{"id":267888,"date":"2022-12-16T09:06:44","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T08:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=267888"},"modified":"2023-02-14T13:56:40","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T12:56:40","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-16-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-december-16-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 16, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_267891\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-267891\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-267891\" title=\"photo_2022-12-15_09-11-29-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-15_09-11-29-1.jpg\" alt=\"photo_2022-12-15_09-11-29-1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-15_09-11-29-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-15_09-11-29-1-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-15_09-11-29-1-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-15_09-11-29-1-768x374.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-15_09-11-29-1-150x73.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-15_09-11-29-1-696x339.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-15_09-11-29-1-1068x520.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-267891\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Municipal workers in Yazd quit work and went on strike on Thursday, December 15, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 92<\/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 16, 2022 \u2013 8 PM GMT+1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 92<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protests<\/strong>: 280 cities<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fatalities<\/strong>: 700+ estimated deaths, 589 identified by MEK<\/li>\n<li><strong>Detentions<\/strong>: 30,000+<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The nationwide uprising in Iran marked its 92nd day on Friday, with the brave Baluchi community of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1603730410248216576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1603730410248216576%7Ctwgr%5Eebf79f6b0859664748f46440cd6b3ba6ff995e17%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-protests-continue-as-brave-baluchis-take-to-the-streets-yet-again%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Sistan &amp; Baluchestan Province<\/a>, located in southeast Iran, taking to the streets again today in line with their continuous anti-regime weekly protests held every Friday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Friday\u2019s protests began with mass rallies in Zahedan and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1603726635525541888\" rel=\"noopener\">Rask<\/a>. Protesters marched after the Friday Prayers and chanted slogans against the regime. \u201cI will kill those who killed my brother!\u201d the protesters chanted as they vowed to avenge the protesters killed and executed by the regime in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They carried placards that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1603742992728084480\" rel=\"noopener\">read<\/a>, &#8220;No to monarchy! No to [mullahs&#8217; regime]!&#8221;, &#8220;Democracy and freedom!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The protesters also chanted, &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1603734184823881728\" rel=\"noopener\">This is the year Seyed Ali (Khamenei) is overthrown<\/a>!&#8221; and &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1603731668279377921\" rel=\"noopener\">Death to Khamenei<\/a>!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Brave women with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1603749284515553280\" rel=\"noopener\">nooses around their necks<\/a> were seen protesting the regime&#8217;s executions. \u00a0They also chanted, \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1603732926411202566\" rel=\"noopener\">For each person killed another one thousand will rise<\/a>!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1603754317885890560\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehran Province<\/a>, protesters threw Molotov cocktails, targeting the governor&#8217;s office in the town of Baharestan located on Saveh road, southwest of the Iranian capital.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1603756834493550592\" rel=\"noopener\">Kermanshah<\/a>, western Iran, schoolgirls marched, chanting, \u201cMullahs must get lost!&#8221; and &#8220;Poverty-Corruption-High prices! We&#8217;re going to overthrow the regime!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1603755575942078464\" rel=\"noopener\"> Marvdasht<\/a>, south-central Iran, defiant youth targeted a regime-associated building.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1603737960028852224\">Chabahar<\/a>, southeast Iran, protesters staged a major protest, chanting: &#8220;Death to Khamenei!