{"id":267416,"date":"2022-12-05T09:40:07","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T08:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=267416"},"modified":"2023-02-07T17:29:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T16:29:12","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-5-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-december-5-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 5, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_267421\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-267421\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-funeral-protest\" class=\"size-full wp-image-267421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-funeral-protest.jpg\" alt=\"iran-funeral-protest\" width=\"1000\" height=\"586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-funeral-protest.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-funeral-protest-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-funeral-protest-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-funeral-protest-150x88.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-funeral-protest-696x408.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-267421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Since the uprising that started on September 16, every funeral and mourning ceremony has turned into a popular protest<\/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: 9:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 81<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Monday, December 5, 2022 \u2013 7 PM GMT+1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 81<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protests<\/strong>: 280 cities<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fatalities<\/strong>: 700+ estimated deaths, 565 identified by MEK<\/li>\n<li><strong>Detentions<\/strong>: 30,000+<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Underground calls across Iran for three days of national protest targeting the regime of Ali Khamenei have developed into a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1599797342613356544\" rel=\"noopener\">massive and expansive strike<\/a> that swept across scores of cities with commercial centers and bazaars in more than 40 areas of Tehran alone being affected.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 5 &#8211; Eyvan, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals are on strike and continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 81st day 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\/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0635\u0627\u0628\u0627\u062a_\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/upQeOHlOSI\">pic.twitter.com\/upQeOHlOSI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1599766793115127808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Protesters have called for December 5<sup>th<\/sup> to be a national day of strikes, December 6<sup>th<\/sup> to be a national day of neighborhood protests, and December 7<sup>th<\/sup>, coinciding with Student\u2019s Day, being a day of national protests converging on major streets and city centers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Strikes across <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> | December 5, 2022<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0635\u0627\u0628\u0627\u062a_\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pp8JQnEXkf\">https:\/\/t.co\/pp8JQnEXkf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xWGQJteWJP\">pic.twitter.com\/xWGQJteWJP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1599769309835718658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Today, a number of families of those arrested during the uprising gathered in front of Evin Prison to inquire and learn about the fate of their loved ones.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> News in Brief<br \/>December 5, a number of families of those arrested during <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a> gathered in front of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EvinPrison?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EvinPrison<\/a> to inquire and learn about the fate of their loved ones.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0xaoTW6fh9\">https:\/\/t.co\/0xaoTW6fh9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YC2gkZ0H26\">pic.twitter.com\/YC2gkZ0H26<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1599871321411756032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The call has mobilized thousands of activists across the country through social media as underground youth associations in more than 30 cities banded together to spearhead the call to businesses to close.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 5 &#8211; Bandar Anzali, northern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals are on strike and continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 81st day 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\/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0635\u0627\u0628\u0627\u062a_\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LjRGDmSDPh\">pic.twitter.com\/LjRGDmSDPh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1599779375456452610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The antigovernment protests are being carried out under severe repression while leaders and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iranian-resistance-units\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a> cannot be expected to openly announce their identity. All independent groups and political parties have been banned and outlawed by the illegitimate regime long ago. The grassroots Resistance Units and youth are now actively organizing and making the calls for protests to represent a popular opposition under the skin of Iran\u2019s cities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The mobility, dexterity, distribution, and high-tech methods of protesters in various neighborhoods to reach a wide audience, inform Iranians and the world while protesting, and evade capture by suppression forces has now turned into a huge security problem for the regime\u2019s exasperated authorities who cannot seem to find an effective way to quell the uprising.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 5 &#8211; Choram, Kohgiluyeh &amp; Boyer-Ahmad Province, southwest <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 81st night of the uprising.