{"id":299206,"date":"2023-02-01T10:01:58","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T09:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=299206"},"modified":"2023-02-07T17:04:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T16:04:51","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-february-1-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-1-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 1, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-299208\" title=\"iran khoy earthquake aftermath cold 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-khoy-earthquake-aftermath-cold-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran khoy earthquake aftermath cold 1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-khoy-earthquake-aftermath-cold-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-khoy-earthquake-aftermath-cold-1-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-khoy-earthquake-aftermath-cold-1-768x421.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-khoy-earthquake-aftermath-cold-1-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-khoy-earthquake-aftermath-cold-1-696x381.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: 8:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">IAEA Chides Iran for Undeclared Change to Fordow Uranium Enrichment Setup<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Vienna, Feb 1 (Reuters) &#8211; The U.N. Nuclear Watchdog Criticised Iran on Wednesday for Making an Undeclared Change to the Interconnection Between the Two Clusters of Advanced Machines Enriching Uranium to up to 60% Purity, Close to Weapons Grade, at Its Fordow Plant.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The International Atomic Energy Agency Found the Change During an Unannounced Inspection on Jan. 21 at the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant (Ffep), a Site Dug Into a Mountain Where Inspectors Are Stepping up Checks After Iran Said It Would Dramatically Expand Enrichment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/iaea-report-chides-iran-undeclared-change-fordow-uranium-enrichment-set-up-2023-02-01\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 139<\/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, February 01, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 139<\/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\">February 1 &#8211; Abdanan, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Protesters are setting up roadblocks with fires and establishing control over their streets.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/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\/kYmH976dF4\">pic.twitter.com\/kYmH976dF4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1620855879212859411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 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 139<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day on Wednesday as in cities across the country people from different social sectors took to the streets and protested the regime\u2019s rule.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Reports also indicate an escalating atmosphere of dissent and tension in the city of Khoy following Saturday\u2019s 5.9 magnitude earthquake that has left many devastated and in need of urgent aid. Authorities have dispatched many security units to the city and are even attacking anyone asking for a tent and\/or protesting the harsh conditions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Khoy, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>A local woman says if authorities don&#39;t provide any aid at least allow the public to provide them.<\/p>\n<p>Reports indicate authorities are preventing ordinary people from providing basic goods to the needy in Khoy.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B2%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%84%D9%87_%D8%AE%D9%88%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0632\u0644\u0632\u0644\u0647_\u062e\u0648\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jo4q03wqyu\">pic.twitter.com\/Jo4q03wqyu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1620734057792561152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 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 Urmia, northwest Iran, people took matters into their own hands and started collecting aid for the needy people in neighboring Khoy as authorities have been failing\/refusing to do anything.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Urmia, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>People are taking matters into their own hands and collecting aid for the needy people in neighboring Khoy as authorities are failing\/refusing to do anything.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B2%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%84%D9%87_%D8%AE%D9%88%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0632\u0644\u0632\u0644\u0647_\u062e\u0648\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VQftEQv7VQ\">pic.twitter.com\/VQftEQv7VQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1620716679851548672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 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\">Early Wednesday morning a major explosion occurred outside a judiciary building in Isfahan, central Iran. Today is the first of 10 days that the mullahs\u2019 propaganda apparatus launches every year to celebrate their rule. This explosion is a reminder of the people\u2019s hatred toward the ruling dictatorship.