{"id":267600,"date":"2022-12-09T09:41:42","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T08:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=267600"},"modified":"2023-02-01T03:04:37","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T02:04:37","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-9-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-december-9-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 9, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_267601\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-267601\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"photo_2022-12-06_22-54-37\" class=\"wp-image-267601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-06_22-54-37.jpg\" alt=\"photo_2022-12-06_22-54-37\" width=\"1000\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-06_22-54-37.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-06_22-54-37-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-06_22-54-37-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-06_22-54-37-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-06_22-54-37-696x395.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-267601\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Graffiti on the wall in Iran reads &#8220;Death to the dictator, whether the Shah or the Leader&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 11:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Treasury Sanctions Over 40 Individuals and Entities Across Nine Countries Connected to Corruption and Human Rights Abuse<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"US-treasury-department-1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-246660 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/US-treasury-department-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"US treasury department\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/>Iran has experienced mass, countrywide protests following the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by Iran\u2019s Morality Police in mid-September 2022 for allegedly improperly wearing a hijab. Iranian security forces have responded with violence to the protests, reportedly killing hundreds, including children, and arresting thousands. Since September, Treasury has issued five rounds of sanctions targeting the Morality Police, a range of Iranian security and government officials involved in the use of violence against Iranian protestors, prison officials involved in the detention of protestors, Iranian media officials associated with broadcasts of coerced confessions relating to the protests, and officials responsible for shutting down Iran\u2019s Internet to stifle freedom of expression online.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/Iran has experienced mass, countrywide protests following the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by Iran\u2019s Morality Police in mid-September 2022 for allegedly improperly wearing a hijab. Iranian security forces have responded with violence to the protests, reportedly killing hundreds, including children, and arresting thousands. Since September, Treasury has issued five rounds of sanctions targeting the Morality Police, a range of Iranian security and government officials involved in the use of violence against Iranian protestors, prison officials involved in the detention of protestors, Iranian media officials associated with broadcasts of coerced confessions relating to the protests, and officials responsible for shutting down Iran\u2019s Internet to stifle freedom of expression online.\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-weight: 700 !important\">UPDATE: 9:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 85<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Friday, December 9, 2022 \u2013 8 PM GMT+1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 85<\/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\">On Friday, December 9, marking the 85<sup>th<\/sup> day of the nationwide uprising, merchants, and storeowners in the city of Sanandaj, the capital of Kurdistan Province, continued their general strike.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 9 &#8211; Sanandaj, 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 85th 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\/5xvhOnp9IG\">pic.twitter.com\/5xvhOnp9IG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1601124488967430144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 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\">Also on Friday, the people of Sistan and Baluchistan province, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1601275194248609792\" rel=\"noopener\">particularly women<\/a>, held anti-regime protest rallies after Friday prayers, as has become the norm in recent months. The protest rallies took place despite heavy security measures by regime authorities, including the dispatching of a large contingent of forces to the province on Thursday. Protests were reported in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1601260396907831301\" rel=\"noopener\">Zahedan<\/a>, Khash, and Pishin.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 9 &#8211; Zahedan, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Footage from today&#39;s anti-regime rallies showing protesters joining ranks while 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%B2%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0632\u0627\u0647\u062f\u0627\u0646<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qaHW0BHuiO\">pic.twitter.com\/qaHW0BHuiO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1601260396907831301?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 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 also showed national solidarity across Iran\u2019s ethnicities by holding signs that read \u201cKurds, Baluch, Arabs, Azeris are all brothers!\u201d This goes against the regime\u2019s long-standing campaign of trying to sow division across ethnic and religious lines. The people of Iran are united today in one goal: overthrowing the mullahs\u2019 rule.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 9 &#8211; Shiraz, south-central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Early Friday morning protesters attacked a state building used by the mullahs to promote their ideology of hatred, misogyny, and fundamentalism.