{"id":268045,"date":"2022-12-21T09:42:15","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T08:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=268045"},"modified":"2023-02-01T03:04:34","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T02:04:34","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-21-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-december-21-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 21, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"photo_2022-12-08_21-06-01-1-e1671566419531\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-268026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-08_21-06-01-1-e1671566419531.jpg\" alt=\"photo_2022-12-08_21-06-01-1-e1671566419531\" width=\"1000\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-08_21-06-01-1-e1671566419531.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-08_21-06-01-1-e1671566419531-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-08_21-06-01-1-e1671566419531-1024x594.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-08_21-06-01-1-e1671566419531-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-08_21-06-01-1-e1671566419531-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-08_21-06-01-1-e1671566419531-696x403.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-08_21-06-01-1-e1671566419531-1068x619.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\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 97<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Wednesday, December 21, 2022 \u2013 8 PM GMT+1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 97<\/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\">The protests across Iran against the mullahs\u2019 regime are now 97 days and counting following a day of strikes, gatherings, and nightly protests. Wednesday was the third day of a new campaign of protests against the regime despite heavy crackdown measures that are spreading across the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 21 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Valiasr Crossroads<br \/>Protesters chanting: &quot;Khamenei is a murderer! His rule is illegitimate!&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\/EVKF9JdOTR\">pic.twitter.com\/EVKF9JdOTR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605639237663178753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 21, 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 Tehran\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PMOIRAN\/status\/1605623993116942336\" rel=\"noopener\">Amaniyeh<\/a> district, protesters came out to the streets and chanted, \u201cGuns, and tanks are no longer effective, the mullahs must get lost.\u201d And in the capital\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PMOIRAN\/status\/1605622981299798016\" rel=\"noopener\">Enghelab<\/a> street, protesters chanted, \u201cKhamenei is a murderer, his rule is illegitimate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Wednesday morning, schoolkids in the city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605475659756748801\" rel=\"noopener\">Ahvaz<\/a>, the capital of Khuzestan Province, took to the streets to launch new protests and began chanting \u201cDeath to the dictator!\u201d in reference to regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Storeowners in the city of Kamyaran, western Iran, continued their strike in solidarity with the nationwide uprising.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 21 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Valiasr Crossroads<br \/>Protesters chanting: &quot;Basij and IRGC; you are our ISIS!&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\/xEh6wjlpMU\">pic.twitter.com\/xEh6wjlpMU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605635462898515990?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 21, 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\">On <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605590164256047109\" rel=\"noopener\">Tuesday evening<\/a> people in Tehran\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605591422589145089\" rel=\"noopener\">Sa\u2019adatabad<\/a> district and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605627912874385409\" rel=\"noopener\">Valiasr junction<\/a> took to the streets to establish roadblocks and began chanting \u201cDeath to the dictator!\u201d, \u201cThis is the year Seyed Ali (Khamenei) is overthrown!\u201d, &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605635462898515990\" rel=\"noopener\">Basij and IRGC; you are our ISIS<\/a>!&#8221; and &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605639237663178753\" rel=\"noopener\">Khamenei is a murderer! His rule is illegitimate<\/a>!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605615330369437698\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanandaj<\/a>, the capital of Kurdistan Province, western Iran, protesters established roadblocks and chanted, \u201cDeath to Khamenei!\u201d, &#8220;Death to the dictator!&#8221; Similar protests were also held in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605609040309936130\" rel=\"noopener\">Saqqez<\/a>, the hometown of Mahsa Amini. Locals in the city&#8217;s Karim Abad district continued the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605594086144020480\" rel=\"noopener\">nationwide protests<\/a> against the regime.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 21 &#8211; Sanandaj, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Protesters are establishing roadblocks and chanting:<br \/>&quot;Death to Khamenei!&quot;<br \/>&quot;Death to the dictator!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A9SsWG3YvS\">pic.twitter.com\/A9SsWG3YvS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605615330369437698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 21, 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\/1605492017823420417\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamyaran<\/a>, western Iran, locals were on strike and continued the nationwide protests against the regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Reports indicate that workers of a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605481951376326656\" rel=\"noopener\">copper company<\/a> in Tehran also staged a strike.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 21 &#8211; Saqqez, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Locals in the city&#39;s Karim Abad district are continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 97th night 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\/%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\/Ira2GJtEyQ\">pic.twitter.com\/Ira2GJtEyQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605609040309936130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 21, 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 related development, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/jy1177\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Department of the Treasury\u2019s<\/a> Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the Prosecutor General and key military and paramilitary officials in Iran, as well as a company manufacturing and providing Iran\u2019s Law Enforcement Forces with anti-riot equipment. Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, the Prosecutor General, Moslem Moein (Moein), chief of the Basij Cyberspace Headquarters, Hossein Maroufi, Deputy Coordinator of the Basij, Brig. Gen. Hassan Hassanzadeh (Hassanzadeh), the commander of IRGC forces in Tehran, and Brig. Gen. Seyed Sadegh Hosseini (Hosseini), the commander of the Beit-al Moghadas Corps and IRGC Commander in Kurdistan, were sanctioned.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dr. Ayda Rostami: abducted and murdered by regime security forces during <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>&#39;s protests<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/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\/1tZjDhDHRv\">https:\/\/t.co\/1tZjDhDHRv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V8ApntTq2q\">pic.twitter.com\/V8ApntTq2q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605631690654744602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"block-hamilton-page-title\" class=\"block block-core block-page-title-block no-underline\" style=\"text-align: justify\" data-block-plugin-id=\"page_title_block\">\n<h3>Treasury Sanctions Iranian Regime Officials Tied to Continued Violence Against Protestors<\/h3>\n<p><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\" \/><\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is targeting the Prosecutor General and key military and paramilitary officials in Iran, as well as a company manufacturing and providing Iran\u2019s Law Enforcement Forces with anti-riot equipment. As nationwide protests continue throughout Iran, the response from Iranian security forces has continued to escalate. In the past two weeks, two protestors have been executed, one publicly, and several others have been sentenced to death. Today\u2019s action targets the senior official overseeing the prosecution of protestors, as well as leaders of military and paramilitary organizations violently cracking down and detaining protestors and a company that procures and provides security forces with tools of suppression.