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%85%D8%B1%DA%AF_%D8%A8%D8%B1_%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%85%DA%AF%D8%B1_%DA%86%D9%87_%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%87_%DA%86%D9%87_%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A8%D8%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0645\u0631\u06af_\u0628\u0631_\u0633\u062a\u0645\u06af\u0631_\u0686\u0647_\u0634\u0627\u0647_\u0628\u0627\u0634\u0647_\u0686\u0647_\u0631\u0647\u0628\u0631<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rkbaEzLV1a\">pic.twitter.com\/rkbaEzLV1a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1599818383758831618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Today hundreds of video reports surfaced from an estimated 80 cities of massive commercial strikes, some of which have been posted on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mojahedineng\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI Twitter account<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Meanwhile, nighttime protests have already begun with an energetic crowd cursing the supreme leader of the regime and calling for his downfall in many areas of Tehran, including in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1599820899493896194\" rel=\"noopener\">Ekbatan<\/a> district, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1599828449035796483\" rel=\"noopener\">Towhid Metro Station<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1599825942217510913\" rel=\"noopener\">Shariati<\/a> district, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1599810839380361218\" rel=\"noopener\">Shariati Metro Station<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1599808316309372932\" rel=\"noopener\">Sadeghiyeh Metro Station<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1599823415929491456\" rel=\"noopener\">Niayesh<\/a> highway, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1599814608067461121\" rel=\"noopener\">Sattarkhan<\/a> district, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1599807057988722688\" rel=\"noopener\">Haft Howz<\/a> district. Protests have also begun in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1599819641139781632\" rel=\"noopener\">Isfahan<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1599829707100299264\" rel=\"noopener\">Amol<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1599827191277273091\" rel=\"noopener\">Karaj<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1599822157348888580\" rel=\"noopener\">Arak<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1599817124385636358\" rel=\"noopener\">Mashhad<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1599815866312376321\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamedan<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1599803284482424841\" rel=\"noopener\">Zanjan<\/a>, Shiraz, and Ilam.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 5 &#8211; Hamadan, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Protesters chanting &quot;Death to the Basij!&quot; as store owners are on strike.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%85%D8%B1%DA%AF_%D8%A8%D8%B1_%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%85%DA%AF%D8%B1_%DA%86%D9%87_%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%87_%DA%86%D9%87_%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A8%D8%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0645\u0631\u06af_\u0628\u0631_\u0633\u062a\u0645\u06af\u0631_\u0686\u0647_\u0634\u0627\u0647_\u0628\u0627\u0634\u0647_\u0686\u0647_\u0631\u0647\u0628\u0631<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EKyZ9l8AkB\">pic.twitter.com\/EKyZ9l8AkB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1599736740708700162?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 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\">December 5 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Shariati Metro Station<br \/>Protesters chanting: &quot;This is the last message: the entire regime is the target!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%85%D8%B1%DA%AF_%D8%A8%D8%B1_%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%85%DA%AF%D8%B1_%DA%86%D9%87_%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%87_%DA%86%D9%87_%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A8%D8%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0645\u0631\u06af_\u0628\u0631_\u0633\u062a\u0645\u06af\u0631_\u0686\u0647_\u0634\u0627\u0647_\u0628\u0627\u0634\u0647_\u0686\u0647_\u0631\u0647\u0628\u0631<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2xHQySE64t\">pic.twitter.com\/2xHQySE64t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1599810839380361218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 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\">December 5 &#8211; Mashhad, northeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals in the city&#39;s Vakilabad district are continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 81st night of the uprising.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%85%D8%B1%DA%AF_%D8%A8%D8%B1_%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%85%DA%AF%D8%B1_%DA%86%D9%87_%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%87_%DA%86%D9%87_%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A8%D8%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0645\u0631\u06af_\u0628\u0631_\u0633\u062a\u0645\u06af\u0631_\u0686\u0647_\u0634\u0627\u0647_\u0628\u0627\u0634\u0647_\u0686\u0647_\u0631\u0647\u0628\u0631<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yoyjvit9Wd\">pic.twitter.com\/yoyjvit9Wd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1599817124385636358?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Resistance<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1599739545058099200\" rel=\"noopener\">saluted<\/a> the Bazaar merchants across Iran who went on strike and joined university students and other social strata to support the protests. The revolution in Iran will be victorious, she stressed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Courageous students rose up today in dozens of universities across <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> vowing to continue to the end the path of their fallen friends. In step with Bazaar merchants, workers, students, and other sectors of society, they pledged to fight on and take back Iran.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wn30e9RTVu\">pic.twitter.com\/wn30e9RTVu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1599816046373875712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 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: 8:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">American Dignitaries: The MEK Doesn\u2019t Need U.S. Approval To Continue Its Heroic Freedom Struggle<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-protests-october-5-2022\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-267418 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-protests-october-5-2022-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"iran-protests-october-5-2022\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-protests-october-5-2022-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-protests-october-5-2022-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-protests-october-5-2022.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Protests have continued across Iran for more than two months and Iranians are calling for regime change. However, instead of siding with the Iranian people, Robert Malley, the United States Special Envoy for Iran, chose to slander Iran\u2019s principal opposition group, the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/a-primer-on-the-history-of-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-of-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a>\u00a0(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\/\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>). In response, 23 renowned American politicians issued a statement condemning Malley\u2019s statement, describing it as desperate attempts to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). They also accused Malley of parroting \u201cthe same falsehoods made by the religious dictatorship that rules Iran\u201d and rejected this action \u201ctaken while tens of thousands of Iranian women and men are fighting and dying for freedom from tyranny, is a flagrant betrayal of both the Iranian people and a foundational principle which our country has long honored.