{"id":300927,"date":"2023-02-08T09:26:55","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T08:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=300927"},"modified":"2023-03-01T13:49:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T12:49:53","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-february-8-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-8-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 8, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-300934\" title=\"iranians protests uprising 05012023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iranians-protests-uprising-05012023.jpg\" alt=\"iranians protests uprising 05012023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iranians-protests-uprising-05012023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iranians-protests-uprising-05012023-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iranians-protests-uprising-05012023-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iranians-protests-uprising-05012023-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iranians-protests-uprising-05012023-696x417.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: 7:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 146<\/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 8, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 146<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protests<\/strong>: 282 cities<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fatalities<\/strong>: 750+ estimated deaths, 647 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 146<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day on Wednesday with protesters voicing their hatred of the ruling mullahs\u2019 regime by torching its symbols in a growing number of cities across the country, including in the capital Tehran.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 8 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Farmers from Isfahan Province are protesting the drying of their Zayandehrud River due to the regime&#39;s corrupt policies that has destroyed their lands and livelihood.<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\/DZBELzZiP5\">pic.twitter.com\/DZBELzZiP5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1623282999688105984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 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 farmers from Isfahan Province arrived in Tehran and began holding a protest rally to raise their demands and protest the drying of their local Zayandehrud River. This has led to the devastation of their farmlands and crops and left their livelihood.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cotton field workers in the city of\u00a0Moghan\u00a0in Razavi Khorasan Province, northeast Iran, rallied outside the local governor\u2019s office after city officials refused to respond to their demands.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Moghan, Razavi Khorasan Province, northeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Cotton field workers rallied outside the local governor&#39;s office after city officials have refused to respond to their demands.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0636\u0627\u062a_\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u06cc<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FYkmL6oX7y\">pic.twitter.com\/FYkmL6oX7y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1623290552753209344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the capital Tehran on Wednesday, investors of the Cryptoland online exchange held a rally outside a regime judiciary building demanding the IRGC to return their stolen money returned.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 8 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Investors of the Cryptoland online exchange held a rally outside a regime judiciary building demanding the IRGC to return their stolen money returned.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0636\u0627\u062a_\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P2LZxEvTpc\">pic.twitter.com\/P2LZxEvTpc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1623310704311955457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 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, in Tehran, courageous protesters tore down the regime\u2019s propaganda flags and banners and chanted: Death to Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/begoonah1\/status\/1623302953560948740\" rel=\"noopener\">Mashhad<\/a>, the capital of Khorasan Razavi province in the northeast and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/begoonah1\/status\/1623290851412549638\" rel=\"noopener\">Kermanshah<\/a> western Iran, courageous youths torched regimes\u2019 propaganda banners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last night, residents of Tehran\u2019s Marzdaran district and other areas, and the city of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1623072862364917760\" rel=\"noopener\">Shiraz<\/a>, began chanting anti-regime slogans, including:<br \/>\n\u201cDeath to the dictator!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cSo many years of crimes! Death to the mullahs\u2019 regime!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDeath to the IRGC!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThis is the year Seyed Ali (Khamenei) is overthrown!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 2:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Breaking: Live Broadcast on H.Res. 100 in the U.S. Congress<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">United States House Resolution number 100: Expressing support for the Iranian people&#8217;s desire for a democratic, secular, and nonnuclear Republic of Iran, and condemning violations of human rights and state-sponsored terrorism by the Iranian government.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">House Representatives from both parties will take to the stage and comment on the initiative.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Live broadcast on @OrgIAC<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1Ulkn36kif\">https:\/\/t.co\/1Ulkn36kif<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrgIAC\/status\/1623316492698718208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 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\">H.Res.100 &#8211; Expressing support for the Iranian people&#39;s desire for a democratic, secular, and nonnuclear Republic of Iran. The resolution was submitted by 165 members of Congress (R+D). <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevoIution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevoIution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNPolitics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CNNPolitics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FoxNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReutersPolitics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ReutersPolitics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lVvPYZ8ZxU\">pic.twitter.com\/lVvPYZ8ZxU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrgIAC\/status\/1623290682990264322?