{"id":260990,"date":"2022-07-08T09:53:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T07:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=260990"},"modified":"2023-02-04T23:04:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T22:04:28","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-july-8-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-july-8-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 July 8, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_260999\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-260999\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"karaj-traffic\" class=\"wp-image-260999\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/karaj-traffic.jpg\" alt=\"karaj-traffic\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/karaj-traffic.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/karaj-traffic-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/karaj-traffic-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/karaj-traffic-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/karaj-traffic-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/karaj-traffic-696x463.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/karaj-traffic-1068x710.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-260999\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traffic jam im Karaj, Alborz Province, Northcentral 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>UPDATE: 9:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Global Firestorm Brewing Over Belgium\u2019s Disgraceful, Secret Deal With Iran\u2019s Regime<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"belgian-parliament\" class=\"size-full wp-image-260991 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/belgian-parliament.jpg\" alt=\"belgian-parliament\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/belgian-parliament.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/belgian-parliament-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>While the Belgian Parliament Foreign Relations Committee leaned on the government-led coalition vote to adopt a recent bill to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/brussels-to-send-terrorist-diplomat-back-to-tehran-in-disgraceful-deal\/\">exchange prisoners with the Iranian regime<\/a>, a completely different development has been gaining unprecedented global attention. An international campaign has been launched to shed light on Brussels\u2019 illegitimate agreement with Tehran, resulting in tensions even during Belgian parliamentary sessions on July 5 and 6.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/global-firestorm-brewing-over-belgiums-disgraceful-secret-deal-with-irans-regime\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran: Fearing the Spread of Uprisings and the Leading Role of Women, Clerical Regime Intensifies Its Repressive Measures<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"English-statement-min\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-260992 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/English-statement-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"English-statement-min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/English-statement-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/English-statement-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/English-statement-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/English-statement-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Fearing the spread of uprisings and the leading role of women, the clerical regime has intensified its repressive measures. Fearing the spread of popular uprisings and to terrorize and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/06\/17\/iran-mullahs-enforce-compulsory-hijab\/\" rel=\"noopener\">intimidating the public<\/a>, the clerical regime\u2019s president Ebrahim Raisi, has ordered stepped-up\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/06\/30\/why-focus-on-women\/\" rel=\"noopener\">suppression of women<\/a>\u00a0in the framework of a 2005 medieval decree entitled \u2018chastity and hijab\u2019 by the so-called \u2018Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution.\u2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/07\/07\/repressive-measures-against-women\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Improperly Veiled Women Banned From Entering Metro Stations in Mashhad<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Women-in-a-metro-train-in-Iran\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-260993 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Women-in-a-metro-train-in-Iran-300x150.webp\" alt=\"Women-in-a-metro-train-in-Iran\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Women-in-a-metro-train-in-Iran-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Women-in-a-metro-train-in-Iran-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Women-in-a-metro-train-in-Iran-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Women-in-a-metro-train-in-Iran.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Prosecutor\u2019s Office of Mashhad sent a letter to the city\u2019s governor, urging them to prevent the entry of improperly veiled women to metro stations. Explaining the content of the letter, Hashem Daemi, a member of the City Council of Mashhad, said: \u201cIn light of the growing trend of violation of norms in the metro stations, the municipality and its officers are duty-bound to act as soon as they see examples of improper veiling or women\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2020\/10\/20\/woman-arrested-for-defying-the-compulsory-veil\/\" rel=\"noopener\">appearing in public without a veil<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/07\/07\/improperly-veiled-women-metro\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Soccer Fans Protest Ousting Captain Voria Ghafouri<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Soccer-Fans-Protest-Ousting-Captain-Voria-Ghafouri\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-260994 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Soccer-Fans-Protest-Ousting-Captain-Voria-Ghafouri-300x187.webp\" alt=\"Soccer-Fans-Protest-Ousting-Captain-Voria-Ghafouri\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Soccer-Fans-Protest-Ousting-Captain-Voria-Ghafouri-300x187.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Soccer-Fans-Protest-Ousting-Captain-Voria-Ghafouri-150x94.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Soccer-Fans-Protest-Ousting-Captain-Voria-Ghafouri.webp 663w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Tuesday, June 28, the Iranian regime\u2019s state media reported that Esteghlal Tehran Football Club\u2019s Captain Voria Ghafouri was dismissed from the club. The media avoided mentioning the reason; however, in an interview, Ghafouri said that the club\u2019s owners did not extend his contract.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Esteghlal FC won the 2021-2022 national league thanks to captain Ghafouri\u2019s skill and leadership, so the club\u2019s refusal to offer a new contract with the beloved captain shocked the club\u2019s fans. Esteghlal FC\u2019s acting CEO Mostafa Ajorlu, an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officer, has brazenly refused to extend Ghafouri\u2019s contract or offer a new one.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/general\/soccer-fans-protest-ousting-captain-voria-ghafouri\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Political Prisoner in Poor Health Condition After Giving Birth<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"political-prisoner-Saada-Khadirzadeh\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-258535 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/political-prisoner-Saada-Khadirzadeh-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"political-prisoner-Saada-Khadirzadeh\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/political-prisoner-Saada-Khadirzadeh-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/political-prisoner-Saada-Khadirzadeh-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/political-prisoner-Saada-Khadirzadeh-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/political-prisoner-Saada-Khadirzadeh.