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 1 &#8211; Isfahan, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Explosion at a judiciary building early this morning <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevoIution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevoIution<\/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\/zVIkPbb83M\">pic.twitter.com\/zVIkPbb83M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1620681187479146496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 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 other developments, in\u00a0 Baharestan, Isfahan courageous locals <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/begoonah1\/status\/1620724677755936768\" rel=\"noopener\">burned<\/a> the banner of Khamenei and In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1620723759454846977\">Kermanshah<\/a>, western Iran locals wrote Graffiti on the walls which reads: &#8220;The IRGC is the murderer of Iran&#8217;s people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kermanshah, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Graffiti reads:<br \/>&quot;The IRGC is the murderer of Iran&#39;s people&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlacklistIRGC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlacklistIRGC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCterrorists?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCterrorists<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4vW9pWRg3D\">pic.twitter.com\/4vW9pWRg3D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1620723759454846977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 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 Abdanan, western Iran, protesters rallied in the streets, set up roadblocks, and demolished a statue of the IRGC paramilitary Basij Force while chanting: &#8220;This is the year Seyed Ali (Khamenei) is overthrown!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Personnel of the Parsian Bank\u00a0in Tehran rallied outside the regime\u2019s Central Bank on Wednesday to hold a protest gathering and seek answers to their demands that have long gone unanswered by regime officials.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 1 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Parsian Bank personnel rallied outside the regime&#39;s Central Bank in a protest gathering and seeking answers to their demands that have long gone unanswered.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/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\/jM8zd0z3u7\">pic.twitter.com\/jM8zd0z3u7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1620735082955784193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 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 Tehran, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1620800389120401411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1620800389120401411%7Ctwgr%5Eb4a0ac310472e075e8f49bcffbc8442d2d0e3695%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-more-protests-spread-across-iran-as-earthquake-crisis-continues-in-khoy%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">family members<\/a> of death row inmates rallied on Wednesday outside the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1620841911870160909\">regime\u2019s judiciary building<\/a> protesting the death sentences and demanding answers from regime officials. This is the sixth such rally held recently as prisoners\u2019 family members have traveled from across the country to hold these gatherings on\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1619674344711495682?s=20&amp;t=MBlY30HmrDrli4OQhIQoYQ\" rel=\"noopener\">January 29<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1618320315918209030\" rel=\"noopener\">January 25<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1617107431020011520?s=20&amp;t=CMvYKwndgtK9uaKgCh3noA\" rel=\"noopener\">January 22<\/a>,\u00a0January 16,\u00a0and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1614175610766561280\" rel=\"noopener\">January 14<\/a>\u00a0in the country\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 1 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>More footage of family members of death row inmates rallying outside the regime&#39;s judiciary building demanding an immediate halt to the execution of their loved ones.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/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\/rpiGYSN8h0\">pic.twitter.com\/rpiGYSN8h0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1620841911870160909?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">January 16 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Family members of death row inmates rallied outside the regime&#39;s judiciary building protesting the death sentences and demanding answers from regime officials.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6OzzqcHmsq\">pic.twitter.com\/6OzzqcHmsq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1614970814289567745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 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 style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 6:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Australian Senate Committee Urges FM to Designate IRGC<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In a report concerning the suppression of protesters in Iran, the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Australian Parliament asked the Australian federal government to include the IRGC in the list of terrorist organizations and impose more sanctions against people associated with the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to the report, submitters and witnesses were largely consistent in calling for the Australian Government to take practical steps to stand up for and protect the universality of human rights. The key measures proposed include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>Making significant use of Australia\u2019s Autonomous Sanctions regime<br \/>\n(applying Magnitsky sanctions);<\/li>\n<li>listing the IRGC as a terrorist organisation;<\/li>\n<li>expelling the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) Ambassador from Australia;<\/li>\n<li>revoking the Australian citizenship of IRI-affiliated individuals, as well as of<br \/>\nany family members residing in Australia;<\/li>\n<li>cracking down on IRI intimidation of the Iranian diaspora in Australia;1 and<\/li>\n<li>supporting