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 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;\">MFA: Attack on Azerbaijani Embassy in Tehran Is a Planned Terrorist Attack<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-300951 alignleft\" title=\"turan az logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/turan-az-logo.png\" alt=\"turan az logo\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/turan-az-logo.png 170w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/turan-az-logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/turan-az-logo-60x60.png 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Monday, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry held a briefing on the terrorist attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran on January 27, where the head of the security of the diplomatic mission, Orkhan Askerov, was killed, and two of his subordinates, Vasif Tagiyev and Mahir Imanov, were wounded.\u00a0\u00a0The head of the press service of the Foreign Ministry, Aykhan Hajizade, in chronological order, informed about the circumstances of the attack, showing that it was a planned terrorist attack.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So, on the morning of January 27, the terrorist drove past the embassy twice &#8211; at 08:05 and 08:24 in order to choose a convenient moment for the attack. At around 08:32, when two embassy employees entered the building of the diplomatic mission, the terrorist crashed his car into a parked car of the embassy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He calculated that the employees would come out to the noise, and taking advantage of the opened door, burst inside, opening fire from a machine gun. At the same time, the terrorist gave a sign to the Iranian policeman, who was on duty at the door of the embassy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turan.az\/ext\/news\/2023\/2\/free\/politics_news\/en\/1237.htm\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tensions Brew Between Tehran and the IAEA Over Nuclear Plant<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-230392 size-medium\" title=\"guardian-logo-30112020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/guardian-logo-30112020-300x110.jpg\" alt=\"guardian-logo-30112020\" width=\"300\" height=\"110\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-h26idz\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has said he will need to go to Tehran very soon to restore his inspectorate\u2019s ability to monitor Iran\u2019s nuclear programme.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-h26idz\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rafael Grossi also said that Iran should not have carried out recent unilateral changes at the Fordow nuclear plant, which will require increased inspections. The modifications, discovered by the IAEA and reported to the board of governors last month, involved an undeclared change to the interconnection between two machines enriching advanced uranium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-h26idz\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking at Chatham House in London, he said: \u201cThere has been a modification that should have been reported. You cannot go back and right this wrong. The thing is that, of course, with this modification, the facility has new capabilities so we have to inspect more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/feb\/07\/tensions-brew-between-tehran-and-the-iaea-over-nuclear-plant\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rep. Cuellar Leads 60 Colleagues in Calling for Crackdown on Iranian Military Drone Program<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-300948 size-medium\" title=\"henry cuellar Congressional Series\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/henry-cuelar-Congressional-Series-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"henry cuellar Congressional Series\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/henry-cuelar-Congressional-Series-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/henry-cuelar-Congressional-Series-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/henry-cuelar-Congressional-Series.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Washington, DC<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) led a bipartisan group of 60 colleagues in writing to the Biden Administration regarding reports that Iranian-made drones recovered in Ukraine contain parts that were manufactured in the United States. Also leading the letter were Congressmen August Pfluger (R-TX-11), Brad Schneider (D-IL-10), and Don Bacon (R-NE-2).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russia has purchased hundreds of armed drones from Iran in the past year, including one-way \u201csuicide drones\u201d that have terrorized Ukrainian civilians. Intelligence estimates suggest that 75 percent of the components of these drones are U.S.-made. The letter calls on the Biden Administration to develop a coordinated, whole-of-government approach to interrupt Iran\u2019s supply chains and stop the flow of U.S.-made parts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cuellar.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=407855\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Conference at the French National Assembly Features MPs, Political Dignitaries<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-300929 size-medium\" title=\"Conference French National Assembly features MPs political dignitaries 1024x682 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Conference-French-National-Assembly-features-MPs-political-dignitaries-1024x682-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Conference French National Assembly features MPs political dignitaries 1024x682 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Conference-French-National-Assembly-features-MPs-political-dignitaries-1024x682-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Conference-French-National-Assembly-features-MPs-political-dignitaries-1024x682-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Conference-French-National-Assembly-features-MPs-political-dignitaries-1024x682-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Conference-French-National-Assembly-features-MPs-political-dignitaries-1024x682-1-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Conference-French-National-Assembly-features-MPs-political-dignitaries-1024x682-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I am delighted to see you in the Colbert Room of the National Assembly. I want to thank the Parliamentary Committee for a Democratic Iran, its president C\u00e9cile Rilhac, its vice-presidents Andr\u00e9 Chassaigne, Philippe Gosselin, Herv\u00e9 Saulignac, Yannick Favenec, as well as all the members of the CPID for their precious support to the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/iran-democratic\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iranian people<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and their democratic revolution for a\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/plan-for-future-of-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>free Iran<\/strong><\/a>. The CPID did not wait for the uprising for the mullahs\u2019 overthrow to denounce human rights violations in Iran, defend Iranian women, and support the Iranian Resistance. The uprising started almost five months ago, and the Iranian people, especially the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/women-rights-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>women<\/strong><\/a>, have impressed the world with their revolt and courage in the face of injustice, inequality, and discrimination. It is the courage of a determined youth in the face of death, arrests, and torture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/conference-french-national-assembly-features-mps-political-dignitaries\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">More People Across Iran Are Protesting the Mullahs\u2019 Rule<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-300932 size-medium\" title=\"Iran Protests February 7 2023 696x391 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-7-2023-696x391-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests February 7 2023 696x391 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-7-2023-696x391-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-7-2023-696x391-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-7-2023-696x391-1.