{"id":268475,"date":"2023-01-03T09:23:49","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T08:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=268475"},"modified":"2023-02-07T23:10:07","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T22:10:07","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-january-3-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-3-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 3, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_268484\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-268484\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-kurdistan-funeral-protest-soleimani-1-1-e1672734005155\" class=\"wp-image-268484 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-kurdistan-funeral-protest-soleimani-1-1-e1672734005155.jpg\" alt=\"iran-kurdistan-funeral-protest-soleimani-1-1-e1672734005155\" width=\"1000\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-kurdistan-funeral-protest-soleimani-1-1-e1672734005155.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-kurdistan-funeral-protest-soleimani-1-1-e1672734005155-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-kurdistan-funeral-protest-soleimani-1-1-e1672734005155-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-kurdistan-funeral-protest-soleimani-1-1-e1672734005155-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-kurdistan-funeral-protest-soleimani-1-1-e1672734005155-696x390.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-268484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Mahabad, northwest <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1609885970274418689%7Ctwgr%5Ec09735b61d1f98193126330e86d142c9c03d3f09%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-sees-continued-protests-people-voicing-hatred-of-qassem-soleimani%2F&amp;src=hashtag_click\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Iran<\/a><\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> Locals gathered to mark the 40th day of Shomal Khadiripour&#8217;s murder by the regime&#8217;s security forces &#8211; <\/span>Iran\u2019s Rebellious Youths Torched Qasem Soleimani\u2019s Placards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 9:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 110<\/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, January 3, 2022 \u2013 8 PM GMT+1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 110<\/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>: 30,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">January 3, the 110<sup>th<\/sup> day of the nationwide uprising, marks the third anniversary of the elimination of Qassem Soleimani, the notorious head of the Iranian regime\u2019s Revolutionary Guards Quds Force. Yesterday, it was reported that Britain will officially declare the IRGC, as a terrorist group following several alleged plots to kidnap or murder UK citizens.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Locals in the capital&#39;s Tehranpars district attacked a site of the regime&#39;s IRGC paramilitary Basij forces using Molotov cocktails.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2023<\/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\/kurP38svxZ\">pic.twitter.com\/kurP38svxZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1609813115251589120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2023<\/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\">Today, Tuesday, protesters and courageous locals across Iran expressed their hatred of Soleimani, and the regime in its entirety, by using\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1609813115251589120\" rel=\"noopener\">Molotov cocktails<\/a> and homemade explosives, and set to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1610224576553779201\" rel=\"noopener\">fire<\/a> Soleimani\u2019s posters, banners, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1610181794560724993\" rel=\"noopener\">placards<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1610281129193664513\" rel=\"noopener\">billboards<\/a>. The regime\u2019s sites, along with statues and billboards symbolizing the mullahs\u2019 dictatorship, are among other frequent targets. And people are specifically focusing on images and anything symbolizing regime Supreme Leader\u00a0Ali Khamenei and his entire apparatus of suppressive forces.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Protesters set fire to yet another billboard of former IRGC Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2023<\/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\/Ym4pC0dqD8\">pic.twitter.com\/Ym4pC0dqD8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1610281129193664513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2023<\/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\">Some of the cities and locations were: Navvab Expressway in the capital <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1610189344320413696\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehran<\/a>, \u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1610264716097503233\" rel=\"noopener\">Isfahan<\/a>, central Iran <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1610223318296141825\" rel=\"noopener\">Maragheh<\/a> university northwest Iran, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1610184186240835584\" rel=\"noopener\">Mashhad<\/a>, northeast Iran, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1610349021440131077\" rel=\"noopener\">Komleh<\/a> in Bushehr province, southern Iran, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1610190476732153856\" rel=\"noopener\">Sistan and Baluchistan<\/a> province, southwest Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In Gilan Province, northern Iran, contract workers of the state communications company were on strike today demanding answers to their long-raised dilemmas.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">January 3 &#8211; Gilan Province, northern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Contract workers of the state communications company are on strike demanding answers to their long-raised dilemmas.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2023<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0635\u0627\u0628\u0627\u062a_\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1p5CUZzRCb\">pic.twitter.com\/1p5CUZzRCb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1610226967462268928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2023<\/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\">\u00a0In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1610183052851822593\" rel=\"noopener\">Javanrud<\/a>, western Iran, regime security forces raided people&#8217;s homes in the middle of the night and arrested many people. Locals say several dozen vehicles and hundreds of heavily armed units have been patrolling their streets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Reacting to the latest suppressive measure, the NCRI President-elect, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, said: Khamenei\u2019s Intelligence Ministry and IRGC attacked people\u2019s homes in Javanrud, arresting the city\u2019s youths to prevent the continuation &amp; spread of Iran protests. Such cruelties only add to the Iranian people\u2019s fury and motivation to topple the regime.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Khamenei\u2019s Intelligence Ministry and IRGC attacked people\u2019s homes in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Javanrud?