{"id":262058,"date":"2022-08-05T08:49:15","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T06:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=262058"},"modified":"2023-02-04T16:52:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T15:52:17","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-august-5-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-5-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 August 5, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_262067\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-262067\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iranians-rally-in-Vienna\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iranians-rally-in-Vienna.jpg\" alt=\"Iranians-rally-in-Vienna\" width=\"690\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iranians-rally-in-Vienna.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iranians-rally-in-Vienna-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iranians-rally-in-Vienna-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-262067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iranian, supporters of the NCRI, held a rally in Vienna.<\/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: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">MEK Resistance Units Honor Iranian Political Prisoners Executed in 1988<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Resistance-units-honor-martyrs-of-1988-massacre\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-262059 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Resistance-units-honor-martyrs-of-1988-massacre.jpg\" alt=\"Resistance-units-honor-martyrs-of-1988-massacre\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Resistance-units-honor-martyrs-of-1988-massacre.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Resistance-units-honor-martyrs-of-1988-massacre-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">As Iran marks the 34<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the massacre of more than 30,000 political prisoners in the summer of 1988, Resistance Units, a network of activists associated with the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), are honoring the memory of the martyrs of the Iranian Resistance and pledge to continue their path.\u00a0In the past week, members of the Resistance Units in different cities carried out activities to stress that the sacrifices made by the martyrs of the 1988 massacre have not been in vain and their memory lives through the rebellious generation of youth that are standing against the regime in every corner of the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/mek-resistance-units-honor-iranian-political-prisoners-executed-in-1988\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Farangis Mazloum Jailed in Evin, Contracts the Coronavirus<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Farangis-Mazloum-taken-to-Evin\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-262060 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Farangis-Mazloum-taken-to-Evin-300x150.webp\" alt=\"Farangis-Mazloum-taken-to-Evin\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Farangis-Mazloum-taken-to-Evin-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Farangis-Mazloum-taken-to-Evin-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Farangis-Mazloum-taken-to-Evin-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Farangis-Mazloum-taken-to-Evin.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Farangis Mazloum jailed in Evin \u2013 Due to pressures from the Intelligence Ministry, Farangis Mazloum has been transferred to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/07\/25\/deplorable-conditions-in-evin\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Evin\u00a0<\/a>Prison to serve her sentence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Farangis Mazloum is the mother of former political prisoner Soheil Arabi.\u00a0Mrs. Farangis Mazloum suffers from severe health problems, including a heart condition and severe leg pain. She also suffered a brain stroke recently.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/08\/04\/farangis-mazloum-jailed-in-evin\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iranian Kurds Risk Lives To Become Kolbars Due to Poverty \u2013 Report<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-border-porters-kolbars\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-262061 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iran-border-porters-kolbars-300x150.webp\" alt=\"Iran-border-porters-kolbars\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iran-border-porters-kolbars-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iran-border-porters-kolbars-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iran-border-porters-kolbars-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iran-border-porters-kolbars.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">There seems to be a link between the geographical locations and the observed levels of deprivation across Iran. Statistics indicate that the border provinces have the highest rates of unemployment in the country. Drug addiction, divorce, and other social issues are also highly prevalent in border provinces, which is reflective of the unjust and faulty structure that governs them and the insufficient policies of the central government.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The unjust and imbalanced division of wealth within these provinces, the lack of attention to their economic potential, and ineffective management are among the causes behind the poor social and economic conditions of the border provinces in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/iranian-kurds-risk-lives-to-become-kolbars-due-to-poverty-report\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran: Mullahs Admit People No Longer Want Them<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-khamenei-12042022\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-257761 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-khamenei-12042022-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"iran-khamenei-12042022\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-khamenei-12042022-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-khamenei-12042022-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-khamenei-12042022-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-khamenei-12042022-696x485.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-khamenei-12042022.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">These days, the Iranian regime has been surrounded by enormous dilemmas both inside the country and abroad, while people from different walks of life continue their socio-economic protests across Iran on a daily basis. At the same time, the regime\u2019s mullahs are losing their hopes of further concessions from Western governments through the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In his lecture on July 27, the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei emphasized the importance of \u2018Friday Prayers\u2019. The regime touted these weekly ceremonies for decades as a sign of public acceptance. However, these state-back shows have failed to attract the regime\u2019s loyalists, let alone ordinary citizens.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/infightings\/iran-mullahs-admit-people-no-longer-want-them\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/media-gallery\/videos\/2022\/08\/mek-network-pay-tribute-to-political-prisoners-executed-in-the-1988-massacre-in-iran\/35665\/\">MEK Network Pay Tribute to Political Prisoners Executed in the 1988 Massacre in Iran<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"MEK-Network-Pay-Tribute-to-Political-Prisoners-Executed-in-the-1988-Massacre-in-Iran\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-262062 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MEK-Network-Pay-Tribute-to-Political-Prisoners-Executed-in-the-1988-Massacre-in-Iran-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"MEK-Network-Pay-Tribute-to-Political-Prisoners-Executed-in-the-1988-Massacre-in-Iran\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MEK-Network-Pay-Tribute-to-Political-Prisoners-Executed-in-the-1988-Massacre-in-Iran-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MEK-Network-Pay-Tribute-to-Political-Prisoners-Executed-in-the-1988-Massacre-in-Iran-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MEK-Network-Pay-Tribute-to-Political-Prisoners-Executed-in-the-1988-Massacre-in-Iran-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MEK-Network-Pay-Tribute-to-Political-Prisoners-Executed-in-the-1988-Massacre-in-Iran-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MEK-Network-Pay-Tribute-to-Political-Prisoners-Executed-in-the-1988-Massacre-in-Iran.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>July 30, 2022<\/strong>\u2014 The Iranian\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/t\/iranian-resistance-units\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Resistance Units<\/a>, a network of activists of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/a-primer-on-the-history-of-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-of-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) across Iran, have been organizing various activities that are louder calls for regime change. The Resistance Units commemorated the massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/1988-massacre-of-political-prisoners-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">summer of 1988<\/a> based on a fatwa by Khomeini. The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?s=Resistance+Units\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a>\u00a0pledged to continue the path of the martyrs and sent messages of resistance against the mullahs\u2019 regime along with photos of resistance leaders\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi-mek-pmoi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/media-gallery\/videos\/2022\/08\/mek-network-pay-tribute-to-political-prisoners-executed-in-the-1988-massacre-in-iran\/35665\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Also, read<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-4-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 August 4,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02022<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST MEK Resistance Units Honor Iranian Political Prisoners Executed in 1988 As Iran marks the 34th anniversary of [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":262067,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-262058","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","9":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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