the removal of the IRI from the United Nations (UN) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parlinfo.aph.gov.au\/parlInfo\/download\/committees\/reportsen\/024998\/toc_pdf\/HumanrightsimplicationsofrecentviolenceinIran.pdf;fileType=application%2Fpdf\" rel=\"noopener\">Read report<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Targeted Sanctions in Response to Human Rights Violations in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-299363 alignleft\" title=\"australian foreign ministry penny wong\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/australian-foreign-ministry-penny-young.jpg\" alt=\"australian foreign ministry penny young\" width=\"285\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/australian-foreign-ministry-penny-young.jpg 285w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/australian-foreign-ministry-penny-young-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/australian-foreign-ministry-penny-young-218x150.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Australian Government is imposing targeted financial sanctions and travel bans on individuals responsible for egregious human rights abuses in Myanmar, as well as sanctions on entities enabling the repression of its people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Government is also imposing additional sanctions on Iranian individuals and entities over abhorrent abuses of human rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Sanctioned individuals include 16 members of the Myanmar military regime\u2019s governing State Administration Council (SAC), as key individuals directly responsible for the\u00a0coup d\u2019\u00e9tat two years ago today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignminister.gov.au\/minister\/penny-wong\/media-release\/targeted-sanctions-response-human-rights-violations-myanmar-and-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Magnitsky sanctions on the Myanmar junta and Iranian officials are welcome news and a win for our community. Today, we are reflecting on why it took the Australian government so long, and reflecting on what&#39;s next. Full Statement: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b9ldnmI2EY\">https:\/\/t.co\/b9ldnmI2EY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Senator Jordon Steele-John (@SenatorJordon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorJordon\/status\/1620649232217837569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">These actions are very welcome. The Coalition has consistently called for more action to hold Iran to account, while offering strong bipartisan support for action in relation to both Iran &amp; Myanmar. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O5xKod4yTP\">https:\/\/t.co\/O5xKod4yTP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Simon Birmingham (@Birmo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Birmo\/status\/1620508758240788480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 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\">French Forces Seize Iranian-supplied Weapons Bound for Yemen<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-43643 \" title=\"wall-street-journal-logo-300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wall-street-journal-logo-300.jpg\" alt=\"wall-street-journal-logo-300\" width=\"227\" height=\"151\" \/>Elite French special forces seized a boatload of Iranian-supplied weapons and ammunition bound for militants in Yemen as part of a deepening effort to contain Tehran, according to officials familiar with the operation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Jan. 15, the officials said, a French warship stopped a suspected smuggling ship off the Yemeni coast where the specially trained French team boarded the boat. On board, the officials said, the French military discovered more than 3,000 assault rifles, a half million rounds of ammunition and 20 antitank guided missiles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p>The operation, which was coordinated with the U.S. military, is the outgrowth of a more proactive French role in challenging weapons smuggling in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/french-forces-seize-iranian-supplied-weapons-bound-for-yemen-11675242819\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 12:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">UK Conservative MP Calls Belgian Offer to Swap Iranian Terrorist \u2018Shocking Development\u2019<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"the_epoch_times_120h\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-38306 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/the_epoch_times_120h.jpg\" alt=\"the_epoch_times_120h\" width=\"150\" height=\"153\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">LONDON\u2014A British MP who escaped death when an Iranian diplomat, Assadollah Assadi, was intercepted before he could bomb a rally of the National Council of Resistance of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran<\/a>\u00a0(NCRI) in Paris in 2018 has described it as \u201cworrying\u201d that\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-belgium\" rel=\"noopener\">Belgium<\/a>\u00a0was considering swapping Assadi for a Belgian citizen in an Iranian jail.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Earlier this month\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/iran-sentences-belgian-aid-worker-to-prison-lashes_4974582.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Olivier Vandecasteele<\/a>, a humanitarian worker, was jailed for at least 12 years and given 74 lashes after being convicted of espionage following a secret trial in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Bob Blackman, a Conservative MP, told a conference at the Houses of Parliament in London on Monday it was a \u201cshocking development\u201d for Belgium to consider swapping Vandecasteele for Assadi, who was jailed for 20 years in Antwerp in February 2021 for plotting a bomb attack against the rally, which was attended by several British MPs as well as U.S. and European politicians.