{"id":268301,"date":"2022-12-29T09:02:51","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T08:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=268301"},"modified":"2023-02-07T22:13:40","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T21:13:40","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-29-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-december-29-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 29, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-kurdistan-funeral-28122022-1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-268306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-kurdistan-funeral-28122022-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran-kurdistan-funeral-28122022-1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-kurdistan-funeral-28122022-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-kurdistan-funeral-28122022-1-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-kurdistan-funeral-28122022-1-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-kurdistan-funeral-28122022-1-150x68.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-kurdistan-funeral-28122022-1-696x313.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 style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 9:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s Crackdown on Protesters Unacceptable and Intolerable, Italy PM Says<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Reuters-Logo\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-38853 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Reuters-Logo-300x136.jpg\" alt=\"Reuters-Logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"136\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\" style=\"text-align: justify\" data-testid=\"paragraph-0\">ROME, Dec 29 (Reuters) &#8211; Iran&#8217;s repression of protesters, including with the death penalty, is unacceptable and intolerable, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\" style=\"text-align: justify\" data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">&#8220;What is happening today in Iran is unacceptable for us, Italy can no longer tolerate it,&#8221; Meloni said in an end-of-year press conference.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\" style=\"text-align: justify\" data-testid=\"paragraph-2\">If Tehran does not change its stance, Italy will consult with allies to take more effective action against the regime, Meloni added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\" data-testid=\"paragraph-2\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/irans-crackdown-protesters-unacceptable-intolerable-italy-pm-says-2022-12-29\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 105<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Thursday, December 29, 2022 \u2013 8 PM GMT+1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 105<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protests<\/strong>: 282 cities<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fatalities<\/strong>: 750+ estimated deaths, 601 identified by MEK<\/li>\n<li><strong>Detentions<\/strong>: 35,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising marked its 105<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day today with protests continuing by people from different social sectors amid the economic crunch which has caused nosediving of the national currency, the rial, and a major fuel shortage crisis in different cities.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 29 &#8211; Tehran, <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 Hamidreza Rouhi&#39;s murder by the regime&#39;s security forces began chanting: &quot;We swear on the blood of the fallen, we will stand until the very end!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AD%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%A7_%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AD%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u062d\u0645\u06cc\u062f\u0631\u0636\u0627_\u0631\u0648\u062d\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1UXsR8Krbf\">pic.twitter.com\/1UXsR8Krbf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1608459068636631041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 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 Thursday locals gathered in Tehran\u2019s famous Beheshte Zahra Cemetery to mark the 40<sup>th<\/sup> day of the killing of Hamidreza Rouhi by the regime\u2019s security forces. The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1608495684402937861\" rel=\"noopener\">ceremony<\/a> turned into an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1608466743646625796\" rel=\"noopener\">anti-regime rally<\/a> as participants chanted slogans against the mullahs, including \u201cDeath to Khamenei!\u201d and \u201cDeath to the dictator!\u201d and clashed with repressive forces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Security forces were seen surrounding the area. People participating in the ceremony began establishing roadblocks against the regime\u2019s security forces, who responded by attacking the mourners and firing tear gas.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 29 &#8211; Tehran, <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 Hamidreza Rouhi&#39;s murder by the regime&#39;s security forces were attacked by security forces who began firing tear gas.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AD%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%A7_%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AD%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u062d\u0645\u06cc\u062f\u0631\u0636\u0627_\u0631\u0648\u062d\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VaaWWjERAC\">pic.twitter.com\/VaaWWjERAC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1608467876167434240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 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\">Similar ceremonies were held in the city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1608462845032767489\" rel=\"noopener\">Isfahan<\/a>\u00a0for another protester by the name of Ali Abbasi. The participants were seen chanting: \u201cDeath to Khamenei! Damned be Khomeini!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In the city of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1608464101679693830\" rel=\"noopener\">Dehgolan<\/a>\u00a0in western Iran, locals gathered to mark the 40<sup>th<\/sup> day of the killing of Mohsen Niazi and chanted \u201cDeath to Khamenei!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1608465485384896512\" rel=\"noopener\">Ahvaz<\/a>, southwest Iran, locals gathered for a ceremony in memory of Atefeh Naami, murdered by the regime\u2019s security forces, and chanted: \u201cI will kill those who killed my sister!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In the city of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1608473055566901248\">Izeh<\/a>\u00a0locals held a similar ceremony marking the 40<sup>th<\/sup> day of the killing of Ali Shariati by the regime\u2019s security forces.