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Commenting on today\u2019s large-scale protests in Sistan and Baluchistan, NCRI President-elect <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1603791762622914564\" rel=\"noopener\">Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/a> said, \u201cOur Baluch compatriots, especially the brave women of Zahedan, reiterated their call for justice for the martyrs in the fourth month of Iran Protests. With chants of \u2018Behind everyone killed, there are 1000\u2019 they vowed to continue Iran Revolution until the regime is overthrown.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a related development, last night, the United Nations General Assembly adopted its sixty-ninth resolution condemning the regime\u2019s human rights violations in Iran by 80 votes in favor and 29 against. The efforts of the regime\u2019s allies and other human rights violators to prevent the adoption of the resolution failed.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 3:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">State Official Argues to Change Moharebeh Rule to Advance Death Sentences<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-267902 size-medium\" title=\"Abbas-Kaabi-a-member-of-the-Assembly-of-Experts-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Abbas-Kaabi-a-member-of-the-Assembly-of-Experts-1-300x179.jpg\" alt=\"Abbas-Kaabi-a-member-of-the-Assembly-of-Experts-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Abbas-Kaabi-a-member-of-the-Assembly-of-Experts-1-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Abbas-Kaabi-a-member-of-the-Assembly-of-Experts-1-1024x610.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Abbas-Kaabi-a-member-of-the-Assembly-of-Experts-1-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Abbas-Kaabi-a-member-of-the-Assembly-of-Experts-1-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Abbas-Kaabi-a-member-of-the-Assembly-of-Experts-1-696x415.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Abbas-Kaabi-a-member-of-the-Assembly-of-Experts-1-1068x636.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Abbas-Kaabi-a-member-of-the-Assembly-of-Experts-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Abbas Kaabi, a member of the Assembly of Experts <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.entekhab.ir\/fa\/news\/707116\" rel=\"noopener\">said today<\/a>: &#8220;In the case of disturbances that lead to disruption of public security, destruction of public and private property, even if they do not lead to killing a person, the final decision and verdict is with the judge, the ruler of Sharia and the Islamic system, who can impose the death sentence on the defendant.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Even if the family of the deceased has forgiven the &#8216;Mohareb&#8217; (person who is charged with waging war against God), it is up to the leader of the society to punish him because he has disrupted public security, and there is no longer a private judgment applicable and the case will not be bound to a private plaintiff,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Those who use knives, break the windows of cars on the highway, and set fire to the street, are definitely deserving the verdict of &#8216;Moharebeh&#8217; and shall be executed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the nationwide uprising in Iran, the regime&#8217;s Judiciary has charged dozens of protesters with <em>Moharebeh<\/em> and issued death sentences to scare off dissent. Mohsen Shekari was hanged for wounding a security agent and barricading a street in Sattarkhan District. His execution triggered nationwide as well as international outrage and even insiders argued that his sentencing was inapplicable to the Moharebeh law.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, the death sentence of Mahan Saderat, another protester was lessened following the alleged waiving of the complaint by Mohammadreza Ghanbartalab, another security force who had testified in court as a plaintiff. On Twitter, Ghanbartalab claimed that he has heeded &#8220;the cries of Mahan&#8217;s grandmother and the noble compatriots, rather than the enemies&#8217; networks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fa\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0646\u06cc\u0645\u0647 \u0634\u0628 \u062d\u06a9\u0645 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0645\u0627\u0647\u0627\u0646_\u0635\u062f\u0631\u0627\u062a<\/a> \u0645\u062a\u0648\u0642\u0641 \u0648 \u0638\u0627\u0647\u0631\u0627 \u0628\u0647 \u062a\u0639\u0648\u06cc\u0642 \u0627\u0641\u062a\u0627\u062f.<br \/>\u0635\u062f\u0627\u06cc \u0645\u0627\u062f\u0631\u0628\u0632\u0631\u06af \u0647\u0627\u06cc \u0645\u0627\u0647\u0627\u0646 \u0648 \u062d\u0645\u0627\u06cc\u062a \u0645\u0631\u062f\u0645 \u0634\u0631\u06cc\u0641 \u0627\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u0647 \u0645\u0633\u0626\u0648\u0644\u06cc\u0646 \u0642\u0648\u0647 \u0642\u0636\u0627\u06cc\u06cc\u0647 \u0648 \u0622\u06cc\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0627\u0698\u0647 \u0627\u06cc  \u0648 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%86%D9%87?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0646\u0647<\/a> \u0647\u0645\u0648\u0637\u0646\u0627\u0646\u0645 \u0628\u0647 \u0634\u0628\u06a9\u0647 \u0647\u0627\u06cc \u0645\u0639\u0627\u0646\u062f \u0648 \u0628\u06cc\u06af\u0627\u0646\u0647 \u0634\u0646\u06cc\u062f\u0647 \u0634\u062f.