{"id":290228,"date":"2023-01-18T09:26:57","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T08:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=290228"},"modified":"2023-02-08T02:18:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T01:18:22","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-january-18-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-18-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 18, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_290247\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-290247\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-290247\" title=\"iran kurdistan gas lines\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-kurdistan-gas-lines.jpg\" alt=\"iran kurdistan gas lines\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-kurdistan-gas-lines.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-kurdistan-gas-lines-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-kurdistan-gas-lines-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-kurdistan-gas-lines-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-kurdistan-gas-lines-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-290247\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Long lines of people, waiting to get some gas to heat their homes and fuel their furnaces<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-weight: 700 !important\">UPDATE: 10:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 125<\/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 18, 2022 \u2013 8 PM GMT+1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 125<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protests<\/strong>: 282 cities<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fatalities<\/strong>: 750+ estimated deaths, 637 identified by MEK<\/li>\n<li><strong>Detentions<\/strong>: 30,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">January 18 &#8211; Zahedan, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Regime authorities are establishing roadblocks and checkpoints to install a climate of fear among locals prior to their scheduled Friday anti-regime rallies.<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\/FlDRCefj92\">pic.twitter.com\/FlDRCefj92<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1615691852132352002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 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\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising marked its 125<sup>th<\/sup> \u00a0day on Wednesday following yesterday\u2019s protests, including official Oil Ministry employees, which is a reminder of the vast scope of the anti-regime protests seen across Iran and the fragility of the regime in the face of people from all walks of life taking to the streets and bringing to a halt the regime\u2019s vital infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">While Iran sits on the world\u2019s second-largest natural gas and fourth-largest crude oil reserves, the Iranian people are suffering from severe cooking\/heating gas shortages and are unable to even procure fuel for their various types of vehicles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">With reports arriving from cities across the country, people are voicing their hatred of regime Supreme Leader\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/who-is-ali-khamenei-the-supreme-leader-of-irans-regime\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Ali Khamenei<\/a>, his regime in its entirety, and especially the Revolutionary Guards (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iran-news\/a-look-at-irans-revolutionary-guards\/\" rel=\"noopener\">IRGC<\/a>) and paramilitary Basij units.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">January 18 &#8211; Isfahan, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Local farmers rallying outside the governor&#39;s office are protesting the regime&#39;s policies and demanding answers to their long-raised issues.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5pzMeIyCfE\">pic.twitter.com\/5pzMeIyCfE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1615640136712167424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 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\">on Wednesday morning local farmers in Isfahan rallied outside the governor\u2019s office in a continuation of their protests that began yesterday. On Tuesday these farmers were protesting the regime\u2019s corrupt policies and demanding answers to their dilemmas that have been raised with officials for years and yet left unanswered and in limbo. They were seen marching and chanting:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cDeath to this deceptive government!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cRaisi, you liar! What happened to the Zayandehrud River?!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">January 18 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals in the capital&#39;s Ferdows Blvd area chanting: <br \/>&quot;Death to Khamenei!&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\/AIYxoQCbGY\">pic.twitter.com\/AIYxoQCbGY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1615797548249239554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 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 the body of Martyr <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/begoonah1\/status\/1615706173327425542\" rel=\"noopener\">Mansour Hormzi<\/a> was handed over to his family, Mansour did not have a birth certificate, and one day after #Bloody_Friday_of_Zahedan, on October 1<sup>st<\/sup> he was wounded in the back by a gunshot by criminal forces of Khamenei and went to coma and after 108 days died in the hospital.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">January 18 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals in the capital&#39;s Ekbatan district chanting: &quot;Death to the dictator!&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\/n7258sbOVZ\">pic.twitter.com\/n7258sbOVZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1615793775074283528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 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 also the European Parliament made a strong move with a near-unanimous vote on a decision to call on the European Union and its Member States to proscribe the Iranian regime\u2019s IRGC as a terrorist organization. 598 Members of the European Parliament voted to adopt an amendment presented by the European Conservatives and Reformists Group that has now become part of the European Parliament report on the implementation of the common foreign and security policy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations!<br \/>An amendment was adopted by majority of MEPs at EU Parliament calling for the EU to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlacklistIRGC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlacklistIRGC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v9ILv4sX57\">pic.twitter.com\/v9ILv4sX57<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Friends of a Free Iran &#8211; EP (@FOFI_EP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOFI_EP\/status\/1615743694715645955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 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\">The amendment \u201ccondemns the brutal crackdown by Iran, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), on the demonstrators after the death of Mahsa Amini, following her violent arrest, abuse and ill-treatment by Iran\u2019s \u2018morality police\u2019; calls for the EU and its Member States to include the IRGC in the EU\u2019s terrorist list in the light of its terrorist activity, the repression of protesters and its supplying of drones to Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bushehr, southern <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 IRGC paramilitary Basij units.<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\/yDKTGjnUNK\">pic.twitter.com\/yDKTGjnUNK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1615636487453696000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 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: 9:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s Gas Shortage Sparks Unrests and Protests<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-290233 size-medium\" title=\"Iran Protests January 17 2023 696x469 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Protests-January-17-2023-696x469-1-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests January 17 2023 696x469 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Protests-January-17-2023-696x469-1-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Protests-January-17-2023-696x469-1-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Protests-January-17-2023-696x469-1.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is marking its 124<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day on Tuesday following a day of unrest and protests sparked by the regime\u2019s inability and incompetence in providing cooking and heating gas for the nation. While Iran sits on the world\u2019s second-largest natural gas and fourth-largest crude oil reserves, the Iranian people are suffering from severe cooking\/heating gas shortages and are unable to even procure fuel for their various types of vehicles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">With reports arriving from cities across the country, people are voicing their hatred of regime Supreme Leader\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/who-is-ali-khamenei-the-supreme-leader-of-irans-regime\/\">Ali Khamenei<\/a>, his regime in its entirety, and especially the Revolutionary Guards (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iran-news\/a-look-at-irans-revolutionary-guards\/\">IRGC<\/a>) and paramilitary Basij units.