<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\/AnhLn3uIEJ\">pic.twitter.com\/AnhLn3uIEJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1601211449611005953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 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 9 &#8211; Golpayegan, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Early Friday morning protesters threw Molotov cocktails at the office of the local member of the regime&#39;s Majlis (parliament).<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\/As2jnewofH\">pic.twitter.com\/As2jnewofH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1601203762219057153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 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 protesters condemned the execution of Mohsen Shekari and called for the overthrow of the regime, called Khamenei a \u201cdisgrace\u201d and vowed to avenge the hundreds of protesters killed by security forces during the nationwide uprising. \u201cI will kill those who killed my brother,\u201d \u201cDeath to the Basij and IRGC,\u201d and \u201cDeath to the oppressor, be it the Shah or the Leader (Khamenei), the protesters chanted. The protesters demanded the release of the thousands of protesters who have been arrested in recent months, many of whom are under threat of being executed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 9 &#8211; Rudsar, northern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals are protesting the execution of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Mohsen_Shekari?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Mohsen_Shekari<\/a> and continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 85th night of the uprising.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Iyzrt3UlDE\">pic.twitter.com\/Iyzrt3UlDE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1601270450570477570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 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\">In response to the brutal execution of Mohsen Shekari, the residents of Tehran\u2019s Sattarkhan district held a large protest rally at night and chanted slogans against the regime and its leader. The protesters marched in the streets despite security measures and shouted, \u201cDeath to Khamenei!\u201d, and \u201cDeath to the dictator!\u201d \u201cI will kill those who killed my brother!\u201d and \u201cWe don\u2019t want a child-killing regime!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Regime security forces are seen attacking people in the capital&#39;s Ekbatan district and shooting at people&#39;s apartments.<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\/tc9zzyrM1s\">pic.twitter.com\/tc9zzyrM1s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1601250317911281665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 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\">In Kermanshah, a large crowd <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1601241510162436101\" rel=\"noopener\">gathered<\/a> to hold a protest rally at the historic site of Taq-e Bostan. The security forces attacked and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1601245289746034689\" rel=\"noopener\">opened fire<\/a> to disperse them. Clashes between security forces and protesters continued late into the night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 9 &#8211; Kermanshah, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>More footage of regime security forces opening fire on locals marching in the Taq-e Bostan Boulevard. Activists say security forces used shotgun pellet rounds and AK-47 assault rifles.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VdifR2pKHf\">pic.twitter.com\/VdifR2pKHf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1601244026392363009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 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\">In Sanandaj, protesters returned to the streets on Friday night to hold anti-regime protest rallies. Protesters chanted \u201cDeath to Khamenei!\u201d and called for the overthrow of the mullahs\u2019 regime.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sanandaj, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>The home of a local regime agent was attacked by protesters using Molotov cocktails. <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\/zrXxDoWHkX\">pic.twitter.com\/zrXxDoWHkX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1601286808461053955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 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 9 &#8211; Darreh Shahr, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Protesters attacked the local office of the state-run IRIB broadcasting organization with Molotov cocktails.<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\/wyiowoysvU\">pic.twitter.com\/wyiowoysvU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1601289325068574722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 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\"><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-weight: 700 !important\">UPDATE: 5:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">EU To Expand Sanctions on Iran Over Drones, Crackdown<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Barrons_23102020\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-228424 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Barrons_23102020-300x65.jpg\" alt=\"Barrons_23102020\" width=\"300\" height=\"65\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Barrons_23102020-300x65.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Barrons_23102020.jpg 303w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The EU is set to impose more sanctions on Iran for drone supplies to Russia and a crackdown on protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, European diplomats said Friday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The new measures will target around eight individuals and organisations involved in the manufacture and delivery of drones Moscow has used in the war on Ukraine, diplomats said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p>Another 20 individuals and one organisation will be added to the asset freeze and visa ban blacklist over the repression of demonstrations that have rocked the regime, officials said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/news\/eu-to-expand-sanctions-on-iran-over-drones-crackdown-01670584208\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">UK Criticises China, Sanctions Russians and Iranians Over Rights<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Reuters-Logo\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-38853 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Reuters-Logo-300x136.jpg\" alt=\"Reuters-Logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"136\" \/><\/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__element__2p5pI\" style=\"text-align: justify\" data-testid=\"paragraph-0\">LONDON, Dec 9 (Reuters) &#8211; Britain sanctioned 10 Iranian officials connected to Iran&#8217;s prison systems. This included six people linked to the Revolutionary Courts that have been responsible for prosecuting protesters with sentences including the death penalty.