{"id":291820,"date":"2023-01-20T07:49:57","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T06:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=291820"},"modified":"2023-02-08T02:33:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T01:33:18","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-january-20-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-20-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 20, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-291834\" title=\"iran-mek-flags\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/photo-2023-01-19-11-03-21-1-e1674167345501.jpg\" alt=\"photo 2023 01 19 11 03 21 1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/photo-2023-01-19-11-03-21-1-e1674167345501.jpg 1081w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/photo-2023-01-19-11-03-21-1-e1674167345501-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/photo-2023-01-19-11-03-21-1-e1674167345501-1024x546.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/photo-2023-01-19-11-03-21-1-e1674167345501-768x409.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/photo-2023-01-19-11-03-21-1-e1674167345501-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/photo-2023-01-19-11-03-21-1-e1674167345501-696x371.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/photo-2023-01-19-11-03-21-1-e1674167345501-1068x569.jpg 1068w\" 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\"><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-weight: 700 !important\">UPDATE: 9:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 127<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Friday, January 20, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT+1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 127<\/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<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising marked its 127<sup>th<\/sup> day on Friday, with thousands of worshipers in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1616421659619258377\">Zahedan<\/a>, the capital of the southeastern Province of Sistan and Baluchistan, taking to the streets in a powerful anti-regime demonstration following the Friday prayer congregation in the city.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">January 20 &#8211; Zahedan, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Protesters chanting: &quot;Death to the dictator!&quot;<br \/>&quot;Death to the IRGC!&quot;<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\/4sWQt9Qa5O\">pic.twitter.com\/4sWQt9Qa5O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1616409077902446592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 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 protest was held despite strict security measures including checkpoints set up by the security forces, who searched vehicles for anti-regime banners and placards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The protesters chanted, \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1616416627981008901\" rel=\"noopener\">Death to Khamenei<\/a>!\u201d, \u201cDeath to IRGC! Death to Basiji!\u201d, \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1616409077902446592\" rel=\"noopener\">Death to the dictator<\/a>!\u201d, \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1616412855091318785\" rel=\"noopener\">I will kill those who killed my brother<\/a>!\u201d, \u201cWe don\u2019t want a republic of executions!\u201d, \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1616411468580225024\" rel=\"noopener\">This is the year Seyed Ali (Khamenei) is overthrown<\/a>!\u201d, \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1616413985430970370\" rel=\"noopener\">Khamenei is a murderer! His rule is illegitimate<\/a>!\u201d, \u201cKhamenei, have some shame! Let go of the country!\u201d and \u201cDeath to the oppressor, be it the Shah or the Leader.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">January 20 &#8211; Zahedan, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Locals continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 127th day of the uprising.<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\/V9HDu8GIrb\">pic.twitter.com\/V9HDu8GIrb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1616419018377760768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 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\">Also on Friday, people in the cities of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PMOIRAN\/status\/1616393644399013889\" rel=\"noopener\">Khash<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PMOIRAN\/status\/1616379854483775490\" rel=\"noopener\">Rask<\/a> in Sistan and Baluchistan Province, staged anti-regime protests, chanting \u201cDeath to Khamenei,\u201d and \u201cdeath to Basiji,\u201d and \u201cKhamenei have some shame! Let go of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In the northern city of Babolsar, locals wrote graffiti on walls, saying, &#8220;The IRGC is the murderer of the Iranian people!&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Babolsar, northern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Protesters wrote in graffiti:<br \/>&quot;The IRGC is the murderer of the Iranian people!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlacklistIRGC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlacklistIRGC<\/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\/79g6N4rL3Y\">pic.twitter.com\/79g6N4rL3Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1616502191602208775?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 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\">People in the city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1616427952538787840\" rel=\"noopener\">Galikesh<\/a> in Golestan Province in the northeast, Iran demonstrated in large numbers and chanted anti-regime slogans, including: \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1616426568175190017\" rel=\"noopener\">Basij and IRGC! You are our ISIS<\/a>!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Also in Golestan Province, people in the city of Gorgan gathered to mark the 40<sup>th<\/sup> day of Ayda Rostami\u2019s murder by regime security forces. Security units attacked the ceremony and arrested several protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">January 20 &#8211; Gorgan, northern <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 Ayda Rostami&#39;s murder by regime security forces. Security units attacked the participants, arresting several.<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\/VSwTReyK0k\">pic.twitter.com\/VSwTReyK0k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1616500807616106504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 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\">Last night in Tabriz, the capital of the East Azerbaijan Province, northwest Iran, projected a large image of Iranian Resistance Leader Massoud Rajavi and opposition coalition NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi on a building in the city\u2019s Sahandiyeh Square.