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is marking its 145<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day on Tuesday with protesters voicing their hatred of the ruling mullahs\u2019 regime by torching their symbols in a growing number of cities across the country. As the regime is preparing to claim legitimacy during the upcoming anniversary of Iran\u2019s 1979 anti-monarchial revolution, brave protesters throughout the country are torching pro-regime propaganda billboards, posters, and banners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This campaign goes parallel to protests by people from all walks of life in Iran against the regime\u2019s corrupt dictatorship. This includes farmers in Isfahan, pensioners and retirees, and families of apprehended protesters and death row prisoners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-more-people-across-iran-are-protesting-the-mullahs-rule-2\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tehran\u2019s Revolutionary Court Sentenced Sarvnaz Ahmadi to 6 Years in Prison<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-300930 size-medium\" title=\"Negar Davoudi Neda Mohseni Sarvnaz Ahmadi Matin Soleimani min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Negar-Davoudi-Neda-Mohseni-Sarvnaz-Ahmadi-Matin-Soleimani-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Negar Davoudi Neda Mohseni Sarvnaz Ahmadi Matin Soleimani min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Negar-Davoudi-Neda-Mohseni-Sarvnaz-Ahmadi-Matin-Soleimani-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Negar-Davoudi-Neda-Mohseni-Sarvnaz-Ahmadi-Matin-Soleimani-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Negar-Davoudi-Neda-Mohseni-Sarvnaz-Ahmadi-Matin-Soleimani-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Negar-Davoudi-Neda-Mohseni-Sarvnaz-Ahmadi-Matin-Soleimani-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 15th Branch of Tehran\u2019s Revolutionary Court sentenced Sarvnaz Ahmadi to 6 years in prison.\u00a0If the sentence is approved during the appeal stage, Article 134 of the regime\u2019s Penal Code \u2013 the harshest punishment of 5 years \u2013 will be implemented for Mrs. Ahmadi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sarvnaz Ahmadi is a children\u2019s rights activist. She obtained her Master\u2019s Degree in Social Work from the University of Welfare Sciences in Velenjak, Tehran. She and her spouse, Kamyar Fakur, a labor activist, were arrested by security forces in Tehran on November 6, 2022, and detained in Evin Prison.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/02\/08\/revolutionary-court-condemns\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Women Tortured in the Fight Against the Shah\u2019s Dictatorship<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-300931 size-medium\" title=\"Women tortured in the fight against the Shah 750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Women-tortured-in-the-fight-against-the-Shah-750--300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Women tortured in the fight against the Shah 750\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Women-tortured-in-the-fight-against-the-Shah-750--300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Women-tortured-in-the-fight-against-the-Shah-750--150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Women-tortured-in-the-fight-against-the-Shah-750--696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Women-tortured-in-the-fight-against-the-Shah-750-.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the eve of the anniversary of Iran\u2019s anti-monarchy Revolution on February 11, 1979, we prepared an episode devoted to the heroism of Iranian women who fought against the Shah\u2019s dictatorship and opened the way for millions of Iranian women to participate in deciding the fate of their country.\u00a0Indeed, the anniversary of the 1979 Revolution which toppled the Shah\u2019s dictatorship in Iran, is a reminder of Iranian women\u2019s extensive role and impact in that era, considered a leap forward in the history of the struggles of Iranian women.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The impressive role of women in the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/02\/10\/1979-revolution-iranian-women\/\" rel=\"noopener\">1979 anti-dictatorial revolution<\/a> in Iran, was influenced by the presence of progressive women in the Mojahedin and the Fedayeen movements that were the main democratic opposition forces to Shah\u2019s dictatorship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/02\/07\/dictatorship\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">First Earthquake of the Year in City of Khoy in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-300933 size-medium\" title=\"First earthquake of the year in city of Khoy in Iran min 750x375 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/First-earthquake-of-the-year-in-city-of-Khoy-in-Iran-min-750x375-1-300x150.webp\" alt=\"First earthquake of the year in city of Khoy in Iran min 750x375 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/First-earthquake-of-the-year-in-city-of-Khoy-in-Iran-min-750x375-1-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/First-earthquake-of-the-year-in-city-of-Khoy-in-Iran-min-750x375-1-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/First-earthquake-of-the-year-in-city-of-Khoy-in-Iran-min-750x375-1-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/First-earthquake-of-the-year-in-city-of-Khoy-in-Iran-min-750x375-1.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earthquake shocked part of Iran again. 8 days after the earthquake that shook Khoy city and surrounding villages on Saturday night, 28 January, Raisi the headsman went to Khoi on Sunday 5, February 2023 \u201cwithout prior notice\u201d (according to the propaganda apparatus of the regime) and visited some places and temporary accommodation of the earthquake victims and a couple of hours later he returned to Tehran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Raisi in Khoy, in front of the regime\u2019s TV camera, first thanked the IRGC and Basij and said: \u201cYou all worked hard, the governor\u2019s office, the governorship\u2019s office, they are doing their best\u201d and then added: \u201c10% of the houses have been damaged\u2026 (The authorities) should look and see which house is possible to live in and which house is not possible to live in\u201d (Regime\u2019s TV\u00a0\u00a0on February 5).