{"id":259208,"date":"2022-05-21T10:46:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T08:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=259208"},"modified":"2023-02-05T05:14:39","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T04:14:39","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-21-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-21-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 21, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_259213\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-259213\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-isfahan-kazerooni-alley\" class=\"wp-image-259213 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iran-isfahan-kazerooni-alley.jpg\" alt=\"iran-isfahan-kazerooni-alley\" width=\"1000\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iran-isfahan-kazerooni-alley.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iran-isfahan-kazerooni-alley-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iran-isfahan-kazerooni-alley-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iran-isfahan-kazerooni-alley-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iran-isfahan-kazerooni-alley-696x397.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-259213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kazerooni alley in Isfahan, Isfahan Province, 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: 8:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Support for Nationwide Protests in the Netherlands<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Today, Iranians and supporters of the Iranian Resistance held a rally in the Dutch city of The Hague to express their solidarity with their fellow countrymen and women in support of the popular uprising inside the country and against the oppressive regime.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_129gBaMwjSg\"><div id=\"lyte_129gBaMwjSg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F129gBaMwjSg%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\/129gBaMwjSg\" 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%2F129gBaMwjSg%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<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Armed Incident Reported in Western Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"tasnim-malakshahi-shooting-Copy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-259223 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/tasnim-malakshahi-shooting-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"tasnim-malakshahi-shooting-Copy\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/tasnim-malakshahi-shooting-Copy.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/tasnim-malakshahi-shooting-Copy-150x115.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The state-run <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tasnimnews.com\/fa\/news\/1401\/02\/29\/2713523\" rel=\"noopener\">Tasnim news agency<\/a> reported an armed attack on some offices and banks in the western Ilam province and wrote: &#8220;On Wednesday evening, in a norm-breaking fashion, unknown individuals in Malekshahi city opened fire on some offices and banks. The assault was met with a decisive and non-forgiving approach by the Ilam Province Disciplinary Command.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The news agency quoted Al-Qasi Mehr, the police chief of Ilam province, as saying: &#8220;Following the shooting in Malekshahi city, the police undertook special measures to deal with this case. Five perpetrators of the shooting were arrested. A Siminov rifle and some ammunition were seized from the defendants, as well as three vehicles, including two cars and a motorcycle, were taken into custody.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Before the armed incident of Malekshahi took place, the people of this city were protesting against the systemic looting by the clerical regime and clashed with the repressive security forces in an attack on the regime&#8217;s governorate.\u00a0Also last week, a number of Malikshahi youths were arrested by the city&#8217;s infamous intelligence and taken to an unknown location.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 1:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Reports of Protests in Tehran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Poultry farmers held a protest rally in front of the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad today, protesting the 600 percent increase in prices by the ministry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Poultry-farmers-tehran-protest21052022\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-259217\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Poultry-farmers-tehran-protest21052022.webp\" alt=\"Poultry-farmers-tehran-protest21052022\" width=\"690\" height=\"926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Poultry-farmers-tehran-protest21052022.webp 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Poultry-farmers-tehran-protest21052022-224x300.webp 224w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Poultry-farmers-tehran-protest21052022-150x201.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Poultry-farmers-tehran-protest21052022-300x403.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Also today, temporary oil workers protested their low salaries in Tehran.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 21- Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Temporary oil industry workers and employees are protesting poor working conditions and low living standards.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Aan4TYiRf7\">pic.twitter.com\/Aan4TYiRf7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1527941014849261568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/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\">Plagued by Fear, Tehran Conducts Wargames to Project Strength<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-towards-quds-wargames-basij-irgc-Copy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-259211 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iran-towards-quds-wargames-basij-irgc-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"iran-towards-quds-wargames-basij-irgc-Copy\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iran-towards-quds-wargames-basij-irgc-Copy.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iran-towards-quds-wargames-basij-irgc-Copy-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to the state&#8217;s media, since May 20, the IRGC\u00a0 initiated wargames called &#8220;towards al-Quds&#8221; in provinces where the unrest struck the most, including Kurdistan, Isfahan, Mazandaran, the suburbs of Tehran, Semnan, Kermanshah, and Ilam.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Trying to scare off the spread of protests while aiming to boost the morale of its forces whose bases have recently been crushed by brave youth, IRGC commander of Khuzestan province Mohammad <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/defapress.ir\/fa\/news\/523574\" rel=\"noopener\">Reza Lilizadeh said<\/a> on Friday, May 20: &#8220;The purpose of the &#8216;towards al-Quds&#8217; exercise is to prepare the units for conducting real operations in social arenas throughout Khuzestan province. Given the current situation, carrying out psychological operations by the Basij force, continuing unit training and combat training in accordance with assigned missions, intelligence awareness in the field, and also intensive implementation of various individual combat tactics in the field are the main objectives of this exercise.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Following a new wave of uprisings in different Iranian cities and provinces, the regime has intensified security measures in various cities by organizing antiprotest rallies, Basij, and IRGC wargames as well as adding additional checkpoints in various cities.