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/jy1177\" 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\">Strikes and Protests Continue in Iran After a Night of Anti-regime Rallies<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-protests-december-20\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268046 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-protests-december-20-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"iran-protests-december-20\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-protests-december-20-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-protests-december-20-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-protests-december-20.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising marked its 96<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day 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<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Protests in Iran have to this day expanded to at least 280 cities. Over 750 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 596 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-strikes-and-protests-continue-in-iran-after-a-night-of-anti-regime-rallies\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">The Ncri Women\u2019s Committee Chair Strongly Condemns the Arrest of Taraneh Alidousti<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sarvnaz-Chitsaz-condemns-arrest-of-Taraneh-Alidoosti-min\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268047 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sarvnaz-Chitsaz-condemns-arrest-of-Taraneh-Alidoosti-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sarvnaz-Chitsaz-condemns-arrest-of-Taraneh-Alidoosti-min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sarvnaz-Chitsaz-condemns-arrest-of-Taraneh-Alidoosti-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sarvnaz-Chitsaz-condemns-arrest-of-Taraneh-Alidoosti-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sarvnaz-Chitsaz-condemns-arrest-of-Taraneh-Alidoosti-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sarvnaz-Chitsaz-condemns-arrest-of-Taraneh-Alidoosti-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Ms. Sarvnaz Chitsaz, Chair of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/womens-committee-of-iran-ncri\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Women\u2019s Committee<\/a>\u00a0of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), strongly condemns the arbitrary arrest of Iranian actress Mrs. Taraneh Alidousti and other artists and professionals of the 7th art by the religious fascism ruling Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Ms. Chitsaz called for the immediate release of all prisoners of the uprising, especially women and artists. Ms. Chitsaz called on human rights and women\u2019s rights organizations to take urgent action.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/12\/20\/taraneh-alidousti\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Oslo, Norway\u2014December 17, 2022: Iranian Resistance Supporters Rally in Support of the Nationwide Iran Protests<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Oslo, Norway&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_t05c9qXrT0M\" 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%2Ft05c9qXrT0M%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t05c9qXrT0M\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT9M11S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-12-20T10:27:51Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_t05c9qXrT0M\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Ft05c9qXrT0M%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Oslo, Norway\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\/t05c9qXrT0M\" 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%2Ft05c9qXrT0M%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Oslo, Norway&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=\"Oslo, Norway\u2014December 17, 2022: Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held a rally in support of the nationwide Iran protests.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Oslo, Norway\u2014December 17, 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 rally 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\/oslo-norway-december-17-2022-iranian-resistance-supporters-rally-in-support-of-the-nationwide-iran-protests\/41122\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: justify\">London, England\u2014December 17, 2022: Iranian Resistance Supporters Rally in Support of the Nationwide Iran Protests<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"London&mdash;December 17, 2022: MEK Supporters Rally in Trafalgar Square in Support of Iran Protests.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_e7f9mPW3858\" 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%2Fe7f9mPW3858%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta 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Supporters Rally in Trafalgar Square in Support of Iran Protests.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"London, England\u2014December 17, 2022: Iranian Resistance (NCRI and MEK) Supporters Rally in Trafalgar Square in Support of the Nationwide Iran Protests.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>London, England\u2014December 17, 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 rally in Trafalgar Square 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\/london-england-december-17-2022-iranian-resistance-supporters-rally-in-support-of-the-nationwide-iran-protests\/41105\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Gothenburg, Sweden\u2014December 17, 2022: Iranian Resistance Supporters Rally in Support of the Nationwide Iran Protests<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Gothenburg, Sweden&mdash;Dec 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_pABjKdERPUw\" 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%2FpABjKdERPUw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pABjKdERPUw\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT5M31S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-12-20T07:40:06Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_pABjKdERPUw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FpABjKdERPUw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Gothenburg, Sweden\u2014Dec 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\/pABjKdERPUw\" 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%2FpABjKdERPUw%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Gothenburg, Sweden&mdash;Dec 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=\"Gothenburg, Sweden\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>Gothenburg, Sweden\u2014December 17, 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 rally in support of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">nationwide Iran protests<\/a>.\u00a0Iranian Resistance supporters in Gothenburg demanded the overthrow of the mullahs\u2019 regime. Furthermore, Iranians, in the rally, commemorated the martyrs of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/category\/news\/insider\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Iran Revolution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2022\/12\/gothenburg-sweden-december-17-2022-iranian-resistance-supporters-rally-in-support-of-the-nationwide-iran-protests\/41089\/\" 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-20-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 20,<\/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 97 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":268026,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-268045","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 v27.5 - 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