{"id":265635,"date":"2022-10-21T07:50:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T05:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=265635"},"modified":"2023-02-07T06:53:42","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T05:53:42","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-october-21-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-october-21-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 October 21, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iranians-europe-supporting-uprising\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-265638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/iranians-europe-supporting-uprising.jpg\" alt=\"iranians-europe-supporting-uprising\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/iranians-europe-supporting-uprising.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/iranians-europe-supporting-uprising-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/iranians-europe-supporting-uprising-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/iranians-europe-supporting-uprising-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/iranians-europe-supporting-uprising-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 11:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Latest Updates on Iran Uprising on Saturday<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Authorities in Tehran are <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1583510929542549504\" rel=\"noopener\">rounding up trash canisters<\/a> from the streets as officials are concerned about more anti-regime rallies on Sunday, October 22.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Protests are continuing with demonstrations in university campuses and many major cities, including in Tabriz as seen <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1583484698184990720\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> where security forces are <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1583485763353808897\" rel=\"noopener\">using live fire ammunition<\/a> in an attempt to crack down on protesters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Activities by defiant youth targeting and torching IRGC and Basij centers are expanding throughout Iran. Here is a post on social media of youths in Razan in Hamedan Province <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1583455563890958337\" rel=\"noopener\">torching a Basij center<\/a> after midnight on October 21, and in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1583454306342010880\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehran during the night<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tabriz, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Authorities dispatched security forces and anti-riot units to quell protesters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rVB4dgYq6W\">pic.twitter.com\/rVB4dgYq6W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1583485763353808897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tabriz, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Scenes of protesters establishing roadblocks and standing their ground in the face of the regime&#39;s security forces.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IHn1BQqpLy\">pic.twitter.com\/IHn1BQqpLy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1583484698184990720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 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>UPDATE: 5:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">65 Million Iranians Live In Absolute or Relative Poverty, Expert Says<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-dideban-65million-poverty\" class=\"size-full wp-image-265665 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/iran-dideban-65million-poverty.jpg\" alt=\"iran-dideban-65million-poverty\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/iran-dideban-65million-poverty.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/iran-dideban-65million-poverty-150x105.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The state-run <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.didbaniran.ir\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-4\/141718-%D8%AE%D8%B7-%D9%81%D9%82%D8%B1-%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A8%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%DA%A9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1-%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AF%DA%86%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%81%D9%82%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B7%D9%84%D9%82-%DB%8C%D8%A7-%D9%\" rel=\"noopener\">Dideban website<\/a> quoted an economic expert as saying on October 21: &#8220;According to published indicators, the cost of house rent at any place in Tehran is not less than 7 million tomans. Although the <em>relative poverty line<\/em> in Tehran and other big cities is 20 million tomans, 65% of our retirees earn less than 8 to 9 million tomans, which means they are in the <strong>absolute poverty<\/strong> zone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Hamid Haji Esmaili added: &#8220;30 million of the population require the aid of the relief and welfare committee and charities. In total, 65 million people in the country live in <strong>absolute or relative poverty<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This state-affiliated recruitment expert added: &#8220;The liquidity growth indicator shows a 160% increase. All these factors, along with rampant inflation and the incompetence of our officials, are responsible for turning poverty into a super crisis, like the current social crisis we are witnessing. When in a country of 84 million, 65 million people are struggling with the effects of poverty in various ways, how can you pretend that the situation is normal?&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 3:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran&#8217;s Uprising on Friday<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Today, October 21, marking the 36th day of the popular uprising in Iran, the people Zahedan took to the streets after the Friday prayer sermon and chanted slogans against the entire ruling establishment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to reports, demonstrators in Zahedan chanted &#8220;Death to Khamenei&#8221; and &#8220;Death to Basiji&#8221;. Protesters also chanted &#8220;From Zahedan to Tehran, I sacrifice my life for Iran&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 21 &#8211; Zahedan, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 36th day of the uprising.<br \/>They&#39;re chanting: &quot;From Zahedan to Tehran, my life for Iran!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ssl8Uoo33\">pic.twitter.com\/6ssl8Uoo33<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1583448014718238721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 21 &#8211; Zahedan, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 36th day of the uprising.<br \/>They&#39;re chanting: &quot;I will those who killed my brother!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ArBemmGcWQ\">pic.twitter.com\/ArBemmGcWQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1583446756582252547?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 21 &#8211; Zahedan, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 36th day of the uprising.