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">January 19 &#8211; Tabriz, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Large image of Iranian Resistance Leader Massoud Rajavi and opposition coalition NCRI President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/a> projected in the city&#39;s Sahandiyeh Square.<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\/sBVlFqxKtb\">pic.twitter.com\/sBVlFqxKtb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1616178498246443008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 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\">Also last night, in Rudsar, northern Iran, defiant youth torched a base of the IRGC\u2019s paramilitary Basij units.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">January 19 &#8211; Rudsar, northern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Locals 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\/%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\/FVWoHJkQ2Z\">pic.twitter.com\/FVWoHJkQ2Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1616158617157382144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 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 Thursday evening, locals in the western Iranian city of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1616154995124236297\">Saqqez<\/a>, Mahsa Amini&#8217;s hometown, celebrated the European Parliament&#8217;s resolution calling on the European Union to designate the IRGC as a terrorist group.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">January 19 &#8211; Saqqez, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Locals in Mahsa Amini&#39;s hometown celebrate the European Parliament&#39;s resolution calling for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlaklistIRGC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlaklistIRGC<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCterrorists?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCterrorists<\/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\/0J83NOGFG1\">pic.twitter.com\/0J83NOGFG1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1616154995124236297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Factbox: Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards: From Military Operations to Business Empire<\/h3>\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\">DUBAI, Jan 19 (Reuters) &#8211; Iran&#8217;s armed forces general staff, which coordinates activities between its conventional army and the Revolutionary Guard Corps,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-warns-eu-against-listing-revolutionary-guards-terrorist-entity-2023-01-19\/\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__large__nEccO link__underline_default__2prE_\" data-testid=\"Link\">warned<\/a>\u00a0the European Union on Thursday not to list the elite force as a terrorist entity, state media reported.<\/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\">On Wednesday, the European Parliament\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/eu-lawmakers-want-irans-guards-branded-terrorist-group-2023-01-18\/\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__large__nEccO link__underline_default__2prE_\" data-testid=\"Link\">called for the EU<\/a>\u00a0to list the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation, blaming it for the repression of domestic protesters and the supply of drones to Russia&#8217;s military engaged in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Read more<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 8:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Maryam Rajavi: The Long Overdue Disbanding and Designating the IRGC Is the Iranian People\u2019s Urgent Demand, Indispensable to Regional Peace and a Prerequisite in the Fight Against Terrorism<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-291822 size-medium\" title=\"European Union 1024x683 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/European-Union-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"European Union 1024x683 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/European-Union-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/European-Union-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/European-Union-1024x683-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/European-Union-1024x683-1-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/European-Union-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The European Union must comply with the call of the majority of representatives of the 450 million people of Europe, put an end to the policy of appeasement by immediately designating the IRGC and sanctioning Khamenei, Raisi, and those responsible for the killings<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Mrs.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Maryam Rajavi<\/strong><\/a>, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/interim-session-of-the-national-council-of-resistance-of-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NCRI<\/strong><\/a>), welcomed the resolution adopted by the European Parliament which called on the European Union to place the IRGC, Basij and the Quds Force on the terrorist list, to ban any economic activity with these entities and sanction the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, its President Ebrahim Raisi and foundations related to the IRGC, including the Mustazafin, Shahid, and Janbazan foundations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/european-union-irgc-iranian-people-fight-against-terrorism\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Protests Continue With IRGC in Crosshairs of European Blacklisting<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-291824 size-medium\" title=\"Iran Protests January 19 2023 696x395 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Protests-January-19-2023-696x395-1-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests January 19 2023 696x395 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Protests-January-19-2023-696x395-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Protests-January-19-2023-696x395-1-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Protests-January-19-2023-696x395-1.