{"id":258131,"date":"2022-04-23T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-23T08:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=258131"},"modified":"2023-01-31T09:48:55","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T08:48:55","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-23-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-23-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 23, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_258135\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-258135\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-tehran-shahrrey-street\" class=\"wp-image-258135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-tehran-shahrrey-street.jpg\" alt=\"iran-tehran-shahrrey-street\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-tehran-shahrrey-street.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-tehran-shahrrey-street-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-tehran-shahrrey-street-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-tehran-shahrrey-street-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-tehran-shahrrey-street-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-tehran-shahrrey-street-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-tehran-shahrrey-street-1068x801.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-258135\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A street in Shahre Rey, Tehran Province, North-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: 5:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Boosting Iranian Presence | Fatimiyoun Militia Seizes National Defence Headquarters at Entrances to Al-bokamal Border City With Iraq<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"download\" class=\"size-full wp-image-255747 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/download.jpg\" alt=\"download\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/download.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/download-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Reliable sources have informed SOHR that the Afghan Iranian-backed \u201cFatimiyoun\u201d militia has expelled \u201cNational Defense\u201d members from the former immigration and passport building at the entrance to Al-Bokamal city and from \u201cNational Defence\u201d headquarters in the Al-Kitf area on the outskirts of Al-Bokamal border city with Iraq, east of Deir Ezzor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to Syrian Observatory sources, \u201cFatimiyoun\u201d militiamen have smashed the locks and vandalized all the contents of offices and flats that were controlled by the \u201cNational Defense\u201d militia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.syriahr.com\/en\/248330\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Suspects Aiding Iranian Spies in Turkey Face Prison Terms<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"daily-sabah-logo\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-256370 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/daily-sabah-logo-300x169.gif\" alt=\"daily-sabah-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/daily-sabah-logo-300x169.gif 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/daily-sabah-logo-150x84.gif 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>An investigation into a network of suspects, from a prosecutor to businesspeople, accused of helping Iranian intelligence in Turkey concluded with an indictment. The indictment asks for prison terms for 16 suspects who allegedly helped smuggle Iranian dissidents to Iran as they fled.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The suspects were detained in February after the National Intelligence Organization (MIT) discovered the inner workings of the network. Among them were I.S., a businessperson owning a defense company bearing his name, and D.Y., a prosecutor who was suspended from his job.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysabah.com\/turkey\/investigations\/suspects-aiding-iranian-spies-in-turkey-face-prison-terms\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Gender Segregation in Iranian Parks<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_fWoaUmDERus\"><div id=\"lyte_fWoaUmDERus\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FfWoaUmDERus%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\/fWoaUmDERus\" 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%2FfWoaUmDERus%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<div class=\"gtx-body\">\n<p>According to new footage taken from the Tabriz Constitutional Park, this recreational place has now been divided into two sections for men and women by fencing. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.didbaniran.ir\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C-3\/130524-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%AD-%D8%AA%D9%81%DA%A9%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%A9-%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A8%D8%AF-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%B2%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%87%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%DA%AF%D8%B1-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%A9-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A2%D9%86-%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%A9-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%AF%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%AE%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%B5%DB%8C%D8%B5-%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%85\" rel=\"noopener\">Confirming the move<\/a>, the mayor of Tehran, Alireza Zakani, announced last week that the state is considering &#8220;the Islamic aspect in the construction of new parks&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">Trying to avoid making it look like segregation, Alireza Zakani said: &#8220;From now on, in every park that will be built in the city, we will definitely pay attention to the Iranian-Islamic, national and local aspects and adaptation for women, mothers, children, the elderly, the disabled, and veterans.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Washington Slams Tehran&#8217;s Influence in Middle East<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"state-department-logo-8c01a\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36775 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/state-department-logo-8c01a.jpg\" alt=\"state-department-logo-8c01a\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Deputy Assistant Secretary for Iraq and Iran Jennifer Gavito says the United States is deeply concerned about the Iranian regime&#8217;s &#8220;malign influence, especially as it undermines the stability and integrity of Iraq\u2019s sovereignty and national institutions&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">During her special briefing, Jennifer Gavito told reporters: &#8220;<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Iran continues to support armed groups which conduct attacks to undermine its neighbors throughout the region, including attacking Iraqi bases where U.S. and coalition forces are co-located.\u00a0 Iran tries to deny responsibility, but, frankly, nobody is fooled.\u00a0 Iran cannot believe that it can continue to conduct diplomacy with one hand while deploying or supporting violence with the other.\u00a0 We will continue to make this crystal clear in any conversations with partners in the region.