<br \/>They&#39;re chanting: &quot;Death to Khamenei!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zirnjro0QV\">pic.twitter.com\/zirnjro0QV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1583444239916027904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 21 &#8211; Zahedan, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Activists are posting footage of authorities dispatching a large number of security forces in fear of growing protests.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NIPoO5F2aU\">pic.twitter.com\/NIPoO5F2aU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1583450533217464321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iranians in Crimea Helped Russia Target Ukraine With Drones &#8211; White House<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Reuters-Logo-e1606758477848\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-38854 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Reuters-Logo-e1606758477848-300x115.jpg\" alt=\"Reuters-Logo-e1606758477848\" width=\"258\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Reuters-Logo-e1606758477848-300x115.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Reuters-Logo-e1606758477848.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"text-align: justify\" data-testid=\"paragraph-0\">WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) &#8211; The White House said on Thursday that Iranians have been on the ground in Crimea helping Russians target Ukraine with Iranian drones, and that U.S. efforts to negotiate a return to the Iran nuclear deal have been set aside for the time being.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"text-align: justify\" data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">John Kirby, the White House&#8217;s top national security spokesperson, told reporters that Russian military personnel, operating remotely from Crimea, have been piloting Iranian drones to launch attacks against Ukrainian targets including Kyiv in recent days.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/russia-using-iranian-drones-attacks-ukraine-white-house-says-2022-10-20\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">German Company Implicated in the Construction of the Closed Internet in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"netzpolitik-logo\" class=\"wp-image-265661 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/netzpolitik-logo-300x169.png\" alt=\"netzpolitik-logo\" width=\"261\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/netzpolitik-logo-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/netzpolitik-logo-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/netzpolitik-logo-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/netzpolitik-logo-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/netzpolitik-logo-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/netzpolitik-logo-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/netzpolitik-logo-1392x783.png 1392w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/netzpolitik-logo-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/netzpolitik-logo.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/>A German company from Meerbusch in North Rhine-Westphalia is implicated with the Iranian Internet company ArvanCloud in setting up a closed Internet in Iran. This is shown by joint research by Correctiv, Tagesanzeiger, and netzpolitik.org. German ministries and security authorities are alarmed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A German company from Meerbusch in North Rhine-Westphalia is suspected of being a front company for the Iranian Internet company Abr Arvan, helping to restrict the Internet in Iran. As a joint research conducted by Correctiv, TAZ and netzpolitik.org shows, the company operates several data centers in Europe, which could ensure the operation of the internal Iranian network if the Internet were to be shut down.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/netzpolitik.org\/2022\/meerbusch-iran-connection-deutsche-firma-in-aufbau-des-abgeschotteten-internets-im-iran-verstrickt\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 2:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Hundreds of Iranian Opposition Supporters Demand Solidarity With Iranian People at European Summit in Brussels<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"niewsblad-logo\" class=\"wp-image-265651 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/niewsblad-logo.png\" alt=\"niewsblad-logo\" width=\"169\" height=\"94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/niewsblad-logo.png 301w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/niewsblad-logo-150x83.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">With dozens of flags and a large banner reading \u201c400 people killed, 20,000 arrested, stop inaction, close regime embassies, ban agents, stop trade\u201d, Iranian opposition supporters lined up facing the European Union. settings.\u00a0They show solidarity with the Iranian people who are rising up.\u00a0The protests for more freedom and democracy in Iran have now been going on for more than 50 days.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nieuwsblad.be\/cnt\/dmf20221021_94288160\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 21 &#8211; Brussels, Belgium<br \/>Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> opposition PMOI\/MEK rallied in support of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%85%D9%87%D8%B3%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0645\u0647\u0633\u0627_\u0627\u0645\u06cc\u0646\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5pVUWLKTjv\">pic.twitter.com\/5pVUWLKTjv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1583440464312532994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Latest Updates on Iran Uprising from October 20<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A severe Internet blackout continues but reports indicate daytime strikes by local businesses in Kurdistan province and campus protests by university students throughout Iran, as well as nighttime protests in major urban centers, continued.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Mohsen Mandegari, a journalist who works for several newspapers in Iran where the media is controlled, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mostaghelnewspaper.ir\/paper\/post\/41705\/%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%DA%AF%D9%81%D8%AA%DA%AF%D9%88-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84:-&amp;quot;%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7&amp;quot;-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%82%DB%8C%D8%B1--%D8%B1%D8%A7--%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84-%D9%86%D9%85%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%DA%A9%D9%86%D9%86%D8%AF\/\" rel=\"noopener\">has warned<\/a> top officials that the country&#8217;s youth driving the protests \u201cwill not tolerate humiliation.&#8221; He added that &#8220;There is only a brief window of opportunity for the government to control the ongoing uprising, and if the government refuses to listen to them, it will face an uncertain and disappointing future.