{"id":268004,"date":"2022-12-20T09:17:56","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T08:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=268004"},"modified":"2023-02-07T19:52:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T18:52:03","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-20-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-december-20-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 20, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-protests-kurdestan\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-268011 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-protests-kurdestan.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-protests-kurdestan\" width=\"998\" height=\"651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-protests-kurdestan.jpg 998w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-protests-kurdestan-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-protests-kurdestan-768x501.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-protests-kurdestan-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-protests-kurdestan-696x454.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 8:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 96<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Tuesday, December 20, 2022 \u2013 8 PM GMT+1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 96<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protests<\/strong>: 280 cities<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fatalities<\/strong>: 750+ estimated deaths, 601 identified by MEK<\/li>\n<li><strong>Detentions<\/strong>: 30,000+<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising marked its 96<sup>th<\/sup> day on Tuesday after a night of intense protests in several cities. This is the second day of a new three-day initiative of major strikes and protests spanning across the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 20 &#8211; Sanandaj, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Shop owners in the city&#39;s Shahrak-e Sanati (industrial village) are on strike.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%85%D8%B1%DA%AF_%D8%A8%D8%B1_%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%85%DA%AF%D8%B1_%DA%86%D9%87_%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%87_%DA%86%D9%87_%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A8%D8%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0645\u0631\u06af_\u0628\u0631_\u0633\u062a\u0645\u06af\u0631_\u0686\u0647_\u0634\u0627\u0647_\u0628\u0627\u0634\u0647_\u0686\u0647_\u0631\u0647\u0628\u0631<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ifsJODNUXx\">pic.twitter.com\/ifsJODNUXx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605225260336439297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 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\">Tuesday\u2019s protests began with strikes in several cities. In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605225260336439297\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanandaj<\/a>, western Iran, all shops in Shahrak-e Sanati (industrial village) were closed. In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605110651768094720\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehran<\/a>, the resident students and physicians of Rasul-e Akram hospital were on strike and held protest rallies. They chanted, &#8220;Students will die but won&#8217;t give in to disgrace!&#8221; Also on the capital\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605104796188303367\" rel=\"noopener\">Sattari road<\/a>, protesters set fire to a regime billboard on a highway overpass.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"et\" dir=\"ltr\">Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Sattari road<br \/>Regime banner burning<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\/SGP1iY8n9f\">pic.twitter.com\/SGP1iY8n9f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605104796188303367?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 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\">Students also held strikes in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605144729133322241\" rel=\"noopener\">Saqqez<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605171156180418562\" rel=\"noopener\">Rasht<\/a>, where they refused to attend classes in solidarity with nationwide strikes and protests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605143471236321282\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamyaran<\/a>, western Iran, locals went on strike and continued the nationwide protests against the regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605195060898779136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1605195060898779136%7Ctwgr%5Eaea974e38a7dc148f19b4c3a4a75dabc726c7f16%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-strikes-and-protests-continue-in-iran-after-a-night-of-anti-regime-rallies%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Gorgan,<\/a> a large rally was held in memory of Dr. Ayda Rostami, a civilian murdered by security forces seven days ago. The attendants chanted slogans against the regime as they commemorated Rostami. The regime dispatched plainclothes agents to the site to control the situation, but the people continued their rally.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 20 &#8211; Gorgan, northeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals gathered to mark the 7th day of Dr. Ayda Rostami&#39;s murder by the regime&#39;s oppressive security forces. Many plainclothes agents have been dispatched to the site.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A2%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7_%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%85%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0622\u06cc\u062f\u0627_\u0631\u0633\u062a\u0645\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0PLlfKna3z\">pic.twitter.com\/0PLlfKna3z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605195060898779136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 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\/1605230293010481155\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehran\u2019s<\/a> Enghelab (Revolution) Square, protesters marched and chanted, &#8220;Death to Khamenei!&#8221;, &#8220;Death to the dictator!&#8221; and \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605232810108805122\" rel=\"noopener\">Freedom, freedom, freedom<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Further west, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605253212050972672\" rel=\"noopener\">In Karaj,<\/a> protesters marched in the Golshahr district and chanted: &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605257975333003265\" rel=\"noopener\">Death to the dictator<\/a>!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605145987361562629\" rel=\"noopener\">Yazd<\/a>, central Iran, protesters targeted a base of the IRGC paramilitary Basij and set it ablaze. Late last night, defiant youth in the city set fire to another Basij base by using <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1604948435949404161\" rel=\"noopener\">Molotov cocktails<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 19 &#8211; Yazd, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Protesters attacked a base of the IRGC paramilitary Basij 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\/eX5tQ6rJsY\">pic.twitter.com\/eX5tQ6rJsY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1604948435949404161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 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\/1604940886172803073\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamadan<\/a>, western\u00a0 Iran, protesters set ablaze a base of the regime&#8217;s IRGC paramilitary Basij units last night. Also, late last night, in Karaj, west of Tehran, protesters in the city&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1604938369846353955\" rel=\"noopener\">Hashtgerd district<\/a> torched a pro-regime propaganda poster.