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Political prisoner Soada Khadirzadeh has been held in Urmia Prison despite her poor health after giving birth.\u00a0Branch 3 of the Criminal Court of Mahabad County has set bail of 3 billion Tomans for her release, which her family has so far failed to secure. She gave birth to her baby girl on June 20 after two weeks of delay.\u00a0She was kept in prison until 3 hours before delivering her baby.\u00a0Her legs and arms had swollen, and her baby\u2019s health was at risk.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2022\/07\/07\/political-prisoner-in-poor-health-condition-after-giving-birth\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Trade Union Activist Mohammad Ali Zahmatkesh on Hunger Strike to Protest Continued Detention<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mohammad-Ali-Zahmatkesh\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-260995 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mohammad-Ali-Zahmatkesh-300x150.webp\" alt=\"Mohammad-Ali-Zahmatkesh\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mohammad-Ali-Zahmatkesh-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mohammad-Ali-Zahmatkesh-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mohammad-Ali-Zahmatkesh-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mohammad-Ali-Zahmatkesh.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iranian trade union activist Mohammad Ali Zahmatkesh has been on a hunger strike since June 30, in Adelabad Prison of Shiraz. He is protesting his continued detention and his confinement with common criminals. Mohammad Ali Zahmatkesh was arrested on May 14 in a peaceful gathering of teachers in the city of Shiraz. Iranian security forces began a widespread\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2022\/06\/27\/security-forces-arrest-230-iranian-teachers-in-two-months\/\" rel=\"noopener\">wave of arrests\u00a0<\/a>of teachers and educators a few days before the nationwide protest of teachers on May 1, which marks Teacher\u2019s Day in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2022\/07\/07\/trade-union-activist-mohammad-ali-zahmatkesh-on-hunger-strike-to-protest-continued-detention\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Former Political Prisoner Arrested in Retirees\u2019 Gathering<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Seyyed-Javad-Seyedi\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-260996 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Seyyed-Javad-Seyedi-300x150.webp\" alt=\"Seyyed-Javad-Seyedi\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Seyyed-Javad-Seyedi-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Seyyed-Javad-Seyedi-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Seyyed-Javad-Seyedi-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Seyyed-Javad-Seyedi.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Security forces arrested former political prisoner Seyyed Javad Seyedi during a gathering of retirees in Tehran on July 2 and transferred him to Ward 209 of Evin Prison controlled by the Intelligence Ministry. He has been imprisoned in undecided condition while being denied access to his lawyer and relatives.\u00a0Previously, Seyyed Javad Seyedi was sentenced by Branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, headed by Judge Mohammad Moqiseh, to 8 months in prison on charges of \u2018propaganda against the regime,\u2019 and 3 years and 9 months on charges of \u2018assembly and collusion against national security.\u2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2022\/07\/07\/former-political-prisoner-arrested-in-retirees-gathering\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Labor Activist Reyhaneh Ansarinejad Remains in Ward 209 of Evin Prison<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Labor-activist-Reyhaneh-Ansarinejad\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-260997 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Labor-activist-Reyhaneh-Ansarinejad-300x150.webp\" alt=\"Labor-activist-Reyhaneh-Ansarinejad\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Labor-activist-Reyhaneh-Ansarinejad-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Labor-activist-Reyhaneh-Ansarinejad-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Labor-activist-Reyhaneh-Ansarinejad-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Labor-activist-Reyhaneh-Ansarinejad.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Labor activist Reyhaneh Ansarinejad has remained in detention on remand in Evin Prison\u2019s Intelligence Ministry Ward 209.\u00a0She has been denied family visits and contact. According to an informed source, her young daughter, who depends on her mother as the only parent, is now facing financial hardship and cannot regularly visit due to their economic situation. Intelligence Ministry agents arrested Reyhaneh Ansarinejad on May 12, 2022.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2022\/07\/07\/labor-activist-reyhaneh-ansarinejad-remains-in-ward-209-of-evin-prison\/\" 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\/07\/iran-resistance-freedom-struggle-against-injustice-mek-ncri-pmoi-free-protest\/34704\/\">Four Days of Protests, Iranians\u2019 Struggle Against Injustice Isn\u2019t Over Yet<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Four-Days-of-Protests-Iranians-Struggle-Against-Injustice-Isnt-Over-Yet\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-260998 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Four-Days-of-Protests-Iranians-Struggle-Against-Injustice-Isnt-Over-Yet-300x169.webp\" alt=\"Four-Days-of-Protests-Iranians-Struggle-Against-Injustice-Isnt-Over-Yet\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Four-Days-of-Protests-Iranians-Struggle-Against-Injustice-Isnt-Over-Yet-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Four-Days-of-Protests-Iranians-Struggle-Against-Injustice-Isnt-Over-Yet-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Four-Days-of-Protests-Iranians-Struggle-Against-Injustice-Isnt-Over-Yet.webp 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Since July 4, freedom-loving Iranians held several protest rallies in various European states, the United States, and Canada. They tirelessly voiced their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2022\/07\/iranian-resistance-supporters-protest-in-european-cities-against-the-shameful-deal-between-the-mullahs-regime-and-the-belgian-government\/34626\/\">condemnation<\/a>\u00a0against the Belgian government\u2019s disgraceful deal with the mullahs\u2019 regime to release the convicted terrorist-diplomat Assadollah Assadi. Iranians believe that this is an apparent injustice, and they would continue to struggle, never remaining silent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2022\/07\/iran-resistance-freedom-struggle-against-injustice-mek-ncri-pmoi-free-protest\/34704\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-july-7-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brief \u2013 July 7,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02022<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 9:30 AM CEST Global Firestorm Brewing Over Belgium&rsquo;s Disgraceful, Secret Deal With Iran&rsquo;s Regime While the Belgian Parliament Foreign Relations [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":260999,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[277,133,276],"class_list":{"0":"post-260990","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-iran-news","9":"tag-women-rights","10":"tag-iran-human-rights"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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