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/american-dignitaries-the-mek-doesnt-need-u-s-approval-to-continue-its-heroic-freedom-struggle\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Protests Continue as People Prepare for Massive Three-day Campaign<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-Protests-December-4-2022-696x391-1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-267419 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Protests-December-4-2022-696x391-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Protests-December-4-2022-696x391-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Protests-December-4-2022-696x391-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Protests-December-4-2022-696x391-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Protests-December-4-2022-696x391-1.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The uprising across Iran is marking its 80<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day and locals throughout the country are readying for a three-day campaign of intense anti-regime protests starting Monday to mark the nation\u2019s Student Day on December 7. The increase in anti-regime protests is scheduled to begin on December 5 and aims to deliver yet another blow to the entirety of the mullahs\u2019 regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Protests in Iran have to this day expanded to at least 280 cities. Over 700 people have been killed and more than 30,000 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>). The names of 565 killed protesters have been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iran-pmoi-mek-publishes-names-of-martyrs-of-the-iranian-peoples-nationwide-uprising\/\">published<\/a>\u00a0by the PMOI\/MEK.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-iran-protests-continue-as-people-prepare-for-massive-three-day-campaign\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">A Female Member of Resistance Units Tells of Her Daily Struggle for Freedom<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Resistance-Units-in-Iran-min\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-267420 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Resistance-Units-in-Iran-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Resistance-Units-in-Iran-min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Resistance-Units-in-Iran-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Resistance-Units-in-Iran-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Resistance-Units-in-Iran-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Resistance-Units-in-Iran-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">I have worked for years as a tailor in Iran and have become quite good at using needles and sewing machines to sew, mend, and alter posh women\u2019s clothes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">But since September 16, my life has totally changed, and I have become used to other tools and other skill sets. Nowadays backpacks are indispensable, and I mastered the use of things like tear gas neutralization devices, which I carry when I take part in protests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/12\/04\/member-of-resistance-units\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Gets Ready for \u201cStudent Day\u201d Protests \u2013 Day 80 of Revolution<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-Gets-Ready-for-Student-Day-Protests\" class=\"size-full wp-image-267417 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Gets-Ready-for-Student-Day-Protests.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Gets-Ready-for-Student-Day-Protests\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Gets-Ready-for-Student-Day-Protests.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Gets-Ready-for-Student-Day-Protests-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Sunday, December 4, 2022, citizens in various cities continued anti-regime protests, activities, and strikes. The revolution resumed in many cities despite the regime\u2019s propaganda about \u201cending unrest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On the other hand, as the regime continues suppression, arbitrary arrests, and gunning down people, it meets fierce responses from protesters. In this context, two regime MPs from Gorgan Qolamreza Montazeri and Ramadan-Ali Sangdavini admitted that their offices were attacked with Molotov cocktails.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/iran-gets-ready-for-student-day-protests-day-80-of-revolution\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">London\u2014December 3, 2022: Iranian Resistance Supporters Rally in Support of the Iran Protests<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"London&mdash;Dec 3, 2022: MEK Supporters Rally in Trafalgar Square in Support of the Iran Protests.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_fa-LU0IB9a8\" 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%2Ffa-LU0IB9a8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fa-LU0IB9a8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT33S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-12-04T09:33:37Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_fa-LU0IB9a8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Ffa-LU0IB9a8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">London\u2014Dec 3, 2022: MEK Supporters Rally in Trafalgar Square 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\/fa-LU0IB9a8\" 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%2Ffa-LU0IB9a8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"London&mdash;Dec 3, 2022: MEK Supporters Rally in Trafalgar Square in Support of the Iran Protests.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"London\u2014December 3, 2022: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Continued Their Rally in Trafalgar Square in Support of the Nationwide Iran Protests.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>London\u2014December 3, 2022:\u00a0<\/strong>Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) continued their rally in Trafalgar Square, in solidarity with the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Iranian people\u2019s uprising<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/media-gallery\/videos\/2022\/12\/london-december-3-2022-iranian-resistance-supporters-rally-in-support-of-the-iran-protests\/40250\/\" 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\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"has-content-area\" title=\"\" 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<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-december-4-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 4,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02022<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 9:00 PM CET Iran Uprising at a Glance &ndash; Day 81 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":267421,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-267416","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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