<\/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__element__2p5pI\" style=\"text-align: justify\" data-testid=\"paragraph-8\">Nationwide protests that erupted after the death in police custody of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini on Sept. 16 have posed one of the biggest challenges to the Islamic Republic since its establishment in 1979.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/uk\/uk-sanctions-30-people-targeting-corruption-human-rights-abuse-2022-12-09\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/uk\/uk-sanctions-30-people-targeting-corruption-human-rights-abuse-2022-12-09\/\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Canada Adds Sanctions on Russia, Iran, Myanmar Over Human Rights<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Reuters-Logo\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-38853 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Reuters-Logo-300x136.jpg\" alt=\"Reuters-Logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"136\" \/>Dec 9 (Reuters) &#8211;\u00a0Sanctions were also imposed on 22 individuals in Iran, who included senior members of the judiciary, prison system and law enforcement, as well as political leaders, such as senior aides to Iran&#8217;s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and figures in state-directed media outlets, the statement added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Sanctions on Iran came a day after Iran\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/reut.rs\/3HmTwYs\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__large__nEccO link__underline_default__2prE_\" data-testid=\"Link\">hanged a man<\/a>\u00a0convicted of injuring a security guard with a knife and blocking a street in Tehran, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency, the first such execution over recent anti-government unrest. Nationwide protests\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/reut.rs\/3Yk0PWW\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__large__nEccO link__underline_default__2prE_\" data-testid=\"Link\">erupted<\/a> after the death of 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Amini in police custody on Sept. 16.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/canada-adds-sanctions-russia-iran-myanmar-over-human-rights-2022-12-09\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 8:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Imprisoned Protester Mohsen Shekari, 23, Executed on Khamenei\u2019s Order<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Imprisoned-protester-Mohsen-Shekari-executed-EN\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-267602 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Imprisoned-protester-Mohsen-Shekari-executed-EN-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"Imprisoned-protester-Mohsen-Shekari-executed-EN\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Imprisoned-protester-Mohsen-Shekari-executed-EN-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Imprisoned-protester-Mohsen-Shekari-executed-EN-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Imprisoned-protester-Mohsen-Shekari-executed-EN-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Imprisoned-protester-Mohsen-Shekari-executed-EN-696x418.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Imprisoned-protester-Mohsen-Shekari-executed-EN.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">International call to adopt effective measures against the regime to stop executions, regime embassies must be closed, diplomats, and IRGC-MOIS agents expelled.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This morning, Thursday, December 8, the imprisoned protester\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1600804029918892032?cxt=HHwWgMCi5ZSymbcsAAAA\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mohsen Shekari<\/strong><\/a>, 23, was hanged on Khamenei\u2019s order. The regime\u2019s judiciary announced: \u201cMohsen Shekari, a rioter who blocked Sattar Khan street on December 23, 2022, in Tehran and wounded one of the security guards with a machete, was executed this morning.\u201d, According to the Judiciary\u2019s news agency, Mizan, on December 8, the Supreme Court confirmed and announced the hanging by claiming that \u201cMohsen Shekari\u2019s actions amounted to terrorizing the public\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/imprisoned-protester-mohsen-shekari-executed\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s Uprising Enters 84th Day as Regime Executed First Protester<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-protests-december-7\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-267603 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-protests-december-7-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"iran-protests-december-7\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-protests-december-7-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-protests-december-7-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-protests-december-7.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is entering its 84<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day on Thursday following massive nationwide protests marking the country\u2019s annual Student Day that saw major unrest in Tehran, Mashhad, and dozens of other cities and towns throughout Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Storeowners in at least 80 cities were on strike and dozens of universities and school across the country saw their students boycotting their classes. People throughout Iran were involved in an expansive three-day campaign that included anti-regime protests, rallies, gatherings, demonstrations, and marches.