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-irans-gas-shortage-sparks-unrests-and-protests\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Brave Iranian Women Lose Their Eyes, but Their Hearts Still Beat for Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-290235 size-medium\" title=\"Brave Iranian women Ghazal Ranjkesh min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Brave-Iranian-women-Ghazal-Ranjkesh-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Brave Iranian women Ghazal Ranjkesh min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Brave-Iranian-women-Ghazal-Ranjkesh-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Brave-Iranian-women-Ghazal-Ranjkesh-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Brave-Iranian-women-Ghazal-Ranjkesh-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Brave-Iranian-women-Ghazal-Ranjkesh-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Many inspiring moments have been created during the Iran uprising, which has continued relentlessly for four months. From bereaved but proud parents who celebrate the death of their children for the freedom of their country besides their tombs, to women and girls who cry out \u201cMartyrs never die\u201d at the graves of their husbands and fathers, to the brave Iranian women who despite losing their eyes and vision are still seeking the liberation of their people and their country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Not long ago, we published a report about the blindness of some of these brave Iranian women. One of these brave Iranian women is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/11\/28\/solidarity-with-ghazal-ranjkesh\/\">Ghazal Ranjkesh<\/a>, a law student from Bandar Abbas. On November 15, 2022, security forces shot her in the right eye when she returned home with her mother.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/01\/17\/brave-iranian-women-lose-eyes\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Blacklisting of IRGC a Necessity for Iran\u2019s Freedom<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-290236 size-medium\" title=\"Khamenei and IRGC\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Khamenei-and-IRGC-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Khamenei and IRGC\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">After years of delay, the European Union (EU) is finally moving forward with its plans to formally designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the Iranian regime\u2019s main organization of terror, repression, and corruption, a terrorist organization.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Designating it as a terror organization will finally support and protect human rights in Iran and prevent further terror attacks around the world. The delay has had a grave impact on both the Iranian people and the international community who have suffered at the hands of the tyrannical regime over the last four decades.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/terrorism\/blacklisting-of-irgc-a-necessity-for-irans-freedom\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Majid Kazemi, 2nd Defendant in Khane Isfahan Case at Risk of Execution<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-290237 size-medium\" title=\"HRM Majid kazemi min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HRM-Majid-kazemi-min-300x150.webp\" alt=\"HRM Majid kazemi min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HRM-Majid-kazemi-min-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HRM-Majid-kazemi-min-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HRM-Majid-kazemi-min-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HRM-Majid-kazemi-min.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Majid Kazemi, 30, was born in 1992 and is a citizen of Isfahan, though he is originally of the Lur tribe in western Iran. Majid was arrested on November 21, 2022, during nationwide protests in Isfahan and the court sentenced him to Moharebeh.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to Mr. Kazemi\u2019s friends, Majid loved nature and traveling to the countryside. He is very kind and hardworking. Majid began to work as a teenager and was able to set up a copper-bending handicrafts workshop in Isfahan. He has created jobs for a number of people his age. Majid always helped those who were not in good financial condition. Majid Kazemi\u2019s friends cannot believe that he pulled a gun! In an audio message from prison, Majid Kazemi said he was tortured into confessing to things he had not done. He stressed, \u201cI had no weapon, and I did not do anything. They beat me so much that I accepted it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2023\/01\/17\/majid-kazemi-2nd-defendant-in-khane-isfahan-case-at-risk-of-execution\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Zurich\u2014January 17, 2023: Iranian Resistance Supporters Held an Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Zurich - January 17, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians and MEK supporters held a photo exhibition.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_0WrXsPtpTbA\" 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%2F0WrXsPtpTbA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0WrXsPtpTbA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M35S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-01-17T21:32:50Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_0WrXsPtpTbA\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F0WrXsPtpTbA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Zurich - January 17, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians and MEK supporters held a photo exhibition.<\/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\/0WrXsPtpTbA\" 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%2F0WrXsPtpTbA%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Zurich - January 17, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians and MEK supporters held a photo exhibition.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Zurich, Switzerland - January 17, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians and MEK supporters held a photo exhibition to honor Iran Revolution&#039;s martyrs. They also commemorated Mohsen Shekari on the 40th day of his execution by the brutal mullahs&#039; regime.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Zurich, Switzerland\u2014January 17, 2023:<\/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>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/01\/zurich-january-17-2023-iranian-resistance-supporters-held-an-exhibition-in-support-of-the-iran-revolution\/41924\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">United States, Michigan\u2014January 15, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"United States, Michigan&mdash;January 15, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Rally.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_v49EyXeARfA\" 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%2Fv49EyXeARfA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v49EyXeARfA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT38S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-01-17T14:36:51Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_v49EyXeARfA\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fv49EyXeARfA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">United States, Michigan\u2014January 15, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Rally.<\/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\/v49EyXeARfA\" 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%2Fv49EyXeARfA%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"United States, Michigan&mdash;January 15, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Rally.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"United States, Michigan\u2014January 15, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Rally in Support of 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>United States, Michigan\u2014January 15, 2023:\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 expressed solidarity with the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/category\/news\/insider\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">nationwide Iran protests<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/01\/united-states-michigan-january-15-2023-mek-supporters-rally-in-support-of-the-iran-revolution\/41915\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Also, read<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-17-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 17,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:00 PM CET Iran Uprising at a Glance &ndash; Day 125 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":290247,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-290228","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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