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is marking its 126<sup>th<\/sup> day on Thursday with people especially in the capital Tehran continuing their anti-regime campaign in the form of night protests. The ruling mullahs continue to seek a solution to this crisis as signs indicate that Europe is setting the regime\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iran-news\/a-look-at-irans-revolutionary-guards\/\">IRGC<\/a>) in its crosshairs with new punishing measures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Protests in Iran have to this day expanded to at least 282 cities. Over 750 people have been killed and more than 30,000 are arrested by the regime\u2019s forces, according to sources of the Iranian opposition People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-of-iran-pmoi-mek\/\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-iran-protests-continue-with-irgc-in-crosshairs-of-european-blacklisting\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Farnaz Hosseinzadeh Sentenced to 4 Years of Prison and Flogging<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-291823 size-medium\" title=\"Farnaz Hosseinzadeh min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Farnaz-Hosseinzadeh-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Farnaz Hosseinzadeh min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Farnaz-Hosseinzadeh-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Farnaz-Hosseinzadeh-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Farnaz-Hosseinzadeh-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Farnaz-Hosseinzadeh-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Farnaz Hosseinzadeh was sentenced to 4 years, eight months of imprisonment, and 74 lashes by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Farnaz Hosseinzadeh, 30 years old, from Tehran, and a clothing designer, was arrested by the security forces on Sattar Khan street in Tehran on October 26, 2022, during nationwide protests and taken to Evin prison. After 20 days, Farnaz Hosseinzadeh was transferred from the Ministry of Intelligence detention center,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/12\/09\/the-conditions-of-women-iran-prisons\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Ward 209 of Evin Prison<\/a>, to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/abysmal-conditions-of-inmates-in-qarchak-prison\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Qarchak Prison<\/a>. On December 24, 2022, she was temporarily released from Qarchak Prison after posting a bail of 800 million tomans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/01\/19\/farnaz-hosseinzadeh-prison-flogging\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Amazing Telethon Supports the Image and Voice of Iran\u2019s Revolution<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-291826 size-medium\" title=\"iran INTV\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-INTV-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"iran INTV\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-INTV-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-INTV-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-INTV-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-INTV-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-INTV.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Society in the 21<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0century runs on media and news, and many observers have noted the immense role and effect that social media, radio, and TV has in our world. These mediums have shaped our modern political world, but one of the main obstacles is distinguishing truth and real fact from fiction and fabrication.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This is where true independent media plays a major role. Iranian people painted one of the most inspiring images of resistance in 2022. For more than five months, they have been protesting the regime, but they have been greatly aware that the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/iranian-opposition\/uk-mps-and-lords-stand-with-irans-people-and-resistance\/\">international<\/a>\u00a0and overseas Persian language media outlets are not playing their role.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/iranian-opposition\/amazing-telethon-supports-the-image-and-voice-of-irans-revolution\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Arshia Takdastan Sentenced to Death<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-291825 size-medium\" title=\"HRM ArshiaTakdastan min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HRM-ArshiaTakdastan-min-300x150.webp\" alt=\"HRM ArshiaTakdastan min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HRM-ArshiaTakdastan-min-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HRM-ArshiaTakdastan-min-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HRM-ArshiaTakdastan-min-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HRM-ArshiaTakdastan-min.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Arshia Takdastan is an 18-year-old citizen from Nowshahr, north of Iran. Arshia was born on June 13, 2004. He was accepted to the national entrance exam in electronic engineering and was scheduled to go to university from September 24, 2022. But the Revolutionary Guards-IRGC\u2019s intelligence agents arrested him on their way to class at Nowshahr\u2019s Azadi Square. Iran\u2019s Judiciary has sentenced Arshia Takdastan to death.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to the statement issued by the Revolutionary Court of Mazandaran, Arshia Takdastan has been charged with Moharebeh and Corruption on Earth. The reasons found to be committing extensive crimes against the state\u2019s security and destroying property in ways that severely disturbed the country\u2019s public order.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2023\/01\/19\/arshia-takdastan-sentenced-to-death\/\" 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=\"Davos&mdash;January 18, 2023: MEK Supporters Held a Photo Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_MM_WDVkUzOo\" 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%2FMM_WDVkUzOo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MM_WDVkUzOo\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT5M43S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-01-19T07:29:18Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_MM_WDVkUzOo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FMM_WDVkUzOo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Davos\u2014January 18, 2023: MEK Supporters Held a Photo Exhibition in Support of 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\/MM_WDVkUzOo\" 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%2FMM_WDVkUzOo%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Davos&mdash;January 18, 2023: MEK Supporters Held a Photo Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Davos, Switzerland\u2014January 18, 2023: MEK Supporters Held a Photo Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution. Davos, Switzerland\u2014January 18, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held a photo exhibition in memory of the martyrs of the nationwide Iranian Revolution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Davos, Switzerland\u2014January 18, 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\/davos-january-18-2023-iranian-resistance-supporters-held-an-exhibition-in-support-of-the-iran-revolution\/41980\/\" 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-19-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 19,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 9:00 PM CET Iran Uprising at a Glance &ndash; Day 127 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":291834,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-291820","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 - 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