada (Toronto) in commemoration of Ashraf martyrs on<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-ashraf-liberty\/attack-on-ashraf-is-started-by-armory-commando-engineering-and-quick-response-squadrons\/\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a08 April 2011<\/a>. Moreover, they are seeking justice for the 1988 massacre of martyrs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2022\/04\/iranians-mek-supporters-demonstrated-in-sweden-norway-and-canada-in-commemoration-of-ashraf-martyrs-on-8-april-2011\/32988\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2022\/04\/in-deaths-waiting-room-amnesty-internationals-horrific-report-on-irans-regime-prisons\/33005\/\">In Death\u2019s Waiting Room; Amnesty International\u2019s Horrific Report on Iran\u2019s Regime Prisons<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Amnesty-report-on-Irans-regime-prisons\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-257759 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Amnesty-report-on-Irans-regime-prisons-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"Amnesty-report-on-Irans-regime-prisons\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Amnesty-report-on-Irans-regime-prisons-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Amnesty-report-on-Irans-regime-prisons-768x409.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Amnesty-report-on-Irans-regime-prisons-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Amnesty-report-on-Irans-regime-prisons-696x370.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Amnesty-report-on-Irans-regime-prisons.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>April, 12, 2022:<\/strong>\u00a0Amnesty International\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2022\/04\/iran-ailing-prisoners-left-to-die-amid-crisis-of-impunity-for-fatal-denial-of-medical-care\/\" rel=\"noopener\">has published a report<\/a>\u00a0on the Iranian regime\u2019s prisons; \u201cIn death\u2019s waiting room: Deaths in custody following deliberate denial of medical care in Iran\u2019s prisons\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">As it is written in the introduction of this report on the website of Amnesty International: \u201cThis briefing documents how Iranian officials are committing shocking violations of the right to life by deliberately denying ailing prisoners lifesaving healthcare and refusing to investigate and ensure accountability for unlawful deaths in custody. The briefing details the circumstances surrounding the deaths in custody of 92 men and four women in 30 prisons in 18 provinces across Iran since 2010.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2022\/04\/in-deaths-waiting-room-amnesty-internationals-horrific-report-on-irans-regime-prisons\/33005\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Read more: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-12-2022\/\"><strong>Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 12<\/strong><strong>, 2022<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:30 PM CEST 25-Year-Old Killed While in Tehran Police Detention Center A 25-year young man arrested by the Tehran Awareness [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":257760,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,182,234],"tags":[129,277],"class_list":{"0":"post-257757","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-latest-news-in-brief","9":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","10":"tag-iran","11":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 13, 2022 - NCRI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:30 PM CEST 25-Year-Old Killed While in Tehran Police Detention Center A 25-year young man\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2022\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 13, 2022 - NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:30 PM CEST 25-Year-Old Killed While in Tehran Police Detention Center A 25-year young man\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2022\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-04-13T08:50:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-02-01T05:55:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-qom-market.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"902\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Hamideh Taati\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@iran_policy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@iran_policy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Hamideh Taati\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"9 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"Article\",\"BlogPosting\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2022\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2022\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Hamideh Taati\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6c5146100e16824f35892a237b1b5da8\"},\"headline\":\"Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 13, 2022\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-04-13T08:50:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-02-01T05:55:32+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2022\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1448,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2022\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/iran-qom-market.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Iran\",\"Iran News\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Iran News Now\",\"Latest News in Brief-Live Updates\",\"Iran News in Brief-Articles and Videos\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2022\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2022\\\/\",\"name\":\"Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 13, 2022 - NCRI\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2022\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2022\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/iran-qom-market.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-04-13T08:50:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-02-01T05:55:32+00:00\",\"description\":\"THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:30 PM CEST 25-Year-Old Killed While in Tehran Police Detention Center A 25-year young man\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2022\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2022\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2022\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/iran-qom-market.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/iran-qom-market.jpg\",\"width\":902,\"height\":600,\"caption\":\"The Grand Market in Qom, Central Iran\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2022\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 13, 2022\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"NCRI\",\"description\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\",\"alternateName\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/01\\\/ncri-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/01\\\/ncri-logo.jpg\",\"width\":402,\"height\":100,\"caption\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/iran_policy\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6c5146100e16824f35892a237b1b5da8\",\"name\":\"Hamideh Taati\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/986e7768d08998e3acca6660182a58731c8c36dca678f830d9fdf2f0d94cce82?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/986e7768d08998e3acca6660182a58731c8c36dca678f830d9fdf2f0d94cce82?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/986e7768d08998e3acca6660182a58731c8c36dca678f830d9fdf2f0d94cce82?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Hamideh Taati\"},\"description\":\"Hamideh Taati is a writer, philanthropist, and women rights activist. She has been a member of the Board of Editors for NCR-Iran.org 2006-present.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/author\\\/hamideh-taati\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 13, 2022 - NCRI","description":"THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:30 PM CEST 25-Year-Old Killed While in Tehran Police Detention Center A 25-year young man","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2022\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 13, 2022 - NCRI","og_description":"THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:30 PM CEST 25-Year-Old Killed While in Tehran Police Detention Center A 25-year young man","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2022\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2022-04-13T08:50:19+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-02-01T05:55:32+00:00","og_image":[{"width":902,"height":600,"url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-qom-market.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Hamideh Taati","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@iran_policy","twitter_site":"@iran_policy","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Hamideh Taati","Est. reading time":"9 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["Article","BlogPosting"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2022\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2022\/"},"author":{"name":"Hamideh Taati","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/6c5146100e16824f35892a237b1b5da8"},"headline":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 13, 2022","datePublished":"2022-04-13T08:50:19+00:00","dateModified":"2023-02-01T05:55:32+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2022\/"},"wordCount":1448,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2022\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-qom-market.jpg","keywords":["Iran","Iran News"],"articleSection":["Iran News Now","Latest News in Brief-Live Updates","Iran News in Brief-Articles and Videos"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2022\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2022\/","name":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 13, 2022 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2022\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2022\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-qom-market.jpg","datePublished":"2022-04-13T08:50:19+00:00","dateModified":"2023-02-01T05:55:32+00:00","description":"THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:30 PM CEST 25-Year-Old Killed While in Tehran Police Detention Center A 25-year young man","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2022\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2022\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2022\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-qom-market.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-qom-market.jpg","width":902,"height":600,"caption":"The Grand Market in Qom, Central Iran"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2022\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 13, 2022"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/","name":"NCRI","description":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization","name":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","alternateName":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","width":402,"height":100,"caption":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/iran_policy"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/6c5146100e16824f35892a237b1b5da8","name":"Hamideh Taati","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/986e7768d08998e3acca6660182a58731c8c36dca678f830d9fdf2f0d94cce82?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/986e7768d08998e3acca6660182a58731c8c36dca678f830d9fdf2f0d94cce82?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/986e7768d08998e3acca6660182a58731c8c36dca678f830d9fdf2f0d94cce82?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Hamideh Taati"},"description":"Hamideh Taati is a writer, philanthropist, and women rights activist. She has been a member of the Board of Editors for NCR-Iran.org 2006-present.","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/author\/hamideh-taati\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257757"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257757\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/257760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}