<br \/>\u0627\u0645\u0631\u0648\u0632 \u0647\u0645\u0647 \u0628\u0627\u0647\u0645 \u0641\u0627\u0631\u063a \u0627\u0632 \u062c\u0646\u0627\u062d \u0628\u0646\u062f\u06cc \u0647\u0627\u06cc \u0633\u06cc\u0627\u0633\u06cc \u0648 \u0627\u0639\u062a\u0642\u0627\u062f\u06cc \u0628\u0631\u0627\u06cc \u0622\u0631\u0627\u0645\u0634 \u06a9\u0634\u0648\u0631 \u0645\u062a\u062d\u062f \u0647\u0633\u062a\u06cc\u0645.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f\u0631\u0636\u0627 \u0642\u0646\u0628\u0631\u0637\u0644\u0628 (@mrghanbaartalab) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mrghanbaartalab\/status\/1601882507171041283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 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;\">U.S. Sanctions Chinese Firm Selling Video Surveillance Tech to Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-267900 \" title=\"nbc-news-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/nbc-news-logo-300x300.png\" alt=\"nbc-news-logo\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Biden administration on Thursday blacklisted a Chinese video\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/security\/china-s-surveillance-firms-defend-themselves-after-u-s-blacklisting-n1063701\" rel=\"noopener\" data-activity-map=\"article-content-link-5\">surveillance company<\/a>\u00a0that officials say is implicated in the repression of Uyghurs in\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/national-security\/china-s-growing-firepower-casts-doubt-whether-u-s-could-n1262148\" rel=\"noopener\" data-activity-map=\"article-content-link-6\">China<\/a>\u00a0and that provided U.S.-made technology to Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard Corps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The blacklisted firm,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/national-security\/chinese-firm-tiandy-selling-surveillance-tech-iran-protests-rcna59574\" rel=\"noopener\" data-activity-map=\"article-content-link-7\">Tiandy Technologies<\/a>, has touted its facial recognition\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ipvm.com\/reports\/tiandy-cpc?code=wxkpsg\" data-activity-map=\"article-content-link-8\">software<\/a>\u00a0as designed to help Chinese authorities\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/7ZEK-E2KD?type=image\" data-activity-map=\"article-content-link-9\">identify<\/a>\u00a0Uyghurs or other ethnic minorities, as well as \u201csmart\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/3SHE-GBZK\" data-activity-map=\"article-content-link-10\">interrogation tables<\/a>, NBC News previously\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/national-security\/chinese-firm-tiandy-selling-surveillance-tech-iran-protests-rcna59574\" data-activity-map=\"article-content-link-11\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/national-security\/us-sanctions-tiandy-surveillance-tech-china-iran-uyghurs-rcna61896\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-align: justify; font-weight: 700 !important;\">UPDATE: 9:30 AM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"Headlinestyled__Headline-sc-1ytohq4-0 bjTUnF\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Scholz at EU Summit: Iranian Government Shoots at Its Own People<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-267898 alignleft\" title=\"RND-netzwerk-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/RND-netzwerk-logo.png\" alt=\"RND-netzwerk-logo\" width=\"179\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/RND-netzwerk-logo.png 259w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/RND-netzwerk-logo-150x112.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/>German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has sharply criticized the Iranian government for its\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rnd.de\/politik\/iran-zweiter-demonstrant-nach-protesten-hingerichtet-45AFGZQE3PWAP4XX2DEL3U2PC4.html\" rel=\"noopener\">actions against demonstrators. <\/a>\u201cWho shoots at their own people?\u00a0The Iranian government is doing that, and that&#8217;s why we will continue to position ourselves very clearly there,&#8221; said the Chancellor on Thursday on the sidelines of the EU summit in Brussels.\u00a0&#8220;What the Iranian government is doing is unacceptable, it is not justifiable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to human rights activists, at least 18,000 participants in the demonstrations that have been going on for almost three months have been arrested, and more than 475 demonstrators are said to have been killed. In November, demonstrators were sentenced to death for the first time.\u00a0The second protester was executed on Monday, causing horror and outrage at home and abroad.\u00a0According to media reports, at least 23 other demonstrators face the death penalty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rnd.de\/politik\/olaf-scholz-auf-eu-gipfel-iranische-regierung-schiesst-auf-ihr-eigenes-volk-J37QSLDOQRFBLPYROZZT6NTH5U.