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/uk-conservative-mp-calls-belgian-offer-to-swap-iranian-terrorist-shocking-development_5020043.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">EU Adds Iranian Drone Manufacturer to Russia Sanctions List<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-299226 alignleft\" title=\"eu sanctions logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eu-sanctions-logo.jpg\" alt=\"eu sanctions logo\" width=\"269\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eu-sanctions-logo.jpg 269w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eu-sanctions-logo-150x81.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The\u00a0<strong>Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries Corporation<\/strong>\u00a0(HESA) has been added to the EU\u2019s Russia sanctions list for its alleged involvement in the development and delivery of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to Russia.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.LI.2023.026.01.0001.01.ENG&amp;toc=OJ%3AL%3A2023%3A026I%3ATOC\" rel=\"noopener\">Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023\/192<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.LI.2023.026.01.0004.01.ENG&amp;toc=OJ%3AL%3A2023%3A026I%3ATOC\" rel=\"noopener\">Council Decision (CFSP) 2023\/193<\/a>.\u00a0In July 2010, HESA was designated under the EU\u2019s Iran nuclear proliferation sanctions. It is also listed in the UK, US, Australia and Canada.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europeansanctions.com\/2023\/01\/eu-adds-iranian-drone-manufacturer-to-russia-sanctions-list\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Azerbaijan\u2019s Interior Ministry Continues Operation Against the Iranian Spy Network: 39 People Detained<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">As a result of the special operations carried out by the employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 39 people who carried out acts of sabotage and disruption under the &#8220;veil of religion&#8221; in Azerbaijan were identified and detained,<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apa.az\/en\/incident\/azerbaijans-interior-ministry-continues-operation-against-the-iranian-spy-network-39-people-detained-395190\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0APA reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Those people who pretended themselves as religious have carried out propaganda in favor of Iran on social networks, abused the freedom of religious belief in our country, and fulfilled the tasks of the Iranian special services in order to undermine the traditions of tolerance formed in Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In order to create sectarian discrimination and conflict between people, they created confusion in the society by using attributes related to Iran, as well as black flags with various inscriptions in the Persian language, in religious ceremonies attended by Azerbaijani citizens and in social networks, and transferred the information they collected to the special services they were tasked with.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Azerbaijani MIA Detains Owner of InterAz and SalamNews During Operation<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apa.az\/en\/incident\/azerbaijani-mia-detains-owner-of-interaz-and-salamnews-during-operation-395195\" rel=\"noopener\">As\u00a0APA\u00a0reported<\/a> Azerbaijan&#8217;s Interior Ministry conducted an operation against the Iranian spy network and Matlab Baghirov, known as Haji Matlab is among the detainees.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Note that Matlab Baghirov is the owner of &#8216;InterAz&#8217; and &#8216;SalamNews&#8217;.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Azerbaijan Security Forces Arrest 7 People From Iranian \u2018Espionage Network&#8217;<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_299218\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-299218\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-299218\" title=\"Iranian regime embassy in Backo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iranian-regime-embassy-in-Backo-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian regime embassy in Backo\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iranian-regime-embassy-in-Backo-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iranian-regime-embassy-in-Backo-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iranian-regime-embassy-in-Backo-485x360.jpg 485w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iranian-regime-embassy-in-Backo.jpg 658w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-299218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iranian regime embassy in Baku<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The arrests come less than a week after a security official was killed and two guards were wounded at the Azeri embassy in Tehran.\u00a0Azerbaijan security forces arrested seven people on Tuesday in connection to an Iranian &#8220;espionage network,&#8221; the latest development in worsening tensions between Baku and Tehran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to the Turkish news site Anadolu Agency, Azeri security forces have started a &#8220;massive&#8221; operation against spies connected to the Islamic Republic since Tuesday morning. The arrests came less than a week after the head of security at the Azeri embassy in Tehran <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.i24news.tv\/en\/news\/middle-east\/iran-eastern-states\/1674812606-one-killed-in-attack-on-azerbaijan-s-embassy-in-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">was killed<\/a> and two guards were wounded in a shooting attack.