{"id":268530,"date":"2023-01-04T08:41:38","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T07:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=268530"},"modified":"2023-02-03T14:36:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T13:36:03","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-january-4-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-4-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 4, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-uprising-street-damaging-board-soleimani-poster\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-268535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-uprising-street-damaging-board-soleimani-poster.jpg\" alt=\"iran-uprising-street-damaging-board-soleimani-poster\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-uprising-street-damaging-board-soleimani-poster.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-uprising-street-damaging-board-soleimani-poster-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-uprising-street-damaging-board-soleimani-poster-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-uprising-street-damaging-board-soleimani-poster-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-uprising-street-damaging-board-soleimani-poster-696x391.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: 8:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 111<\/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, January 4, 2022 \u2013 8 PM GMT+1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 111<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protests<\/strong>: 282 cities<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fatalities<\/strong>: 750+ estimated deaths, 614 identified by MEK<\/li>\n<li><strong>Detentions<\/strong>: 30,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising marked its 111<sup>th<\/sup> day on Wednesday with protesters across the country continuing various protest measures against the mullahs\u2019 rule. Brave locals in different cities throughout Iran have also been marking the third anniversary of the elimination of Qassem Soleimani, former head of the Revolutionary Guards (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iran-news\/a-look-at-irans-revolutionary-guards\/\" rel=\"noopener\">IRGC<\/a>) Quds Force, by burning billboards and posters of his image. This is parallel to the ongoing campaign of people voicing their hatred of the mullahs\u2019 regime by torching images and anything symbolizing regime Supreme Leader\u00a0Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In a report that has shaken the regime\u2019s security apparatus, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simayazaditv\/status\/1610381804967718914\" rel=\"noopener\">Qassem Fattollahi<\/a>, a ranking IRGC member in Tehran and commander of an IRGC paramilitary Basij base in the Iranian capital was gunned down outside of his home. Fattollahi suffered four gunshot wounds and most likely died at the scene, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency, associated with the IRGC Quds Force.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">January 4 &#8211; Marvdasht, south-central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>A protester is seen tearing down a poster 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\/FreeIran2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EgnQhDQAzx\">pic.twitter.com\/EgnQhDQAzx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1610692660850823174?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 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\">In the capital, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1610546695682789377?s=20&amp;t=HhRpNWEMBJ1PXRvwBoQaPA\">Tehran<\/a>, a group of rebellious marched last night, chanting, &#8220;Death to Khamenei! Hail to Rajavi!&#8221; &#8220;We&#8217;re the MEK &amp; we&#8217;re fighting the mullahs!&#8221; &#8220;We have written with our blood that we sacrifice our lives for the people!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Also in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simayazaditv\/status\/1610685621290553345\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehran<\/a> and in broad daylight on the side of a busy highway in Tehran. a brave young man wrote slogans on a big banner of Qassem Soleimani.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1610613262684491776\" rel=\"noopener\">Zahedan<\/a>, southeast Iran, reports indicated authorities arrested dozens of locals in the city&#8217;s Kowsar Street today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1610612130943836160\" rel=\"noopener\">Ilam<\/a>, western Iran, workers, and employees of the Ilam Petrochemical Company went on strike. They first held a gathering at the company\u2019s plant and then moved their rally outside the local governor&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">January 4 &#8211; Ilam, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Workers and employees of the Ilam Petrochemical Company are on strike. They first held a gathering at the company plant and then moved their rally outside the local governor&#39;s office.<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\/fSnxduy2bb\">pic.twitter.com\/fSnxduy2bb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1610612130943836160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 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\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1610610872488951810\" rel=\"noopener\">Javanrud<\/a>, western Iran, in a desperate move, the regime\u2019s authorities dispatched many security forces to the city&#8217;s judiciary building and installed security cameras in various areas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1610609487865323520\" rel=\"noopener\">Semirom<\/a>, central Iran, the regime\u2019s authorities imposed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1610629746206949387\">martial law<\/a>, according to local activists. Internet connections were heavily disrupted. Many people were arrested at night.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The brave teenagers of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simayazaditv\/status\/1610591333697335296\" rel=\"noopener\">Eslamshahr<\/a> south of the capital Tehran stoned the house of Khamenei&#8217;s representative in this city<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The courageous youths of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simayazaditv\/status\/1610674081443241985\" rel=\"noopener\">Hashtgerd<\/a> west of Tehran destroyed the statue of Qassem Soleimani by splashing red paint on it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sabzevar, northeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Protesters attacked a base of the regime&#39;s forces with Molotov cocktails.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevoIution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevoIution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LPAgXowZYu\">pic.twitter.com\/LPAgXowZYu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1610663721050808321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 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: 3:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Resistance Units March on the Streets of Tehran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On December 3, a group of brave youth took to the streets of Tehran to initiate protests and encourage their fellow citizens to join them.