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1604937113408901120\" rel=\"noopener\">Ahvaz<\/a>, southwest Iran, protesters set ablaze a base of the regime&#8217;s IRGC paramilitary Basij units and in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1604934594687639553\" rel=\"noopener\">Qom,<\/a> central Iran, protesters set fire to an image of the eliminated IRGC Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani. In another part of the city, defiant youth targeted a local base of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1604923270222020646\" rel=\"noopener\">IRGC paramilitary Basij<\/a> units with Molotov cocktails.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Qom, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Protesters attacked a local base of the IRGC paramilitary Basij units 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\/P7QnvgW3vw\">pic.twitter.com\/P7QnvgW3vw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1604923270222020646?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 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\">Update of 96<sup>th<\/sup> day of Nationwide Iran Protests<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to a report tallied by the Iranian opposition, the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), the nationwide uprising continued today in dozen Iranian cities. In Tehran\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605230293010481155\" rel=\"noopener\">different districts<\/a>, people held rallies while chanting anti-regime slogans such as \u201cDeath to Khamenei\u201d and \u201cDeath to the dictator.\u201d Other cities, including Gorgan, northern Iran, witnessed anti-regime protests.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 20 &#8211; Gorgan, northeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals gathered to mark the 7th day of Dr. Ayda Rostami&#39;s murder by the regime&#39;s oppressive security forces. Many plainclothes agents have been dispatched to the site.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A2%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7_%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%85%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0622\u06cc\u062f\u0627_\u0631\u0633\u062a\u0645\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0PLlfKna3z\">pic.twitter.com\/0PLlfKna3z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605195060898779136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 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\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605145987361562629\" rel=\"noopener\">Protesters in Yazd<\/a>, central Iran, attacked a base of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) paramilitary Basij and set it ablaze.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to the MEK, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605143471236321282\">shop owners<\/a> and other small businesses in Kurdish cities in western Iran went on strike today, protesting the regime\u2019s inhumane treatment of detained protesters and other brutal measures. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605144729133322241\">University students<\/a> in Tehran also refused to attend their classes. Reports from Iran indicate that residents and physicians of Tehran\u2019s Rasul Akram Hospital also continued their strike today for the second day in a row.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 20 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Residents and physicians of Tehran\u2019s Rasul Akram Hospital on strike for second day<br \/>&quot;Students will die but won&#39;t give in to disgrace!&quot; protesters are chanting<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\/IQ2PCbgvRN\">pic.twitter.com\/IQ2PCbgvRN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605110651768094720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"heading__title\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Statement of Germany at the\u00a0Un\u00a0Security Council Meeting on\u00a0 the Implementation of Security Council Resolution 2231 [Jcpoa, Iran, Non-proliferation] on 19 December 2022<\/h3>\n<p class=\"rte__paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify\">In his fourteenth report, the Secretary General renewed his support for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA). We fully agree that Iran\u2019s nuclear escalation must be stopped and reversed by diplomatic means. We regret that Iran has rejected viable compromise proposals, in March and again in August, and stalled the Vienna talks. The prospects for a sustainable diplomatic solution have unfortunately been fading in recent months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rte__paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Instead, Iran has chosen a path that further diminishes the prospects for a restoration and full implementation of the JCPoA.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/new-york-un.diplo.de\/un-en\/news-corner\/-\/2570052\" 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\">Iran Enters 95th Day of Protests With Nationwide Strikes<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-Protests-December-15-2022-696x501-1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-267889 size-medium\" 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 marking its 95<sup>th<\/sup> day on Monday with the launch of a new three-day initiative of major strikes and protests spanning across the country. From Tehran to Kerman, and many cities of the country\u2019s Kurdish regions in Kurdistan, Kermanshah, and West Azerbaijan provinces there are reports of merchants and store owners on strike in solidarity with the nationwide uprising and condemning the regime\u2019s excessive crackdown measures.<\/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>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-iran-enters-95th-day-of-protests-with-nationwide-strikes\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Ziba Omidifar, Kurdish Journalist, Under Torture by IRGC Intelligence<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ziba-Omidifar-min-1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268005 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ziba-Omidifar-min-1-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Ziba-Omidifar-min-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ziba-Omidifar-min-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ziba-Omidifar-min-1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ziba-Omidifar-min-1-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ziba-Omidifar-min-1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Ziba Omidifar, the reporter for the Kurdpress News Agency, was taken to Kowsar Hospital in Sanandaj by IRGC security forces on the morning of December 15, a week after being arrested and transferred to the detention center of IRGC Intelligence Organization in Sanandaj, the capital of Kurdistan Province.