{"id":268109,"date":"2022-12-23T08:29:07","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T07:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=268109"},"modified":"2023-02-07T21:07:25","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T20:07:25","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-23-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-december-23-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 23, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"photo_2022-12-22_11-45-26-1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-268113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-22_11-45-26-1.jpg\" alt=\"photo_2022-12-22_11-45-26-1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-22_11-45-26-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-22_11-45-26-1-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-22_11-45-26-1-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-22_11-45-26-1-150x68.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-22_11-45-26-1-696x313.jpg 696w\" 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><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 9:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Germany Formally Suspends Guarantees for Business With Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Associated-Press-logo\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-44203 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Associated-Press-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Associated-Press-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"108\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-53 p Component-p-0-2-44\" style=\"text-align: justify\">BERLIN (AP) \u2014 The German government said Friday it is formally suspending export credit and investment guarantees for business in Iran in the wake of authorities\u2019 crackdown on protests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-53 p Component-p-0-2-44\" style=\"text-align: justify\">The Economy Ministry said it also has suspended other \u201ceconomic formats,\u201d including a dialogue on energy issues, in view of \u201cthe very serious situation in Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-53 p Component-p-0-2-44\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Export credit guarantees protect German companies from losses when exports aren\u2019t paid for. Investment guarantees are granted to protect direct investments by German companies from political risk in the countries where they are made.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-iran-politics-europe-business-a256fbffd152f407d2affd1d09377058\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 99<\/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 23, 2022 \u2013 8 PM GMT+1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 99<\/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\">Today, the nationwide Iran uprising entered its 99<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0 day. Virtually every gathering, including mourning ceremonies for protesters killed by the regime\u2019s security forces, quickly evolve into anti-regime rallies, where people chant slogans, such as \u201cDeath to Khamenei\u201d and \u201cDeath to the dictator!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 23 &#8211; Sanandaj, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals gathered to mark the 40th day of Issa Biglari&#39;s murder by the regime&#39;s security forces began chanting:<br \/>&quot;Martyrs don&#39;t die!&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\/Lk9CL15tH2\">pic.twitter.com\/Lk9CL15tH2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1606274675335634947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 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 ceremonies marking the 40<sup>th<\/sup> day of the martyrdom of Issa Biglari in Sanandaj, Omid Zare\u2019e Mo\u2019ayedi in Shiraz, and Morad Bahramian in Semirom, the people chanted, \u201cDeath to Khamenei\u201d and \u201cWe pledge to the martyrs that we will stand to the end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In a moving ceremony in Sanandaj for Issa Biglari, 39, his family and a large crowd gathered to pay tribute, while chanting, \u201cMartyrs don\u2019t die.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1606287257727541251?s=20&amp;t=nRXePDyVc0eb8Iq0fAiJGg\" rel=\"noopener\">Qahdarijan<\/a>, in the central Isfahan province, defiant youth torched a local IRGC paramilitary Basij base.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 23 &#8211; Zahedan, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Massive crowd of protesters chanting: &quot;This is the last message: another execution and there will be an uprising!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0632\u0627\u0647\u062f\u0627\u0646<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eeK3514W9g\">pic.twitter.com\/eeK3514W9g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1606265867251195909?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 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 Sistan and Baluchistan province, southeast Iran, people in different cities staged large-scale protests following the Friday prayer congregations, including in provincial capital Zahedan and Rask. \u00a0A large crowd of demonstrators in Zahedan, chanted a variety of slogans, including &#8220;This is the last message: another execution and there will be an uprising!&#8221;, &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1606267125081018368?s=20&amp;t=nRXePDyVc0eb8Iq0fAiJGg\" rel=\"noopener\">Freedom! Freedom! Freedom<\/a>!&#8221;, &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1606268383128870913?s=20&amp;t=nRXePDyVc0eb8Iq0fAiJGg\" rel=\"noopener\">Death to Khamenei<\/a>!&#8221;, &#8220;Death to the IRGC!&#8221;, &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1606269643143929856?s=20&amp;t=nRXePDyVc0eb8Iq0fAiJGg\" rel=\"noopener\">We pledge on our compatriots&#8217; blood that we are standing to the end<\/a>!&#8221;, &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1606270900327763970\" rel=\"noopener\">Death to Basij<\/a>!&#8221; They also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1606283482891698179\" rel=\"noopener\">chanted<\/a>: \u201cKhamenei is a tyrant; we&#8217;ll bury him!\u201d, \u201cDeath to [Khamenei] for all these years of crimes!\u201d, \u201cPolitical prisoners must be freed!\u201d, \u201cIRGC and Basij are our ISIS!\u201d, and &#8220;Death to Khamenei! Damned be Khomeini!&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 23 &#8211; Zahedan, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Protesters chanting: &quot;Death to Khamenei! Damned be Khomeini!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0632\u0627\u0647\u062f\u0627\u0646<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cCXzgdNRPM\">pic.twitter.com\/cCXzgdNRPM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1606284740977229827?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 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\">Reacting to the protests in the province, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the NCRI\u2019s President-elect said: \u201cToday again, our fellow Baluch compatriots came to the streets in Zahedan. They rebuffed the regime and its accomplices with chants of \u201cdeath to Khamenei,&#8221; \u201cMy dear brother, we will avenge your blood,\u201d and \u201cWe will not surrender; we will die or be victorious.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today again, our fellow Baluch compatriots came to the streets in Zahedan. They rebuffed the regime and its accomplices with chants of \u201cdeath to Khamenei,&quot; \u201cMy dear brother, we will take back your blood,\u201d and \u201cWe will not surrender; we will die or be victorious.