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">January 3 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Locals chanted anti-regime slogans:<br \/>&quot;Death to Khamenei! Hail to Rajavi!&quot;<br \/>&quot;We&#39;re the MEK &amp; we&#39;re fighting the mullahs!&quot;<br \/>&quot;We have written with our blood that we sacrifice our lives for the people!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2023<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2023<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f3YIe79YAX\">pic.twitter.com\/f3YIe79YAX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1610546695682789377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 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\">Despite the new wave of arrestments and albeit the high personal risk to be affiliated with the Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization, this group of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iranian-resistance-units\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a> braved the regime\u2019s crackdown apparatus and chanted through the night:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>For poverty, corruption, and soaring prices, we march toward regime change<\/li>\n<li>Death to the oppressor, whether the Shah or the leader<\/li>\n<li>Our first and last call is regime change<\/li>\n<li>We wrote with our own blood, we will die for this nation<\/li>\n<li>We are the MEK and we are combatting the mullahs<\/li>\n<li>Death to Khamenei, viva Rajavi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iranians Respond to Regime&#8217;s Propaganda Machine<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">As a desperate regime, struggling with unprecedented defections and infighting, was trying to boost the morale of its tight follower base, and fake domestic support was supposed to turn the third anniversary of its slain IRGC Quds Force commander into a &#8220;national unity&#8221; week, the restive society proved its calculus wrong.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The brutal theocracy, masters of exploiting the &#8216;victimhood sentiment&#8217; among the less educated masses, has run short of initiatives as the impoverished and oppressed nation is more aware than ever and as the Resistance Units have been risking their lives to lead the way and show how crackdown is to be defeated by sheer bravery.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The video below demonstrates how the regime&#8217;s efforts and long-thought preparations went in smoke in a matter of days if not hours.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iranians burn posters of Qasem Soleimani in response to the regime&amp;#039;s propaganda campaign\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_M45XFOox0e8\" 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%2FM45XFOox0e8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M45XFOox0e8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M47S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-01-03T18:47:13Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_M45XFOox0e8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FM45XFOox0e8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iranians burn posters of Qasem Soleimani in response to the regime&#039;s propaganda campaign<\/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\/M45XFOox0e8\" 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%2FM45XFOox0e8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iranians burn posters of Qasem Soleimani in response to the regime&amp;#039;s propaganda campaign\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran\u2019s regime is trying to create an environment of fear on the anniversary of the elimination of Qasem Soleimani. Soleimani was the former commander of the IRGC Quds Force. He was the head of the regime\u2019s terrorist operations and a key figure in suppressing protests. He was killed in a drone strike in Iraq on January 3, 2020. The regime has engaged in propaganda campaigns as the anniversary of Soleimani\u2019s death nears. These efforts are meant to portray a strong image of the regime against 100+ days of nationwide protests. But the people of Iran have a different message. They have been burning the banners of Qassem Soleimani and other regime icons across Iran. They are also targeting bases of IRGC Basij, the main force tasked with suppressing protests. Iran\u2019s people are determined to overthrow this regime. *** Content on the PMOI\/MEK&#039;s official YouTube channel is not subject to copyright if the source is mentioned ***\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards Set To Be Labelled as Terrorist Group by UK<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"BBC-News-Logo\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-43811 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/BBC-News-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"BBC Logo\" width=\"175\" height=\"121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/BBC-News-Logo.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/BBC-News-Logo-218x150.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/BBC-News-Logo-100x70.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" style=\"text-align: justify\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\"><b class=\"ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">The UK is preparing to formally declare that Iran&#8217;s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) is a terrorist organisation.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" style=\"text-align: justify\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">The legal change would mean it becomes a criminal offence in the UK to belong to the group or support its activities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" style=\"text-align: justify\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Whitehall sources said no announcement was imminent and many details remained to be sorted out. But they said it was &#8220;broadly correct&#8221; to say the government intended to proscribe the IRGC. The proscription &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/politics\/2023\/01\/02\/irans-islamic-revolutionary-guard-set-proscribed-terror-group\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k17ofw-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\">first reported by the Daily Telegraph\u00a0<\/a>&#8211; would follow a similar decision made by the US in 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-64156965\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iranian Opposition Figures in Germany: 24 Suspected Agents<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"taz-iran-germany-intelligence-opposition-1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268543 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/taz-iran-germany-intelligence-opposition-1-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"taz-iran-germany-intelligence-opposition-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/taz-iran-germany-intelligence-opposition-1-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/taz-iran-germany-intelligence-opposition-1-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/taz-iran-germany-intelligence-opposition-1-218x150.