{"id":267961,"date":"2022-12-18T09:53:40","date_gmt":"2022-12-18T08:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=267961"},"modified":"2023-02-07T20:26:30","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T19:26:30","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-18-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-december-18-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 18, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_267964\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-267964\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-evin-families-gathered\" class=\"wp-image-267964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-evin-families-gathered.jpg\" alt=\"iran-evin-families-gathered\" width=\"1000\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-evin-families-gathered.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-evin-families-gathered-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-evin-families-gathered-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-evin-families-gathered-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-evin-families-gathered-696x395.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-267964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Evin prison, the Family of the arrested protesters gathers for the release of their beloved one.<\/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: 9:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 94<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Sunday, December 18, 2022 \u2013 8 PM GMT+1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 94<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protests<\/strong>: 280 cities<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fatalities<\/strong>: 700+ estimated deaths, 596 identified by MEK<\/li>\n<li><strong>Detentions<\/strong>: 30,000+<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The protests across Iran against the oppressive mullahs\u2019 regime are now 94 days and counting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In Tehran\u2019s Sabalan district, protesters used Molotov cocktails in targeting an IRGC paramilitary Basij base.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 18 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Protesters used Molotov cocktails in their attack targeting an IRGC paramilitary Basij base in the capital&#39;s Sabalan district.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MajidrezaRahnavard?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MajidrezaRahnavard<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kByUOhZPMc\">pic.twitter.com\/kByUOhZPMc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1604526908409933824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 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 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1604549764313362432\" rel=\"noopener\">Kermanshah<\/a>, western Iran, protesters staged a rally, chanting \u201cdeath to the Khamenei.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1604529426166910982\" rel=\"noopener\">Bushehr<\/a>, southern Iran, defiant youth targeted an IRGC paramilitary Basij base using explosives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In Takab, northwest Iran, protesters torched the entrance of the home of a local regime agent who provides information about protesters to the regime&#8217;s authorities and security units.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Takab, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Protesters torched the entrance of the home of a local regime agent who provides information about protesters to the regime&#39;s authorities and security units.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevoIution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevoIution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rLy2HMtvLh\">pic.twitter.com\/rLy2HMtvLh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1604552075777646598?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 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\">Workers of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1604533199786323968\" rel=\"noopener\">Dehloran<\/a> Cement Company, located in Ilam province, launched a strike outside the firm&#8217;s entrance, protesting company officials&#8217; refusal to address their demands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In Shiraz, the students at Medical Sciences University held a protest rally and demanded the release of jailed students.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 18 &#8211; Shiraz, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Students at Shiraz Medical Sciences University: &quot;Political prisoners must be freed!&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\/qvv9LDTBYW\">pic.twitter.com\/qvv9LDTBYW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1604444657701658625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 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\">Following the protests in Karaj Central Prison on Saturday, the situation has been extremely tense and security presence at the notorious facility is reportedly severe. According to reports, at least one prisoner has been killed by security forces and dozens have been injured. All phone calls and meetings with prisoners have been canceled.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Meanwhile, in Qaemshahr Prison, Mazandaran province, following the protest of the prisoners objecting to the transfer of a prisoner to death row, the climate in the prison became tense and the military, security forces, and the anti-riot unit attacked the prisoners. Some reports indicate that prisoners were shot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Mazandaran provincial Chief Justice has reportedly tried to small-talk the issue into &#8220;a conflict between prisoners&#8221;. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isna.ir\/news\/1401092718505\" rel=\"noopener\">State news agencies<\/a> quoted Mohammad-Sadegh Akbari as saying: &#8220;Following a fight that broke out between a number of prisoners in a ward in Qaemshahr Prison, the atmosphere in this ward became tense for an hour, which ended with the immediate arrival of the prison security forces. One of the prisoners had started a fight, but with the vigilance and timely arrival of the prison guards, the fight ended, and security and peace are now established in the prison.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 9:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Uprising Marks 93rd Day Following Strong Protests by Baluchis<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-protests-december-17\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-267963 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-protests-december-17-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"iran-protests-december-17\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-protests-december-17-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-protests-december-17-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-protests-december-17.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is on Saturday marking its 93<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0day of relentless anti-regime protests against the ruling mullahs\u2019 regime by people in various cities. This follows another strong rally by hundreds if not thousands of people in the restive province of Sistan and Baluchestan, including the cities of Zahedan, Chabahar, and Rask. Authorities had taken extensive measures, beginning on Thursday, to prevent the locals from holding their demonstrations following the weekly Friday prayers. The people, however, stood their ground and continued to seek their political objectives against the ruling regime and its oppressive forces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-iran-uprising-marks-93rd-day-following-strong-protests-by-baluchis\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Psychological Torture to Encourage Protesters to Commit Suicide<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"psychological-torture-min\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-267962 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/psychological-torture-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"psychological-torture-min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/psychological-torture-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/psychological-torture-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/psychological-torture-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/psychological-torture-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A young woman recently released on temporary leave from a\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/12\/09\/the-conditions-of-women-iran-prisons\/\" rel=\"noopener\">detention center\u00a0<\/a>revealed the regime\u2019s psychological torture of young people, encouraging them to commit suicide. She said the authorities force inmates to take some pills without telling them what they are. She acknowledged that she had been sexually assaulted but refrained from explaining the details.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The young woman said in an\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranhrs.org\/%d8%ac%d9%86%da%af-%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%86%db%8c-%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%87-%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%ae%d8%aa%d9%87-%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%af%d9%86-%da%a9%d9%87-%d8%aa%d8%b1%d8%ba%db%8c%d8%a8-%d8%a8%d9%87\/\" rel=\"noopener\">audio recording<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">They harassed me and hindered my (legal) procedure to keep holding me. Some psychologists and psychiatrists advanced psychological torture and war. They said, \u2018Why did you ruin your life? Now what? What did you achieve by doing so?\u2019 Then, the psychologist said, \u2018There is no use. Young people think of committing suicide when these things happen! You shouldn\u2019t think of suicide! Don\u2019t think of suicide! But what is it worth if you want to continue your life this way?\u2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/12\/17\/psychological-torture\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">The Hague\u2014December 16, 2022: Iranian Resistance Supporters Held a Rally and Photo Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"The Hague&mdash;December 16, 2022: MEK Supporters Rally and Exhibition in Support of the Iran Protests.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_o-aCZiqDmnc\" 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%2Fo-aCZiqDmnc%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o-aCZiqDmnc\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT7M5S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-12-16T21:33:34Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_o-aCZiqDmnc\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fo-aCZiqDmnc%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">The Hague\u2014December 16, 2022: MEK Supporters Rally and Exhibition 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\/o-aCZiqDmnc\" 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%2Fo-aCZiqDmnc%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"The Hague&mdash;December 16, 2022: MEK Supporters Rally and Exhibition in Support of the Iran Protests.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"The Hague, the Netherlands\u2014December 16, 2022: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Held a Rally and Exhibition to Express Solidarity With 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>The Hague, the Netherlands\u2014December 16, 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 front of the Dutch Foreign Ministry 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\/the-hague-december-16-2022-iranian-resistance-supporters-held-a-rally-and-photo-exhibition-in-support-of-the-iran-revolution\/40960\/\" 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-17-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 17,<\/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: 9:30 PM CET Iran Uprising at a Glance &ndash; Day 94 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":267964,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-267961","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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