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/first-earthquake-of-the-year-in-city-of-khoy-in\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Oslo, Norway\u2014February 4, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Solidarity With the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Oslo, Norway&mdash;February 4, 2023: Iranian Resistance Supporters Rally in Support of the Iran Revolution\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Vr0WXWM8K0w\" 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%2FVr0WXWM8K0w%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vr0WXWM8K0w\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT13M19S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-02-06T19:53:36Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_Vr0WXWM8K0w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FVr0WXWM8K0w%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Oslo, Norway\u2014February 4, 2023: Iranian Resistance Supporters Rally 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\/Vr0WXWM8K0w\" 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%2FVr0WXWM8K0w%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Oslo, Norway&mdash;February 4, 2023: Iranian Resistance Supporters Rally in Support of the Iran Revolution\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Oslo, Norway\u2014February 4, 2023: Iranian Resistance (NCRI and MEK) Supporters Rally in Support of the Iran Revolution. Remarks by Mr. Parviz Khazaei, representative of the National Council of Resistance of Iran in Nordic countries for demonstrators\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Oslo, Norway\u2014February 4, 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 in solidarity with the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Iranian people\u2019s uprising<\/a>.\u00a0Members of the Iranian community in Oslo expressed their utter support of their risen compatriots and vowed to continue echoing their voices, calling for freedom and democracy in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/media-gallery\/videos\/2023\/02\/oslo-norway-february-4-2023-mek-supporters-rally-in-solidarity-with-the-iran-revolution\/42607\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stockholm\u2014February 7, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Front of the Swedish Court, Seeking Justice for the 1988 Massacre Victims<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Stockholm, Sweden&mdash;February 7, 2023: MEK supporters rally outside the appeals court, seeking justice\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_klmtX-_anHw\" 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%2FklmtX-_anHw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/klmtX-_anHw\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT52S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-02-07T20:43:18Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_klmtX-_anHw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FklmtX-_anHw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Stockholm, Sweden\u2014February 7, 2023: MEK supporters rally outside the appeals court, seeking justice<\/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\/klmtX-_anHw\" 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%2FklmtX-_anHw%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Stockholm, Sweden&mdash;February 7, 2023: MEK supporters rally outside the appeals court, seeking justice\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Stockholm, Sweden\u2014February 7, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians, MEK supporters, and families of the 1988 massacre martyrs, rallied outside the appeals court of the executioner Hamid Noury. They are seeking justice for the victims.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Stockholm, Sweden\u2014February 7, 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>) and the National Council of Resistance of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/national-council-of-resistance-of-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI<\/a>) held a rally on the eighth day of the appeal trial of the executioner\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-stockholm-trial-begins-of-hamid-noury-over-1988-massacre\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Hamid Noury<\/a>\u00a0in front of the court. They are seeking justice for more than 30,000 martyrs of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran1988.org\/1988-massacre\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">1988 massacre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/02\/stockholm-february-7-2023-mek-supporters-rally-in-front-of-the-swedish-court-seeking-justice-for-the-1988-massacre-victims\/42628\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gothenburg, Sweden\u2014February 4, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Solidarity With the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Gothenburg, Sweden&mdash;February 4, 2023: MEK Supporters Demonstrated in Support of the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Ci381r2Nn5E\" 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%2FCi381r2Nn5E%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ci381r2Nn5E\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-02-06T17:21:42Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_Ci381r2Nn5E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FCi381r2Nn5E%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Gothenburg, Sweden\u2014February 4, 2023: MEK Supporters Demonstrated 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\/Ci381r2Nn5E\" 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%2FCi381r2Nn5E%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Gothenburg, Sweden&mdash;February 4, 2023: MEK Supporters Demonstrated in Support of the Iran Revolution.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Gothenburg, Sweden\u2014February 4, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Demonstrated 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>Gothenburg, Sweden\u2014February 4, 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 in solidarity with the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Iranian people\u2019s uprising<\/a>.\u00a0Members of the Iranian community in Gothenburg expressed their utter support of their risen compatriots and vowed to continue echoing their voices, calling for freedom and democracy in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/media-gallery\/videos\/2023\/02\/gothenburg-sweden-february-4-2023-mek-supporters-rally-in-solidarity-with-the-iran-revolution\/42615\/\" 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-february-7-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 7,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 7:30 PM CET Iran Uprising at a Glance &ndash; Day 146 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":300934,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-300927","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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