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 29 &#8211; Izeh, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>People gathered to mark the 40th day of Ali Shariati&#39;s murder by the regime&#39;s oppressive security forces. Such ceremonies are becoming scenes of anti-regime protests.<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\/C6uzuTzNze\">pic.twitter.com\/C6uzuTzNze<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1608473055566901248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 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 village near the city of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1608469260443025408\" rel=\"noopener\">Marvdasht<\/a>\u00a0in Fars Province, south-central Iran, people gathered to hold a ceremony marking the 40<sup>th<\/sup> day of Arman Emadi\u2019s murder by the regime\u2019s security forces. They began chanting anti-regime slogans and specifically condemning the Revolutionary Guards and the paramilitary Basij.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In Qazvin, northwest Iran, locals gathered to mark the 3rd day of Mehrdad Malak&#8217;s murder by the mullahs\u2019 regime. Authorities had dispatched two busses of security units to prevent protests.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 29 &#8211; Qazvin, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals gathered to mark the 3rd day of Mehrdad Malak&#39;s murder by the regime&#39;s oppressive security forces. Authorities had dispatched two busses of security units to prevent protests.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%85%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D9%85%D9%84%DA%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0645\u0647\u0631\u062f\u0627\u062f_\u0645\u0644\u06a9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yjQt3QMNNa\">pic.twitter.com\/yjQt3QMNNa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1608491909839818757?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 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, the office of the regime&#8217;s paramilitary Basij in the Azad University of Tehran North Branch was targeted and a fire was reported early this morning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In another development, in the first week of the fourth month of the uprising, the defiant youth targeted 13 centers of the Revolutionary Guards, Basij, and billboards of Khomeini, Khamenei and the eliminated Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani in Tehran, Tabriz, Khoy, Ahvaz, Isfahan, Shahryar, Islamshahr, Varamin, Yazd, Meshkinshahr, and Lali with Molotov Cocktails and set them on fire.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 29 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>The office of the regime&#39;s paramilitary Basij in the Azad University Tehran North Branch was attacked and a fire was reported early this morning.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/POO6uGz1J4\">pic.twitter.com\/POO6uGz1J4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1608476684436611074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 29 &#8211; Near Marvdasht, south-central <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 Arman Emadi&#39;s murder by the regime&#39;s security forces began chanting: &quot;Basij &amp; 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\/%D8%A2%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0622\u0631\u0645\u0627\u0646_\u0639\u0645\u0627\u062f\u06cc<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T8TCBVcTjn\">pic.twitter.com\/T8TCBVcTjn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1608469260443025408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 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: 9:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Across the Country, Iran\u2019s Mourning Gatherings Evolve Into Anti-regime Protests<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-Protests-December-28-2022-696x392-1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268303 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Protests-December-28-2022-696x392-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Protests-December-28-2022-696x392-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Protests-December-28-2022-696x392-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Protests-December-28-2022-696x392-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Protests-December-28-2022-696x392-1.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">While ceremonies held in memory of those lost have been a tradition in Iran for as long as one can remember, the Iranian people have been using long-respected practices as gatherings to launch protests against the mullahs\u2019 regime. Such events, known to be scenes of mourning, are witnessing brave Iranians chanting anti-regime slogans to voice their hatred about the mullahs, specifically targeting 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>, and renewing their pledge to overthrow the regime in its entirety.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-across-the-country-irans-mourning-gatherings-evolve-into-anti-regime-protests\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">The 40-Day Memorial of Aylar Haghi Held Despite Heavy Repression<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"forty-day-memorial-of-Aylar-Haghi\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268305 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/forty-day-memorial-of-Aylar-Haghi-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"forty-day-memorial-of-Aylar-Haghi\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/forty-day-memorial-of-Aylar-Haghi-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/forty-day-memorial-of-Aylar-Haghi-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/forty-day-memorial-of-Aylar-Haghi-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/forty-day-memorial-of-Aylar-Haghi.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On the morning of Tuesday, December 27, 2022, on Day 103 of the Iran uprising, the 40-day memorial of Aylar Haghi was held with widespread participation of the people of Tabriz despite the heavy presence of security forces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Security officers and plainclothes agents surrounded the Vadi Rahmat cemetery in Tabriz, fearing vast participation in the 40-day memorial of Aylar Haghi. Nevertheless, the 40-day memorial of Aylar Haghi was held at her tomb with the extensive support and participation of the courageous people of Tabriz.