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-irans-uprising-enters-84th-day-as-regime-executed-first-protester\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Dr. Zahra Jalilian Dies in Suspicious Circumstances in Tehran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">An elite Ph.D. student was killed at Tehran University by security services on December 4, 2022, according to social media reports. Zahra Jalilian, 30, studied Electrical Engineering at the School of Technology.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The circumstances of her death are suspicious; the authorities of Tehran University said she had committed suicide due to differences with her professor over the publication of her article. Social media reports, however, said she had been arrested during protests in Tehran and killed by IRGC forces under torture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/12\/08\/zahra-jalilian-dies\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s Regime Hangs the First Protester \u2013 Day 84 of Revolution<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Irans-Regime-Hangs-the-First-Protester\u2014Day-84-of-Revolution\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-267606 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Irans-Regime-Hangs-the-First-Protester\u2014Day-84-of-Revolution-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Irans-Regime-Hangs-the-First-Protester\u2014Day-84-of-Revolution\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Irans-Regime-Hangs-the-First-Protester\u2014Day-84-of-Revolution-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Irans-Regime-Hangs-the-First-Protester\u2014Day-84-of-Revolution-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Irans-Regime-Hangs-the-First-Protester\u2014Day-84-of-Revolution-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Irans-Regime-Hangs-the-First-Protester\u2014Day-84-of-Revolution-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Irans-Regime-Hangs-the-First-Protester\u2014Day-84-of-Revolution.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Thursday, December 8, 2022, the Judiciary\u2019s Mizan news agency announced that the imprisoned protester Mohsen Shekari, 23, was hanged. \u201cMohsen Shekari, a rioter who blocked Sattar Khan street on December 23, 2022, in Tehran and wounded one of the security guards with a machete, was executed this morning,\u201d Mizan wrote.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cThis crime shows the regime\u2019s fear in the face of the uprising; youths will not leave it unanswered,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1600804029918892032?s=20&amp;t=8RZbjCZbfMq5GRMuzIkalA\"><em>said<\/em><\/a>\u00a0Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran. \u201cInternational call to adopt effective measures against the regime to stop executions, regime embassies must be closed, diplomats, Revolutionary Guards, and Intelligence Ministry agents expelled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/irans-regime-hangs-the-first-protester-day-84-of-revolution\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Protester Hastily Executed in Tehran; Another 39 Face Death<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mohsen.Shekari\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-267607 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mohsen.Shekari-300x150.webp\" alt=\"Mohsen.Shekari\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mohsen.Shekari-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mohsen.Shekari-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mohsen.Shekari-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mohsen.Shekari.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Iranian regime hastily executed imprisoned protester Mohsen Shekari, 23, on the morning of Thursday, December 8, 2022. The Iranian Supreme Court rejected the appeal for Mohsen Shekari\u2019s death sentence on the charge of Moharebeh (waging war on God) and carried out the sentence Thursday morning. Shekari is the first Iran protester executed by the Iranian Judiciary. Shekari was accused of using a machete against a member of Bassij, creating fear and terror, disrupting security by blocking Sattarkhan Ave. in Tehran, and deliberately wounding a Bassij member while on duty. Mohsen Shekari\u2019s first trial was held on November 1 at the Revolutionary Court of Tehran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2022\/12\/08\/iran-protester-hastily-executed-in-tehran-another-39-face-death\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Protest Demonstrations by the Iranian Resistance Supporters, Condemning the Criminal Execution of the Young Protester, Mohsen Shekari\u2014December 8, 2022<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Demonstrations Against the Criminal Execution of the Young Protester, Mohsen Shekari&mdash;Dec 8, 2022\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_vbcYAAkHvLg\" 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%2FvbcYAAkHvLg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vbcYAAkHvLg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M13S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-12-08T19:26:52Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_vbcYAAkHvLg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FvbcYAAkHvLg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Demonstrations Against the Criminal Execution of the Young Protester, Mohsen Shekari\u2014Dec 8, 2022<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vbcYAAkHvLg\" 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%2FvbcYAAkHvLg%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Demonstrations Against the Criminal Execution of the Young Protester, Mohsen Shekari&mdash;Dec 8, 2022\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Protest Demonstrations by the Iranian Resistance Supporters, Condemning the Criminal Execution of the Young Protester, Mohsen Shekari in Berlin, London, and Aahus\u2014December 8, 2022\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>December 8, 2022:\u00a0<\/strong>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>) held protest demonstrations against the criminal execution of the young protester, Mohsen Shekari, in Berlin, London, and Aarhus. Mohsen, 23-year-old, was arrested for participating in the<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">\u00a0nationwide Iranian Revolution<\/a> in Tehran in September 2022.