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iranian Women Athletes Yekta Jamali and Paris Jahanfekrian Leave Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iranian-women-athletes-Yekta-Jamali-and-Paris-Jahanfekrian\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-259210 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Iranian-women-athletes-Yekta-Jamali-and-Paris-Jahanfekrian-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian-women-athletes-Yekta-Jamali-and-Paris-Jahanfekrian\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Iranian-women-athletes-Yekta-Jamali-and-Paris-Jahanfekrian-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Iranian-women-athletes-Yekta-Jamali-and-Paris-Jahanfekrian-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Iranian-women-athletes-Yekta-Jamali-and-Paris-Jahanfekrian-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Iranian-women-athletes-Yekta-Jamali-and-Paris-Jahanfekrian.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iranian women athletes fleeing world\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/04\/06\/sports-social-equality-and-growth-a-tortuous-path-for-iranian-women\/\" rel=\"noopener\">sports<\/a> camps have made news recently. Yekta Jamali won a silver medal in the 2022 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships. Parisa Jahanfekrian received the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjNmseqg-_3AhUwh_0HHfGRCxUQFnoECFcQAQ&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.france24.com%2Fen%2Ftag%2F2021-tokyo-olympics%2F&amp;usg=AOvVaw2kkj4ZnYOjCRh9-1XG8Jdo\" rel=\"noopener\">Tokyo Olympics<\/a> quota for the first time in women\u2019s weightlifting in Iran. Both Iranian women athletes have now left the country, seeking asylum in other countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/05\/20\/iranian-women-athletes-yekta-jamali\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s Regime Targets Dowry in Its Latest Attempt To Violate Women\u2019s Rights<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Dowry-in-Iran-min\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-259209 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Dowry-in-Iran-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dowry-in-Iran-min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Dowry-in-Iran-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Dowry-in-Iran-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Dowry-in-Iran-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Dowry-in-Iran-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Dowry is one of the few entitlements for women, recognized even in a clerical jurisprudence. Based on this law, a woman can claim her dowry from her husband. Over the past two years, the mullahs\u2019 parliament passed various bills to oppress and enslave\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/women-rights-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Iranian women<\/a>. The parliament has now targeted women\u2019s dowry. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">In Iran, women<\/a>\u00a0do not automatically have the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2020\/06\/09\/institutionalized-misogyny-in-the-laws-of-the-mullahs-regime-ruling-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">right to divorce<\/a>. If they do file for divorce, they must compensate their husbands.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jnews_inline_related_post_wrapper right half\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<div class=\"jnews_inline_related_post\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_28 jeg_postblock jeg_module_hook jeg_pagination_disable jeg_col_1o3 jnews_module_35084_0_62886d9b66d8c \" data-unique=\"jnews_module_35084_0_62886d9b66d8c\">\n<div class=\"jeg_block_heading jeg_block_heading_9 jeg_subcat_right\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/05\/19\/irans-regime-targets-dowry\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Khamenei-dominated Parliament Slams Raisi<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iranian regime MP says we hear nothing but people&amp;#039;s cursing, Majlis, Tehran; May 8, 2022\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_lvARuPFh3Gg\" 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%2FlvARuPFh3Gg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lvARuPFh3Gg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M33S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-05-10T10:00:38Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_lvARuPFh3Gg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FlvARuPFh3Gg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iranian regime MP says we hear nothing but people&#039;s cursing, Majlis, Tehran; May 8, 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\/lvARuPFh3Gg\" 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%2FlvARuPFh3Gg%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian regime MP says we hear nothing but people&amp;#039;s cursing, Majlis, Tehran; May 8, 2022\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"#43YearsOfMisery #IranBreadProtests #Tehran, #Iran&#039;s capital\u2014in his comment at the Parliament public session on May 8, MP Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi admitted public hatred against the regime and the regime&#039;s dire situation, saying: How many years have the people\u2019s subsidies remained at 450,000 rials? Which item&#039;s price remained stable while people&#039;s subsidies depreciated? Assuming that you pay flour subsidies, how would you compensate for the subsidies of other price hikes? How should the people cover their other expenses? Brothers, sisters, the representatives of the noble nation of Iran; where is the nation? What remains of the nation? Do you hear anything from the people but cursing and hateful remarks at your jurisdictions these days? The government can&#039;t run the country, and the Parliament [Majlis] as the legislative body should intervene, not talk! [Majlis] should ask why a car is sold to people at four to five times the price of neighboring countries? Why [government] deprives people of flour, the most basic item in food baskets, under the pretext of smuggling and war in Ukraine? [Our people] used to envy other nations&#039; homes, cars, decent lives. And now our people envy their bread. Iraq was occupied, Afghanistan was occupied; check what percentage their national currency depreciated? Why have you entertained yourself and forgotten the country&#039;s most essential dilemmas?\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">During an Iranian Parliament (Majlis) public session on May 8, Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi, an MP from Torbat-e-Jam county in the northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.khabaronline.ir\/news\/1629477\/%D8%A8%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D9%86%D8%B7%D9%82-%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AA-%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1\">said,<\/a>\u00a0\u201cHow should the people cover their expenses? Brothers, sisters, the representatives of the noble nation of Iran, where is the nation? What remains of the nation?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">He questioned those in attendance, asking, \u201cDo you hear anything from the people but cursing and hateful remarks at your jurisdictions these days? The government can\u2019t run the country, and the Parliament [Majlis] as the legislative body should intervene, not talk!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/infightings\/khamenei-dominated-parliament-slams-raisi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Read more: <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-20-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 20,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02022<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 8:00 PM CEST Support for Nationwide Protests in the Netherlands Today, Iranians and supporters of the Iranian Resistance held a [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":259213,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,182,234],"tags":[129,277],"class_list":{"0":"post-259208","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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