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.i24news.tv\/en\/news\/international\/1675181502-azerbaijan-security-forces-arrest-7-people-from-iranian-espionage-network\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Sees New Spark in Anti-regime Protests Across the Country<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-267336 size-medium\" title=\"iran-uprising-streets-riots\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-uprising-streets-riots-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"iran-uprising-streets-riots\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-uprising-streets-riots-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-uprising-streets-riots-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-uprising-streets-riots.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Protesters in many cities across Iran and numerous areas of the capital Tehran took to the streets on Monday, igniting a new spark in the country\u2019s ongoing anti-regime revolution. People were seen establishing roadblocks and taking control of their streets with fires, while also chanting anti-regime slogans specifically targeting regime Supreme Leader\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/who-is-ali-khamenei-the-supreme-leader-of-irans-regime\/\">Ali Khamenei<\/a>, the mullahs\u2019 Revolutionary Guards (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iran-news\/a-look-at-irans-revolutionary-guards\/\">IRGC<\/a>) and paramilitary Basij, and their security forces apparatus.<\/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 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>). The names of 637 killed protesters have been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iran-pmoi-mek-publishes-names-of-martyrs-of-the-iranian-peoples-nationwide-uprising\/\">published<\/a>\u00a0by the PMOI\/MEK.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-iran-sees-new-spark-in-anti-regime-protests-across-the-country\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Student Activist Niloufar Mirzaii Stands Trial Without a Lawyer<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-299207 size-medium\" title=\"Niloufar Mirzaii min 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Niloufar-Mirzaii-min-1-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Niloufar Mirzaii min 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Niloufar-Mirzaii-min-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Niloufar-Mirzaii-min-1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Niloufar-Mirzaii-min-1-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Niloufar-Mirzaii-min-1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Branch 29 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran convened on January 30, 2023, examining the charges against student activist Niloufar Mirzaii.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Student activist Niloufar Mirzaii has been detained for three months. Her trial was held in the absence of a lawyer. The presiding judge rejected granting her a temporary leave on bail.\u00a0Student activist Niloufar Mirzaii was a 2<sup>nd<\/sup>-year graphic arts student at Tehran\u2019s Al-Zahra University.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Plainclothes agents abducted her from the front of the university on November 1, 2022. She is detained in\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/12\/09\/the-conditions-of-women-iran-prisons\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Evin Prison<\/a>\u00a0after spending time in the notorious\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/abysmal-conditions-of-inmates-in-qarchak-prison\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Qarchak Prison<\/a>. No information is available on her charges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/01\/31\/student-activist-niloufar-mirzaii\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Copenhagen, Denmark\u2014January 30, 2023: MEK Supporters Held an Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Copenhagen&mdash;January 30, 2023: MEK Supporters Held an Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Jho4F9tV8E8\" 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%2FJho4F9tV8E8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jho4F9tV8E8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT6M8S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-01-31T06:40:59Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_Jho4F9tV8E8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FJho4F9tV8E8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Copenhagen\u2014January 30, 2023: MEK Supporters Held an 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\/Jho4F9tV8E8\" 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%2FJho4F9tV8E8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Copenhagen&mdash;January 30, 2023: MEK Supporters Held an Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Copenhagen, Denmark\u2014January 30, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Held an Exhibition 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>Copenhagen, Denmark\u2014January 30, 2023:<\/strong>\u00a0Freedom-loving Iranians, 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>. They also expressed solidarity with the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2022-nationwide-uprising\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">nationwide uprising<\/a>, which has entered its fifth month despite the regime\u2019s brutal crackdown.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/01\/copenhagen-denmark-january-30-2023-mek-supporters-held-an-exhibition-in-support-of-the-iran-revolution\/42403\/\" 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-31-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 31,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 8:30 PM CET IAEA Chides Iran for Undeclared Change to Fordow Uranium Enrichment Setup Vienna, Feb 1 (Reuters) &ndash; The [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":299208,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-299206","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 v27.5 - 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