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2022\/12\/protest-demonstrations-by-the-iranian-resistance-supporters-condemning-the-criminal-execution-of-the-young-protester-mohsen-shekari-december-8-2022\/40500\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Zurich, Switzerland\u2014December 6, 2022: Iranian Resistance Supporters Held a Photo Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Zurich&mdash;December 6, 2022: MEK Supporters Held a Photo Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_bREiCBHyMno\" 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%2FbREiCBHyMno%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bREiCBHyMno\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M29S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-12-07T21:00:53Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_bREiCBHyMno\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FbREiCBHyMno%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Zurich\u2014December 6, 2022: MEK Supporters Held a Photo Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution<\/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\/bREiCBHyMno\" 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%2FbREiCBHyMno%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Zurich&mdash;December 6, 2022: MEK Supporters Held a Photo Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Zurich, Switzerland\u2014December 6, 2022: Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held a photo exhibition in memory of the martyrs of the\u00a0nationwide Iranian Revolution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Zurich, Switzerland\u2014December 6, 2022:<\/strong>\u00a0Freedom-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>) held a photo exhibition in memory of the martyrs of the<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">\u00a0nationwide Iranian Revolution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2022\/12\/zurich-switzerland-december-6-2022-iranian-resistance-supporters-held-a-photo-exhibition-in-support-of-the-iran-revolution\/40471\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Exhibition at the City Hall of Hesperange in Luxembourg in Support of the Iran Revolution\u2014Women, the Force of Change\u2014December 1, 2022<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Exhibition at the City Hall of Hesperange in Luxembourg&mdash;Women, the Force of Change&mdash;December 1, 2022\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_JDxZy2YmqGo\" 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%2FJDxZy2YmqGo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JDxZy2YmqGo\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT9M5S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-12-07T09:35:01Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_JDxZy2YmqGo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FJDxZy2YmqGo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Exhibition at the City Hall of Hesperange in Luxembourg\u2014Women, the Force of Change\u2014December 1, 2022<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/JDxZy2YmqGo\" 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%2FJDxZy2YmqGo%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Exhibition at the City Hall of Hesperange in Luxembourg&mdash;Women, the Force of Change&mdash;December 1, 2022\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Exhibition at the City Hall of Hesperange in Luxembourg in Support of the Iran Revolution\u2014Women, the Force of Change\u2014December 1, 2022\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Thursday, December 1, 2022, a photo exhibition of martyrs of the nationwide Iranian protests was held at the invitation of the advisory committee of the Hesperange municipality in Luxembourg in support of the Iranian uprising with the title; \u201cIranian uprising, women, the force of change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2022\/12\/exhibition-at-the-city-hall-of-hesperange-in-luxembourg-in-support-of-the-iran-revolution-women-the-force-of-change-december-1-2022\/40447\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Freedom-Loving Iranians Demonstrations in Support of the Iran Revolution in Cologne, and Vancouver\u2014December 2, 2022<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Cologne&mdash;December 2, 2022: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Iran Revolution\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_sTqS0aM4yYI\" 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%2FsTqS0aM4yYI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sTqS0aM4yYI\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M13S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-12-07T10:00:17Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_sTqS0aM4yYI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FsTqS0aM4yYI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Cologne\u2014December 2, 2022: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Iran Revolution<\/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\/sTqS0aM4yYI\" 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%2FsTqS0aM4yYI%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Cologne&mdash;December 2, 2022: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Iran Revolution\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Cologne\u2014December 2, 2022: Iranian Resistance (NCRI and MEK) Supporters Rally in Support of the Iran Revolution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>December 2, 2022:\u00a0<\/strong>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>) held rallies in solidarity with the<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">\u00a0nationwide Iranian Revolution<\/a> in Cologne\u2014Germany.