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0YMW4PfC8C\">pic.twitter.com\/0YMW4PfC8C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1606324519727255553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 8:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Continued Protests Seen Across Iran as Uprising Nears Centennial<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-Protests-December-22-2022-696x395-1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268110 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Protests-December-22-2022-696x395-1-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Protests-December-22-2022-696x395-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Protests-December-22-2022-696x395-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Protests-December-22-2022-696x395-1-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Protests-December-22-2022-696x395-1.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is marking its 98<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day on Thursday following a day of various protest rallies, gatherings, nightly marches, and strikes. Protesters have continued to voice their opposition to the mullahs\u2019 regime through various slogans, including \u201cDeath to Khamenei!\u201d and \u201cDeath to the dictator!\u201d referring directly to regime Supreme Leader\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/who-is-ali-khamenei-the-supreme-leader-of-irans-regime\/z\">Ali Khamenei<\/a>.<\/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 601 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-continued-protests-seen-across-iran-as-uprising-nears-centennial\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Flogging and Prison Sentences for Detainees of Nationwide Iran Protests<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Flogging-and-prison-sentences-min\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268111 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Flogging-and-prison-sentences-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Flogging-and-prison-sentences-min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Flogging-and-prison-sentences-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Flogging-and-prison-sentences-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Flogging-and-prison-sentences-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Flogging-and-prison-sentences-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The mullahs\u2019 regime continues to issue sentences for those arrested during the nationwide Iran protests. The following report is a collection of news about the flogging and prison sentences handed down for some women arrested during the protests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Sara Baluch and Fatemeh Baluch Kari were sentenced to 9 months imprisonment and 148 lashes by the Zahedan Revolutionary Court, which communicated the verdict to them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/12\/22\/flogging-and-prison-sentences\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Revolution Continues \u2013 Day 98<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-Revolution-Continues-\u2013-Day-98\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268112 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Revolution-Continues-\u2013-Day-98-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Revolution-Continues-\u2013-Day-98\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Revolution-Continues-\u2013-Day-98-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Revolution-Continues-\u2013-Day-98-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Revolution-Continues-\u2013-Day-98-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Revolution-Continues-\u2013-Day-98-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Revolution-Continues-\u2013-Day-98.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Thursday, December 22, 2022, citizens from different walks of life continued anti-regime protests, strikes, and activities despite the regime\u2019s oppressive measures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Furthermore, the families and relatives of slain protesters attended their loved ones\u2019 graves, marking the Yalda celebration. In Tehran, many citizens partook in Behesht Zahra cemetery and commemorated the late Yalda Aghafazli, Mohsen Shekari, and Siavash Mahmoudi. Similar events were seen at the grave of Hamid-Reza Rouhi in Bandar Anzali, Peyman Moniri in Sanandaj, and the graves of Hannaneh Kia and Hossein-Ali Kiakajouri in Nowshahr.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/iran-revolution-continues-day-98\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">The Hague\u2014December 20, 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 20, 2022: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Nationwide Iran Protests.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_VQwabK3jCZU\" 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%2FVQwabK3jCZU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VQwabK3jCZU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT5M59S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-12-22T07:58:18Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_VQwabK3jCZU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FVQwabK3jCZU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">The Hague\u2014December 20, 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\/VQwabK3jCZU\" 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%2FVQwabK3jCZU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"The Hague&mdash;December 20, 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=\"The Hague, The Netherlands\u2014December 20, 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>The Hague, the Netherlands\u2014December 20, 2022:\u00a0<\/strong>Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) held a rally and photo exhibition in memory of the martyrs of the<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">\u00a0nationwide Iranian Revolution<\/a>. They also expressed their solidarity with the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/category\/news\/insider\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Iranian people\u2019s uprising<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/media-gallery\/videos\/2022\/12\/the-hague-december-20-2022-iranian-resistance-supporters-held-a-rally-and-photo-exhibition-in-support-of-the-iran-revolution\/41190\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Vancouver, Canada\u2014December 19, 2022: Iranian Resistance Supporters Held a Photo Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Vancouver, Canada&mdash;December 19, 2022: MEK Supporters Held an Exhibition in Support of Iran Protests.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_v8cmkCpUpVw\" 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%2Fv8cmkCpUpVw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v8cmkCpUpVw\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M29S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-12-22T07:07:33Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_v8cmkCpUpVw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fv8cmkCpUpVw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Vancouver, Canada\u2014December 19, 2022: MEK Supporters Held an Exhibition in Support of Iran Protests.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a 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href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) held a photo exhibition in memory of the martyrs of the<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">\u00a0nationwide Iranian Revolution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2022\/12\/vancouver-canada-december-19-2022-iranian-resistance-supporters-held-a-photo-exhibition-in-support-of-the-iran-revolution\/41173\/\" 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=\"\" 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