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Netherlands Summons Iranian Ambassador Over Execution of Protestors<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-267895 alignleft\" title=\"NL-times-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/NL-times-logo.png\" alt=\"NL-times-logo\" width=\"270\" height=\"26\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/NL-times-logo.png 1798w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/NL-times-logo-300x29.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/NL-times-logo-1024x99.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/NL-times-logo-768x74.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/NL-times-logo-1536x149.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/NL-times-logo-150x15.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/NL-times-logo-696x67.png 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/NL-times-logo-1392x135.png 1392w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/NL-times-logo-1068x103.png 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Netherlands has summoned the Iranian ambassador to account for the execution of two Iranian demonstrators, said Foreign Affairs Minister Wopke Hoekstra. The Tweede Kamer had requested by motion that the Iranian ambassador be called to account for this &#8220;as soon as possible.&#8221; Germany has already done the same.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last Monday, a man was publicly hanged after being found guilty of &#8220;waging war against God.\u201d He also allegedly killed two members of a paramilitary militia. Last Thursday another man was executed. Mass demonstrations for women&#8217;s rights are taking place in Iran, which started after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. She died in detention after being arrested by the religious police there for not wearing her headscarf tight enough.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hoekstra planned to ask the ambassador for an explanation and, in addition, &#8220;again express our horror at what is happening in Iran.&#8221; He emphasized that the Netherlands has been addressing the Iranian regime about this &#8220;repeatedly&#8221; for months, just like other European countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nltimes.nl\/2022\/12\/15\/netherlands-summons-iranian-ambassador-execution-protestors\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 8:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Nationwide Uprising Begins Fourth Month With More Anti-regime Protests<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-267889 size-medium\" title=\"Iran-Protests-December-15-2022-696x501-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Protests-December-15-2022-696x501-1-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Protests-December-15-2022-696x501-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Protests-December-15-2022-696x501-1-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Protests-December-15-2022-696x501-1-150x108.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Protests-December-15-2022-696x501-1.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is entering its fourth month on Thursday, marking 91 days of continued protests against the mullahs\u2019 regime by people in cities, towns, and villages checkered across the country. Despite the fact that the mullahs\u2019 regime and their entire security apparatus have gone the distance to silence and quell this movement, the Iranian people, regardless of the natural and expected ups and downs in their protests, are continuing an unprecedented drive.<\/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 580 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-irans-nationwide-uprising-begins-fourth-month-with-more-anti-regime-protests\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political Prisoners\u2019 Bravery Inspires Protesters \u2013 Day 91 of Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-267890 size-medium\" title=\"Political-Prisoners-Bravery-Inspires-Protesters-\u2013-Day-91-of-Revolution\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Political-Prisoners-Bravery-Inspires-Protesters-\u2013-Day-91-of-Revolution-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Political-Prisoners-Bravery-Inspires-Protesters-\u2013-Day-91-of-Revolution\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" \/><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Thursday, December 15, 2022, political prisoners held in Gohardasht prison condemned the executions of Mohsen Shekari and Majid Reza Rahnavard in an\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/news.mojahedin.org\/i\/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%87-%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%DA%AF%D9%88%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%B4%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%82%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85\">inspiring open letter<\/a><\/em>. They publicly slammed the regime while being kept in a prison notorious for implementing death sentences.