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2022\/12\/freedom-loving-iranians-demonstrations-in-support-of-the-iran-revolution-in-cologne-and-vancouver-december-2-2022\/40433\/\" 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\/12\/washington-dc-december-4-2022-rally-and-photo-exhibition-in-front-of-the-us-congress-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/40420\/\">Washington, DC\u2014December 4, 2022: Rally and Photo Exhibition in Front of the US Congress to Support the Iran Revolution<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Washington, DC&mdash;December 4, 2022: Rally and Photo Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_AnYoNxymyKI\" 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%2FAnYoNxymyKI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AnYoNxymyKI\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M8S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-12-06T17:04:21Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_AnYoNxymyKI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FAnYoNxymyKI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Washington, DC\u2014December 4, 2022: Rally and Photo Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution<\/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\/AnYoNxymyKI\" 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%2FAnYoNxymyKI%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Washington, DC&mdash;December 4, 2022: Rally and Photo Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Washington, DC\u2014December 4, 2022: Iranian Resistance (NCRI and MEK) Supporters Rally and Photo Exhibition in Front of the US Congress to Support the Iran Revolution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Washington, DC\u2014December 4, 2022:<\/strong>Iranian-American community and supporters of the Iranian Resistance (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/ncri\/alternative\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">MEK<\/a>) continued their rally and photo exhibition outside the US Capitol, supporting the<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">\u00a0nationwide Iran protests<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/media-gallery\/videos\/2022\/12\/washington-dc-december-4-2022-rally-and-photo-exhibition-in-front-of-the-us-congress-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/40420\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iranian Resistance Supporters Rallies in Support of the Iran Revolution in Hamburg, Stockholm, and Aarhus\u2014December 2, 2022<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iranians Rallies in Support of the Iran Revolution in Hamburg, Stockholm, &amp;amp; Aarhus&mdash;December 2, 2022\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_BSoGAaoeujg\" 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%2FBSoGAaoeujg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BSoGAaoeujg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT6M33S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-12-06T16:32:55Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_BSoGAaoeujg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FBSoGAaoeujg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iranians Rallies in Support of the Iran Revolution in Hamburg, Stockholm, &amp; Aarhus\u2014December 2, 2022<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BSoGAaoeujg\" 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%2FBSoGAaoeujg%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iranians Rallies in Support of the Iran Revolution in Hamburg, Stockholm, &amp;amp; Aarhus&mdash;December 2, 2022\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iranian Resistance Supporters Rallies in Support of the Iran Revolution in Hamburg, Stockholm, and Aarhus\u2014December 2, 2022 December 2, 2022:\u00a0Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held rallies in solidarity with the\u00a0nationwide Iranian Revolution in Hamburg\u2014Germany, Stockholm\u2014Sweden, and Aarhus\u2014Denmark.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>December 2, 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>) held rallies in solidarity with the<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">\u00a0nationwide Iranian Revolution<\/a>\u00a0in Hamburg\u2014Germany, Stockholm\u2014Sweden, and Aarhus\u2014Denmark.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2022\/12\/iranian-resistance-supporters-rallies-in-support-of-the-iran-revolution-in-hamburg-stockholm-and-aarhus-december-2-2022\/40398\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">San Francisco\u2014December 3, 2022: Iranian Resistance Supporters Rally and Photo Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"San Francisco&mdash;Dec 3, 2022: MEK Supporters Rally &amp;amp; Photo Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_CngaYmX0fj0\" 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%2FCngaYmX0fj0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CngaYmX0fj0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M20S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-12-06T10:15:26Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_CngaYmX0fj0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FCngaYmX0fj0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">San Francisco\u2014Dec 3, 2022: MEK Supporters Rally &amp; Photo Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution<\/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\/CngaYmX0fj0\" 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%2FCngaYmX0fj0%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco&mdash;Dec 3, 2022: MEK Supporters Rally &amp;amp; Photo Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"San Francisco\u2014December 3, 2022: Iranian Resistance Supporters Rally and Photo Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>San Francisco\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>) held a rally and photo exhibition in memory of the martyrs of the<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">\u00a0nationwide Iranian Revolution<\/a>. They also expressed their solidarity with the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/category\/news\/insider\/\" 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\/san-francisco-december-3-2022-iranian-resistance-supporters-rally-and-photo-exhibition-in-support-of-the-iran-revolution\/40381\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\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<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-8-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 8,<\/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: 11:30 PM CET Treasury Sanctions Over 40 Individuals and Entities Across Nine Countries Connected to Corruption and Human Rights Abuse [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":267601,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-267600","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 v27.3 - 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