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/taz-iran-germany-intelligence-opposition-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"article first odd\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/taz.de\/Iranische-Oppositionelle-in-Deutschland\/!5906725\/\" rel=\"noopener\">BERLIN\u00a0<em>taz<\/em><\/a>\u00a0| Nine investigations have been initiated against 24 suspected Iranian agents in Germany since 2018. This emerges from a response from the federal government to a small question from Left MP Clara B\u00fcnger. The taz has the answers. The federal government therefore assumes that Iranian opposition figures in Germany are the focus of the Iranian authorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article even\" style=\"text-align: justify\">The reply said there were no diplomats among the accused Iranian agents. The federal government did not provide any further details, citing a threat to the investigation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/newsingermany.com\/iranian-opposition-figures-in-germany-24-suspected-agents\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Sen. Cruz\u2019s Statement on 3rd Anniversary of the Elimination of Qasem Soleimani<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"ted-cruz-website-logo\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-254805 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ted-cruz-website-logo-300x48.png\" alt=\"ted-cruz-website-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"48\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ted-cruz-website-logo-300x48.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ted-cruz-website-logo-150x24.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ted-cruz-website-logo.png 558w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement about the third anniversary of the Soleimani mission:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>\u201cThree years ago, American military and intelligence efforts culminated in the killing of Qasem Soleimani. Soleimani was an Iranian regime arch-terrorist with the blood of hundreds of Americans on his hands. He was engaged in ongoing plots to attack Americans and our allies around the world. The mission eliminating him significantly countered and undermined the Iranian regime&#8217;s ability to wage terrorism globally.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cruz.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/sen-cruzs-statement-on-3rd-anniversary-of-the-elimination-of-qasem-soleimani\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 8:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">European Parliament to Waive Immunity of Two MEPs in Corruption Case<\/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\">BRUSSELS, Jan 2 (Reuters) &#8211; The European Parliament said on Monday it had begun a procedure to waive the immunity of two of its members after a request from Belgian judiciary investigating a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/judge-decide-detention-eu-qatar-graft-scandal-suspects-2022-12-14\/\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__large__nEccO link__underline_default__2prE_\" data-testid=\"Link\">European Union-Qatar corruption scandal<\/a>. Two sources close to the investigation told Reuters the two MEPs were Belgian Marc Tarabella and Italian Andrea Cozzolino.<\/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\">&#8220;Following a request from the Belgian judicial authorities, I have launched an urgent procedure for the waiver of immunity of two members of the European Parliament,&#8221; parliament president Roberta Metsola said on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/european-parliament-waive-immunity-two-meps-corruption-case-2023-01-02\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s Protests Resume as Regime Marks 3rd Anniversary of Soleimani\u2019s Killing<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-Protests-January-3-2022-696x392-1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268531 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Protests-January-3-2022-696x392-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Protests-January-3-2022-696x392-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Protests-January-3-2022-696x392-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Protests-January-3-2022-696x392-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Protests-January-3-2022-696x392-1.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">January 3 marks the third anniversary of the killing of Qassem Soleimani, the former head of the Iranian regime\u2019s Revolutionary Guards Quds Force, in a U.S. drone attack just outside of Baghdad International Airport. Protesters and courageous locals across Iran are expressing their hatred of Soleimani, and the regime in its entirety, by using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1609813115251589120\">Molotov cocktails<\/a>\u00a0and homemade explosives to target Soleimani\u2019s posters, banners, placards, and billboards. The regime\u2019s sites, along with statues and billboards symbolizing the mullahs\u2019 authoritarian dictatorship, are among other frequent targets. And people are specifically focusing on images and anything symbolizing 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-irans-protests-resume-as-regime-marks-3rd-anniversary-of-soleimanis-killing\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Political Prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared Writes of Her Support for Iran\u2019s Uprising<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-maryam-akbari-monfared\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-236212 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-maryam-akbari-monfared-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"iran-maryam-akbari-monfared\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-maryam-akbari-monfared-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-maryam-akbari-monfared-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-maryam-akbari-monfared-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-maryam-akbari-monfared-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-maryam-akbari-monfared.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While people across the world celebrated New Year\u2019s Eve, Maryam Akbari Monfared marked the 13<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0year of her imprisonment in the dungeons of the Iranian regime. She described the regime\u2019s prisons as \u201chell-like\u201d in a letter that was published by the media.