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/special-briefing-via-telephone-with-jennifer-gavito-deputy-assistant-secretary-for-iraq-and-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 10:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Basij Calls on Raisi Administration to Restrict the Internet<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"NCRI-Iran-Protests-Internet\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-244023 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NCRI-Iran-Protests-Internet-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"NCRI-Iran-Protests-Internet\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NCRI-Iran-Protests-Internet-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NCRI-Iran-Protests-Internet-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NCRI-Iran-Protests-Internet-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NCRI-Iran-Protests-Internet-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NCRI-Iran-Protests-Internet.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In a letter to the heads of the three branches of power, 2,500 members of the paramilitary Basij force, expressed their concerns about widespread exposure of the regime&#8217;s atrocities and corruption on the internet, warning unless &#8220;the cyberspace is managed&#8221;, it will pose a danger for the regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The state-run <a href=\"https:\/\/aftabnews.ir\/fa\/news\/766305\">website Aftab News<\/a> which run the letter of the so-called Basij professors on April 20, wrote: &#8220;Hereby, we, the signatories of this letter, consisting of Basij faculty members of the country&#8217;s universities, educational and research centers, have expressed our concern about the current situation on the internet. We warn that if this situation continues, it will impact the psychological and moral security of Islamic society. Many of the cultural, social, and even political and security problems of the country are due to the abandoned cyberspace but unfortunately, the current authority in the country is limited to the real world, while the management of the real world is impossible without managing the virtual world.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Teachers\u2019 Protests Signal a Turbulent Year Ahead in Iran<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Teachers hold protests in several Iranian cities\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_GbcxEiNbsrM\" 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%2FGbcxEiNbsrM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GbcxEiNbsrM\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-04-21T08:57:37Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_GbcxEiNbsrM\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FGbcxEiNbsrM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Teachers hold protests in several Iranian cities<\/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\/GbcxEiNbsrM\" 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%2FGbcxEiNbsrM%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Teachers hold protests in several Iranian cities\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Teachers in several Iranian cities held protest rallies in protest to government policies The rallies were held in front of education ministry offices The government and parliament have failed to respond to teachers\u2019 demands to adjust their salaries The teachers also demand free education for children across Iran Demonstrators protested systemic repression of teachers, demanded the release of jailed activists *** Content on the PMOI\/MEK&#039;s official YouTube channel is not subject to copyright if the source is mentioned ***\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Thousands of teachers across took to the streets on Thursday, April 21, rallying in over 50 cities to voice economic woes and seek answers to their long-raised and outstanding demands once again. Calls for these demonstrations were issued a few days prior to the gatherings and regime officials had their security forces on high alert to prevent any possible sign of anti-regime protests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/teachers-protests-signal-a-turbulent-year-ahead-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">70 Including 40 Women Arrested During the Peaceful Gathering of Teachers in Tehran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Teachers-arrested\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-258133 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Teachers-arrested-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Teachers-arrested\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Teachers-arrested-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Teachers-arrested-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Teachers-arrested-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Teachers-arrested.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Several dozens of teachers were arrested during a peaceful gathering in Tehran\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/04\/21\/nationwide-protest-teachers\/\" rel=\"noopener\">on April 21<\/a>, 2022.\u00a0Mohammad Habibi, the spokesman of the Teachers\u2019 League in Tehran and a member of its board of directors, announced that 40 of the teachers arrested were women and 30 were men. Two women teachers arrested in this peaceful gathering are Shahrzad Ghadiri, a member of the Teachers\u2019 Union, and Massoumeh Zamani. The 30 male teachers detained in Tehran\u2019s peaceful gathering were taken to the Gisha Police Station.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/04\/22\/teachers-peaceful-gathering\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cIRGC Killed Our Teacher,\u201d Say Students in Khash, Southeastern Iran<\/h3>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-teachers-IRGC\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-258134 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Iran-teachers-IRGC-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-teachers-IRGC\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Iran-teachers-IRGC-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Iran-teachers-IRGC-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Iran-teachers-IRGC-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Iran-teachers-IRGC-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Iran-teachers-IRGC.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>A heartbreaking video that is being widely circulated on social media shows schoolchildren in a school in the southeastern province of Sistan &amp; Baluchestan in Iran mourning their slain teacher who had been fatally shot by members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).<\/p>\n<p>The mourning schoolchildren say that \u201cthe IRGC killed our teacher.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shahram Bameri, a teacher in the school in the village of Gunich in the province, fell victim to the IRGC\u2019s atrocities on Tuesday, April 12, as he was traveling along with two of his relatives from the city of Iranshahr to Khash County. Bameri and one of his relatives were killed and the third passenger was critically injured when their car was a target of indiscriminate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/human-rights\/the-message-of-mass-graves-from-iran-in-1988-to-bucha-in-2022\/\">shooting by IRGC<\/a>, according to eyewitnesses\u2019 accounts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/human-rights\/irgc-killed-our-teacher-say-students-in-khash-southeastern-iran\/\" 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-22-2022\/\"><strong>Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 22,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02022<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 5:00 PM CEST Boosting Iranian Presence | Fatimiyoun Militia Seizes National Defence Headquarters at Entrances to Al-bokamal Border City With [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":258135,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,182,234],"tags":[129,277],"class_list":{"0":"post-258131","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 - 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