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/12\/28\/memorial-of-aylar-haghi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Resistant Political Prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared Addresses Iran Protesters<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Resistant-political-prisoner-Maryam-Akbari-Monfared\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268302 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Resistant-political-prisoner-Maryam-Akbari-Monfared-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Resistant-political-prisoner-Maryam-Akbari-Monfared\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Resistant-political-prisoner-Maryam-Akbari-Monfared-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Resistant-political-prisoner-Maryam-Akbari-Monfared-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Resistant-political-prisoner-Maryam-Akbari-Monfared-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Resistant-political-prisoner-Maryam-Akbari-Monfared.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Thirteen years have passed since the arrest and imprisonment of resistant political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared. She was taken to Evin prison \u201cto provide some explanations\u201d at midnight of December 29, 2009, without being able to say goodbye to her daughters. But she never returned home.\u00a0The resistant political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared has spent all these 13 years in prison without a single day off.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/12\/28\/resistant-political-prisoner-maryam\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Mehrdad Malek, 17, Killed by Iran\u2019s Security Forces<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mehrdad-min\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268304 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mehrdad-min-300x150.webp\" alt=\"Mehrdad-min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mehrdad-min-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mehrdad-min-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mehrdad-min-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mehrdad-min.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On the evening of Monday, December 26, 2022, a 17-year-old boy by the name of Mehrdad Malek, was accompanying a friend in his car. They were returning from their farm in Dashtabi district in Ardaq, Qazvin Province. A police patrol car becomes suspicious of them and tracks their path. their car. The police patrol car gets stuck in the mud and can no longer proceed with its chase. Therefore, the security forces decided to open fire at the car in which Mehrdad was sitting in. Without any warning, they shot toward the passengers and killed the young teenager.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2022\/12\/28\/mehrdad-malek-17-killed\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2022\/12\/zurich-december-27-2022-iranian-resistance-supporters-held-an-exhibition-in-support-of-the-iran-revolution-honoring-kian-pirfalak-and-other-martyrs\/41328\/\">Zurich\u2014December 27, 2022: Iranian Resistance Supporters Held an Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution, Honoring Kian Pirfalak and Other Martyrs<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Zurich&mdash;December 27, 2022: MEK Supporters Held an Exhibition Honoring Kian Pirfalak &amp;amp; Other Martyrs\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_0MEd6mGokEQ\" 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%2F0MEd6mGokEQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0MEd6mGokEQ\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M19S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-12-28T07:14:29Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_0MEd6mGokEQ\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F0MEd6mGokEQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Zurich\u2014December 27, 2022: MEK Supporters Held an Exhibition Honoring Kian Pirfalak &amp; Other Martyrs<\/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\/0MEd6mGokEQ\" 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%2F0MEd6mGokEQ%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Zurich&mdash;December 27, 2022: MEK Supporters Held an Exhibition Honoring Kian Pirfalak &amp;amp; Other Martyrs\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Zurich, Switzerland\u2014December 27, 2022: Iranian Resistance (NCRI and MEK) Supporters Held an Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution and Honoring Kian Pirfalak and Other Martyrs.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Zurich, Switzerland\u2014December 27, 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 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>.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/irans-child-killing-regime-tramples-all-human-values\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Kian Pirfalak<\/a>, a 10-year-old child of Izeh, who was killed by the criminal agents of the Mullahs\u2019 regime, was also commemorated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2022\/12\/zurich-december-27-2022-iranian-resistance-supporters-held-an-exhibition-in-support-of-the-iran-revolution-honoring-kian-pirfalak-and-other-martyrs\/41328\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Stockholm\u2014December 24, 2022: Iranian Resistance Supporters Gathered in Support of the Iran Revolution and Honored the Martyrs<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Stockholm&mdash;Dec 24, 2022: MEK Supporters Gathered in Support of Iran Protests, Honoring the Martyrs\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_TeDRNHBOouU\" 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%2FTeDRNHBOouU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TeDRNHBOouU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M53S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-12-28T06:26:29Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_TeDRNHBOouU\" 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2022: Iranian Resistance (NCRI and MEK) Supporters Gathered in Support of the Iran Revolution and Honoring the Martyrs.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Stockholm, Sweden\u2014December 24, 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>) on the eve of Christmas, attended churches and gathered to commemorate 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\/media-gallery\/videos\/2022\/12\/stockholm-december-24-2022-iranian-resistance-supporters-gathered-in-support-of-the-iran-revolution-and-honored-the-martyrs\/41318\/\" 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-28-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 28,<\/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: 9:30 PM CET Iran&rsquo;s Crackdown on Protesters Unacceptable and Intolerable, Italy PM Says ROME, Dec 29 (Reuters) &ndash; Iran&rsquo;s repression [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":268306,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-268301","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 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 29, 2022 - 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