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to informed sources, the Kurdish journalist was tortured and harassed during a week of detention, and her level of consciousness decreased drastically on the evening of December 14. According to hospital personnel, Ziba Omidifar should be immediately returned to the detention center after initial treatment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/12\/19\/ziba-omidifar\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Prisoner Killed by State Security in Karaj<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Karaj-Central-Prison-min\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268006 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Karaj-Central-Prison-min-300x150.webp\" alt=\"Karaj-Central-Prison-min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Karaj-Central-Prison-min-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Karaj-Central-Prison-min-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Karaj-Central-Prison-min-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Karaj-Central-Prison-min.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Saturday, December 17, 2022, prisoners held in the Central Prison of Karaj protested to prevent the transfer of four prisoners who are sentenced to death by Iran\u2019s Judiciary. These prisoners began chanting \u201cDeath to Khamenei.\u201d Protesting prisoners from halls (Wards) 2, 3, and 5 of the prison intended to prevent further executions of Iranians.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_ad jeg_ad_article jnews_content_inline_ads \" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<div class=\"ads-wrapper align-right \"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"ad_300x250\" class=\" lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ad_300x250.jpg\" alt=\"ad_300x250\" data-src=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ad_300x250.jpg\" data-pin-no-hover=\"true\" \/>The names and identities of the four prisoners facing the death penalty are yet unknown. Prison authorities summoned these inmates from the halls to carry out the death penalty. They were taken to solitary confinement, and two of the death-row prisoners were transferred from Hall 2 in the Central Prison of Karaj.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2022\/12\/19\/prisoner-killed-by-state-security-in-karaj\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Washington, DC\u2014December 17, 2022: Major Demonstration of the Iranian Resistance Supporters in Support of the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Washington, DC&mdash;December 17, 2022: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Nationwide Iran Protests.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_GxmQz5NTv6w\" 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%2FGxmQz5NTv6w%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GxmQz5NTv6w\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M19S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-12-19T20:59:15Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_GxmQz5NTv6w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FGxmQz5NTv6w%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Washington, DC\u2014December 17, 2022: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Nationwide 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\/GxmQz5NTv6w\" 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%2FGxmQz5NTv6w%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Washington, DC&mdash;December 17, 2022: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Nationwide Iran Protests.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Washington, DC\u2014December 17, 2022: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Held a Rally 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>Washington, DC\u2014December 17, 2022:\u00a0<\/strong>Iranian-American community members and Iranian Resistance supporters (<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:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">MEK<\/a>) held a significant demonstration supporting the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">nationwide Iranian people uprising<\/a>. This demonstration was held after the conference\u2019s successful holding: \u201cWashington Summit Iran Uprising Prospects &amp; Correct Policy Options.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2022\/12\/washington-dc-december-17-2022-major-demonstration-of-the-iranian-resistance-supporters-in-support-of-the-iran-revolution\/41038\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iranian Resistance Supporters Rallied in Eight Cities From Different Countries in Support of the Nationwide Iran Protests\u2014December 17, 2022<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Dec 17, 2022: Iranian Resistance Supporters Rallied in Eight Cities in Support of the Iran Protests\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_cwBecENzgY8\" 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%2FcwBecENzgY8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cwBecENzgY8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT13M22S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-12-19T16:37:59Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_cwBecENzgY8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FcwBecENzgY8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Dec 17, 2022: Iranian Resistance Supporters Rallied in Eight Cities 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\/cwBecENzgY8\" 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%2FcwBecENzgY8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Dec 17, 2022: Iranian Resistance Supporters Rallied in Eight Cities in Support of the Iran Protests\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Saturday, December 17, 2022: Iranian Resistance (NCRI and MEK) supporters rallied in eight cities from different countries, including Paris, Vienna, Stockholm, Aarhus, Copenhagen, Bucharest, Luxembourg, and Heidelberg, in support of the nationwide Iran protests. Furthermore, Iranians, in these rallies, commemorated the martyrs 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>Saturday,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>December 17, 2022:<\/strong>\u00a0Iranian 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:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">MEK<\/a>) supporters rallied in eight cities from different countries, including <strong>Paris<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Vienna<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Stockholm<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Aarhus<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Copenhagen<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Bucharest<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Luxembourg<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Heidelberg<\/strong>, in support of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">nationwide Iran protests<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2022\/12\/iranian-resistance-supporters-rallied-in-eight-cities-from-different-countries-in-support-of-the-nationwide-iran-protests-december-17-2022\/41007\/\" 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\" style=\"text-align: justify\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"has-content-area\" title=\"\" 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><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-19-2022-2\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 19,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02022<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 8:00 PM CET Iran Uprising at a Glance &ndash; Day 96 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":268011,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-268004","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","9":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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