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Akbari Monfared, the mother of three, was arrested on December 29, 2009, on the charge of being a supporter of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK). She was taken to Evin prison in the middle of the night, without a warrant, and under the pretext of providing explanations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/political-prisoner-maryam-akbari-monfared-writes-of-her-support-for-irans-uprising\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Retired Woman Soheila Ojaghi Accused of Leading Iran Protests<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Soheila-Ojaghi-min\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268532 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Soheila-Ojaghi-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Soheila-Ojaghi-min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Soheila-Ojaghi-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Soheila-Ojaghi-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Soheila-Ojaghi-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Soheila-Ojaghi-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Retired paramedic Soheila Ojaghi has been sentenced to 6 years in prison in the primary court and is currently incarcerated in\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/abysmal-conditions-of-inmates-in-qarchak-prison\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Qarchak prison<\/a>. Due to her age, she is accused of being the leader of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/10\/09\/iran-protests-leading-role-women\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran protests<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Soheila Ojaghi was born in 1967 in Gonbad Kavos and immigrated to Tehran with her family many years ago.\u00a0She was arrested on November 15, 2022, in Tehran\u2019s Parand Square. She was held in temporary detention for only one day, then transferred to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/abysmal-conditions-of-inmates-in-qarchak-prison\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Qarchak prison<\/a>\u00a0along with more than 400 other detainees.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/01\/03\/soheila-ojaghi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">NCRI Women\u2019s Committee Calls To Support Women Imprisoned in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"English-statement-min\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-238493 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/English-statement-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Header of NCRI women committee statement\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/English-statement-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/English-statement-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/English-statement-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/English-statement-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A number of brave women and girls arrested during the Iranian people\u2019s nationwide uprising have started\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/01\/02\/sepideh-qalandari\/\" rel=\"noopener\">hunger strikes<\/a>\u00a0to protest their prolonged detention, harassment, horrible prison conditions, bogus charges leveled against them, and lack of attendance to their cases.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/12\/21\/elham-modarresi-tortured-to-confess\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Elham Modarresi<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/12\/05\/violence\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Armita Abbasi<\/a>, and other women detained in a Karaj Prison were tortured and sexually assaulted by security forces before being transferred to the prison.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/01\/03\/support-women-imprisoned-in-iran\/\" 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-1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268533 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Qasem-Soleimani-1-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Qasem-Soleimani-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Qasem-Soleimani-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Qasem-Soleimani-1-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Qasem-Soleimani-1-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Qasem-Soleimani-1-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Qasem-Soleimani-1.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\">The Joint Statement of Nine Canadian MPs, Condemning the Repression of Protesters and the Continuous Violation of Human Rights by the Iranian Regime<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Canadian-MPs-on-Iran-Protests-Dec-31-1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268534 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Canadian-MPs-on-Iran-Protests-Dec-31-1-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"Canadian-MPs-on-Iran-Protests-Dec-31-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Canadian-MPs-on-Iran-Protests-Dec-31-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Canadian-MPs-on-Iran-Protests-Dec-31-1-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Canadian-MPs-on-Iran-Protests-Dec-31-1-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Canadian-MPs-on-Iran-Protests-Dec-31-1-970x550.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Canadian-MPs-on-Iran-Protests-Dec-31-1-696x394.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Canadian-MPs-on-Iran-Protests-Dec-31-1.jpg 972w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>December 31, 2022:<\/strong>\u00a0In a joint\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.mojahedin.org\/i\/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%B1%DA%A9-%DB%B9%D8%AA%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%B6%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7-%D8%B3%D8%B1%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%A8-%D8%AA%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1-%DA%A9%D9%86%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B6-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%B1-%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%88%D9%82-%D8%A8%D8%B4%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B7-%D8%B1%DA%98%DB%8C%D9%85-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AD%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%85-%DA%A9\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">statement<\/a>, nine Canadian MPs from the province of British Columbia condemned the violation of human rights and issuing death sentences to the detainees of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">nationwide protests<\/a>\u00a0by the mullahs\u2019 regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">They announced that they take responsibility for the political support of a list of detainees under threat by the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/news\/2023\/01\/the-joint-statement-of-nine-canadian-mps-condemning-the-repression-of-protesters-and-the-continuous-violation-of-human-rights-by-the-iranian-regime\/41550\/\" 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<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 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