&#8221; In his interview with the Mostaghel website, Mandegari said: &#8220;Even if the current wave of protests in Iran recedes temporarily, it will flare up again at another time like fire from the ashes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1583339800932675584\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehran<\/a> \u2013 Large crowds gather in the streets, block traffic, and protest against the regime<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1583167415663443969\" rel=\"noopener\">Tabriz<\/a> \u2013 Demonstrators occupied streets, lit bonfires to block security forces, and protested against the regime.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1583183773071511572\" rel=\"noopener\">Isfahan<\/a> \u2013 Protesters gathered in Chahar Bagh Street and chanted anti-regime slogans last night<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1583333608575881216\" rel=\"noopener\">Qom<\/a> \u2013 Protesters graffiti in front of the city\u2019s seminary of regime mullahs<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1583133444003008516\" rel=\"noopener\">Karaj<\/a> \u2013 Defiant youth set a local police station on fire<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/FfhSLgpWAAADQ0V?format=jpg&amp;name=small\" rel=\"noopener\">Rasht<\/a> \u2013 Protesters vandalize a statue of a senior cleric<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Eyewitness reports from MEK-affiliated Resistance Units<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>&#8220;Back on Thursday and Friday, when people had called for demonstrations to take place on Saturday, October 8, I remember that the regime\u2019s loyalists had ridiculed it, saying nobody would show up. When Saturday came, I saw protests that were way more ferocious than any I had seen before. I had never seen people so fearless and determined. They even freed several protesters detained in a police van. The security and plainclothes forces were beaten up more on that day than any day before. We have nothing to lose and much to gain. I can hear the march of freedom already.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 8:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Live Report: Iran\u2019s Nationwide Uprising Continues With Night Rallies in Several Cities<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-protests-october-20-2022\" class=\"size-full wp-image-265637 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/iran-protests-october-20-2022.jpg\" alt=\"iran-protests-october-20-2022\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/iran-protests-october-20-2022.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/iran-protests-october-20-2022-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s continuous nationwide uprising continued for the 35th day Thursday as anti-regime protests escalated in the form of night rallies in several cities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Protests in Iran have to this day expanded to 193 cities. Over 400 people have been killed and more than 20,000 are arrested by the regime\u2019s forces, according to sources of the Iranian opposition People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-of-iran-pmoi-mek\/\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>).\u00a0 The names of 241 killed protesters have been published by the PMOI\/MEK.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" style=\"text-align: justify\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"has-content-area\" title=\"undefined\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-october-20-2022\/\" data-title=\"Iran News in Brief \u2013 October 20, 2022\" data-hashtags=\"\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-irans-nationwide-uprising-continues-with-night-rallies-in-several-cities\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 20 &#8211; Isfahan, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 35th night of the uprising.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%85%D9%87%D8%B3%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0645\u0647\u0633\u0627_\u0627\u0645\u06cc\u0646\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7wRwIvhDWc\">pic.twitter.com\/7wRwIvhDWc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1583183773071511572?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 20 &#8211; Mahabad, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>More footage of locals continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 35th night of the uprising.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%85%D9%87%D8%B3%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0645\u0647\u0633\u0627_\u0627\u0645\u06cc\u0646\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dvseiY425n\">pic.twitter.com\/dvseiY425n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1583169931759259665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 20 &#8211; Mahabad, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 35th night of the uprising.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%85%D9%87%D8%B3%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0645\u0647\u0633\u0627_\u0627\u0645\u06cc\u0646\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bNNreDxj73\">pic.twitter.com\/bNNreDxj73<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1583168673597992960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Watch and judge why the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> regime has created a special anti-riot unit for women to confront <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a>? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MXULWyZj7N\">pic.twitter.com\/MXULWyZj7N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1583216489892524032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/media-gallery\/videos\/2022\/10\/norway-oslo-iranian-resistance-supporters-demonstration-in-support-of-the-iran-protests\/38593\/\">Norway, Oslo: Iranian Resistance Supporters Demonstration in Support of the Iran Protests<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Norway, Oslo - October 18, 2022: MEK Supporters Demonstration in Support of the Iran Protests.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_8JuY-WU8hmQ\" 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%2F8JuY-WU8hmQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8JuY-WU8hmQ\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT24S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-10-20T15:34:43Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_8JuY-WU8hmQ\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F8JuY-WU8hmQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Norway, Oslo - October 18, 2022: MEK Supporters Demonstration in Support of the Iran Protests.<\/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\/8JuY-WU8hmQ\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Iranian people\u2019s uprising<\/a>\u00a0and against the brutal attack on Tehran\u2019s notorious\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/fire-and-rebellion-at-evin-prison-what-you-need-to-know\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Evin Prison<\/a> by the mullahs\u2019 regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/media-gallery\/videos\/2022\/10\/norway-oslo-iranian-resistance-supporters-demonstration-in-support-of-the-iran-protests\/38593\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" style=\"text-align: justify\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"has-content-area\" title=\"undefined\" 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