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Javanrud<\/a>, arresting the city\u2019s youths to prevent the continuation &amp; spread of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranprotests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranprotests<\/a>. Such cruelties only add to the Iranian people\u2019s fury and motivation to topple the regime.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FeH5wYDtg9\">pic.twitter.com\/FeH5wYDtg9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1610299557614850049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2023<\/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\">Iran Sees Continued Protests, People Voicing Hatred of Qassem Soleimani<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-Protests-January-2-2023-696x400-1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268476 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Protests-January-2-2023-696x400-1-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Protests-January-2-2023-696x400-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Protests-January-2-2023-696x400-1-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Protests-January-2-2023-696x400-1-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Protests-January-2-2023-696x400-1.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is marking its 109<sup>th<\/sup> day on Monday with protests continuing in different cities across the country. These protest measures include holding gatherings, rallies, strikes, and establishing roadblocks on roads to take control of their streets and prevent regime authorities from dispatching their security forces to quell their movement. Protesters and courageous locals have also been using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1609813115251589120\">Molotov cocktails<\/a> and homemade explosives to target the regime\u2019s sites, along with statues and billboards symbolizing the mullahs\u2019 authoritarian dictatorship. \u00a0They\u2019re specifically targeting regime Supreme Leader\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/who-is-ali-khamenei-the-supreme-leader-of-irans-regime\/\">Ali Khamenei<\/a>\u00a0and his entire apparatus of oppressive forces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-iran-sees-continued-protests-people-voicing-hatred-of-qassem-soleimani\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">A Young Kurdish Woman, Sepideh Qalandari, Dies Under Torture<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sepideh-Qalandari\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268477 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Sepideh-Qalandari-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sepideh-Qalandari\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Sepideh-Qalandari-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Sepideh-Qalandari-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Sepideh-Qalandari-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Sepideh-Qalandari.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to social media reports, Sepideh Qalandari, a young Kurdish woman from Mahabad, died under torture.\u00a0Sepideh Qalandari was arrested in Tehran in November and finally died under torture. Her body was handed to her family on January 1, 2023, provided that her family keeps silent about this atrocity. Sepideh Qalandari was buried in\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mahabad\" rel=\"noopener\">Mahabad<\/a>\u00a0on Monday, January 2, 2023, and her funeral services will be held on Tuesday in Mowlavi Mosque in Mahabad.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/01\/02\/sepideh-qalandari\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s Rebellious Youths Torched Qasem Soleimani\u2019s Placards and Statues \u2013 Day 109 of Revolution<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Qasem-Soleimani\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268478 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Qasem-Soleimani-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Qasem-Soleimani\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Qasem-Soleimani-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Qasem-Soleimani-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Qasem-Soleimani-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Qasem-Soleimani-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Qasem-Soleimani.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">What today is going on in Iran is the result of the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian girl, who died after being arrested by the morality police in mid-September. Her death ignited the fury and frustration that accumulated for months and even years as the result of the regime\u2019s inhuman behavior, human rights violations, and corruption.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Farmers, steelworkers, and students specifically people from all walks of life and strata have paved this way. Lack of freedom, water, healthy air, payment, etc. is some of the reasons people are taking to the street.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/irans-rebellious-youths-torched-qasem-soleimanis-placards-and-statues-day-109-of-revolution\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Toronto: On the Eve of New Year 2023, Iranian Resistance Supporters Expressed Solidarity With the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Toronto: On the Eve of New Year 2023, MEK Supporters Expressed Solidarity With the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_SRS2FpLphA8\" 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%2FSRS2FpLphA8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SRS2FpLphA8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT5M7S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-01-01T17:09:11Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_SRS2FpLphA8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSRS2FpLphA8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Toronto: On the Eve of New Year 2023, MEK Supporters Expressed Solidarity With the Iran Revolution.<\/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\/SRS2FpLphA8\" 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%2FSRS2FpLphA8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Toronto: On the Eve of New Year 2023, MEK Supporters Expressed Solidarity With the Iran Revolution.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Toronto, Canada: On the Eve of New Year 2023, Iranian Resistance (NCRI and MEK) Supporters Expressed Solidarity With 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>Toronto, Canada\u2014December 30, 2022:<\/strong>\u00a0on the eve of New Year 2023, 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 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\/2023\/01\/toronto-on-the-eve-of-new-year-2023-iranian-resistance-supporters-expressed-solidarity-with-the-iran-revolution\/41523\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Heidelberg: On the Eve of New Year 2023, Iranian Resistance Supporters Expressed Solidarity With the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Heidelberg:On the Eve of New Year 2023, MEK Supporters Expressed Solidarity With the Iran Revolution\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_JgXmq3IKkto\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta 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class=\"external\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) held a rally 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\/2023\/01\/heidelberg-on-the-eve-of-new-year-2023-iranian-resistance-supporters-expressed-solidarity-with-the-iran-revolution\/41512\/\" 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 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