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cEvery day, this revolution is associated with the name of heroic martyrs,\u201d who burn the \u201csuffocated sphere with their shine,\u201d the letter read. \u201cThis is the rule of the birth and death of stars; with the martyrdom of each star, new stars are being born\u2026 in every alley, street, college, and workplace\u2026 Once upon a day in the dungeons, and now, on cranes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/political-prisoners-bravery-inspires-protesters-day-91-of-revolution\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Washington, DC\u2014December 14, 2022: Iranian Resistance Supporters Rally and Photo Exhibition, Condemning the Execution of Majidreza Rahnavard<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Washington, DC&mdash;Dec 14, 2022: MEK Supporters Rally, Condemning the Execution of Majidreza Rahnavard\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_WV54qB7b1U8\" 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%2FWV54qB7b1U8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WV54qB7b1U8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT31S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-12-15T09:48:27Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_WV54qB7b1U8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FWV54qB7b1U8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Washington, DC\u2014Dec 14, 2022: MEK Supporters Rally, Condemning the Execution of Majidreza Rahnavard<\/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\/WV54qB7b1U8\" 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%2FWV54qB7b1U8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Washington, DC&mdash;Dec 14, 2022: MEK Supporters Rally, Condemning the Execution of Majidreza Rahnavard\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Washington, DC\u2014December 14, 2022: Iranian Resistance Supporters Rally and Photo Exhibition in Support of The Iran Revolution and Condemning the Execution of Majidreza Rahnavard.\"><\/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 14, 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 a rally and photo exhibition to protest against the criminal execution of the young protester,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2022\/12\/iranian-regime-executes-the-second-young-protester-majidreza-rahnavard-in-the-face-of-continued-the-nationwide-iran-protests\/40706\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Majidreza Rahnavard<\/a> in front of the US Congress.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2022\/12\/washington-dc-december-14-2022-iranian-resistance-supporters-rally-and-photo-exhibition-condemning-the-execution-of-majidreza-rahnavard\/40865\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Washington DC, Dallas, Toronto, and Bern: Demonstrations by the Iranian Resistance Supporters, Condemning the Criminal Execution of Majidreza Rahnavard<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Washington DC, Dallas &amp;amp;... Rally by the MEK Supporters, Condemning Execution of Majidreza Rahnavard\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_2JpCxggGQgU\" 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%2F2JpCxggGQgU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2JpCxggGQgU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT6M7S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-12-15T09:01:24Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_2JpCxggGQgU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F2JpCxggGQgU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Washington DC, Dallas &amp;... Rally by the MEK Supporters, Condemning Execution of Majidreza Rahnavard<\/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\/2JpCxggGQgU\" 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%2F2JpCxggGQgU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Washington DC, Dallas &amp;amp;... Rally by the MEK Supporters, Condemning Execution of Majidreza Rahnavard\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Washington DC, Dallas, Toronto and Bern: Demonstrations by the Iranian Resistance Supporters, Condemning the Criminal Execution of the Young Protester, Majidreza Rahnavard - December 12 &amp; 13, 2022\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Washington DC, Dallas, Toronto, and Bern\u2014December 12 &amp; 13, 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,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2022\/12\/iranian-regime-executes-the-second-young-protester-majidreza-rahnavard-in-the-face-of-continued-the-nationwide-iran-protests\/40706\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Majidreza Rahnavard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2022\/12\/washington-dc-dallas-toronto-and-bern-demonstrations-by-the-iranian-resistance-supporters-condemning-the-criminal-execution-of-majidreza-rahnavard\/40848\/\" 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-15-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 15,<\/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 Iran Uprising at a Glance &ndash; Day 92 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran Friday, December 16, [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":267891,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-267888","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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