{"id":301313,"date":"2023-02-12T11:12:08","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T10:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=301313"},"modified":"2023-04-26T13:32:34","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T12:32:34","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-february-12-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-12-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 12, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-301320\" title=\"norway iranian resistance meeting rajavi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/norway-iranian-resistance-meeting-rajavi.jpg\" alt=\"norway iranian resistance meeting rajavi\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/norway-iranian-resistance-meeting-rajavi.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/norway-iranian-resistance-meeting-rajavi-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/norway-iranian-resistance-meeting-rajavi-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/norway-iranian-resistance-meeting-rajavi-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/norway-iranian-resistance-meeting-rajavi-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 8:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 150<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sunday, February 12, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 150<\/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<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 11 &#8211; Tabriz, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>MEK Resistance Units marching and chanting:<br \/>&quot;No to the shah\/mullahs. I&#39;m with the people.&quot;<br \/>&quot;Death to Khamenei. Hail to Rajavi.&quot;<br \/>&quot;Death to the oppressor! Be it the Shah or [Khamenei].&quot;<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\/AuwkksN5bG\">pic.twitter.com\/AuwkksN5bG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1624677183250903040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 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 150<sup>th<\/sup> day on Sunday as people across the country continued their anti-regime protests with different campaigns of torching propaganda billboards, posters, and banners while chanting slogans against the mullahs\u2019 dictatorship during night rallies. demonstrators.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 11 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>MEK Resistance Units marching and chanting:<br \/>&quot;This is the year Seyed Ali (Khamenei) is overthrown.&quot;<br \/>&quot;No to the crown &amp; turban. Mullahs&#39; time is up.&quot;<br \/>&quot;Democracy\/equality with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/a>.&quot;<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\/nm22bnhQ9d\">pic.twitter.com\/nm22bnhQ9d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1624673408515510272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 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;\">MEK-affiliated\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/resistance\/how-iran-opposition-pmoimek-resistance-units-pave-the-path\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a> took to the streets in various of Iran on Saturday, marking Iran\u2019s 1979 anti-monarchical revolution by marching in their city streets and chanting slogans against the mullahs\u2019 regime.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 11 &#8211; Shahrud, east of Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>MEK Resistance Units marching &amp; chanting:<br \/>&quot;Poverty-Corruption-High prices! We&#39;re going to overthrow the regime!&quot;<br \/>&quot;Death to the oppressor! Be it the Shah or [Khamenei]!&quot;<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\/7a873dGIt6\">pic.twitter.com\/7a873dGIt6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1624679702395863040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 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;\">This initiative was pursued by different MEK Resistance Units in various parts of\u00a0Tehran\u00a0and in the cities of\u00a0Tabriz,\u00a0Shahrud,\u00a0Khorramshahr,\u00a0Meshginshahr, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1624682216457670656\">Shahriar<\/a>. Their slogans included:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 11 &#8211; Khorramshahr, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>MEK Resistance Units marching\/chanting<br \/>&quot;World must know Massoud [Rajavi] is our leader!&quot;<br \/>&quot;Death to the oppressor! Be it the Shah or [Khamenei]!&quot;<br \/>&quot;Democracy\/freedom with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/a>!&quot;<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\/nCc41bIdmP\">pic.twitter.com\/nCc41bIdmP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1624678441491791872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 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\">February 11 &#8211; Meshginshahr, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>MEK Resistance Units marching and chanting:<br \/>&quot;Death to the oppressor! Be it the Shah or [Khamenei]!&quot;<br \/>&quot;Death to Khamenei! Hail to Rajavi!&quot;<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\/q5o2iXbRRQ\">pic.twitter.com\/q5o2iXbRRQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1624680958384553984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 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\">February 11 &#8211; Shahriar, Tehran Province, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>MEK Resistance Units marching and chanting:<br \/>&quot;We are MEK members and we&#39;re fighting against the [mullahs]!&quot;<br \/>&quot;Death to the oppressor! Be it the Shah or [Khamenei]!&quot;<br \/>&quot;Death to Khamenei!&quot;<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\/7R36BoIDuc\">pic.twitter.com\/7R36BoIDuc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1624682216457670656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 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;\">\u201cDeath to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1624672151084371968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1624672151084371968%7Ctwgr%5Ee7b7552c99ef237accefea11a995fecff6d3b32a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-uprising-belittles-regimes-1979-revolution-events-people-vow-more-protests%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">oppressor<\/a>! Be it the Shah or [Khamenei]\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cNo to a monarchy. No to [mullahs\u2019 regime]. Democracy\/equality!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDeath to Khamenei. Hail to Rajavi.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThis is the year Seyed Ali (Khamenei) is overthrown.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe are MEK members and we\u2019re fighting against the [mullahs]!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cNo to the crown and turban. Mullahs\u2019 time is up.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWorld must know Massoud [Rajavi] is our leader!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe swear on our compatriots\u2019 blood that we\u2019ll stand to the end.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cPoverty-Corruption-High prices! We are going to overthrow the regime!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1624702349796163586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1624702349796163586%7Ctwgr%5Ee7b7552c99ef237accefea11a995fecff6d3b32a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-uprising-belittles-regimes-1979-revolution-events-people-vow-more-protests%2F\">Sirjan<\/a>, south-central Iran, workers of a local copper mine continued their strike, protesting paycheck delays and not being provided adequate insurance pensions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 12 &#8211; Sirjan, south-central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Workers of a local copper mine are continuing their strike, protesting paycheck delays and not being provided adequate insurance pensions.<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%B5%D8%A7%D8%A8?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0635\u0627\u0628<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k0cDe6ep93\">pic.twitter.com\/k0cDe6ep93<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1624702349796163586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 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;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1624803012542713857\" rel=\"noopener\">Kerman<\/a>, south-central Iran, retirees and pensioners of the regime&#8217;s Social Security Organization &#8211; Kerman Branch are protesting low pensions and poor economic conditions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last night, locals in Tehran\u2019s different districts, including Shahran, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1624501022650470403\" rel=\"noopener\">Vahdat Street<\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1624489698004504576\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehranpars<\/a>, and the city of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1624504797239054337\" rel=\"noopener\">Mashhad<\/a>\u00a0began chanting anti-regime slogans despite the extremely cold winter conditions. The slogans included:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeath to the dictator!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDeath to Khamenei, the murderer!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Khamenei] is a disgrace!\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 3:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Opposition Groups Rally in France Demanding EU List Iran\u2019s Guards as Terrorist Group<\/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\">PARIS, Feb 12 (Reuters) &#8211; Thousands of opponents of Iran&#8217;s ruling authorities rallied for a second day in Paris on Sunday to pressure European Union states to list Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation in response to a crackdown in the country.<\/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\">Tehran has been engaged in a violent crackdown on protesters since September, including carrying out executions, and it has also detained dozens of European nationals. The EU has become increasingly critical of its actions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">Sunday&#8217;s rally in Paris, organised by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and which followed a similar rally on Saturday by European-based Iranians, aimed to highlight the IRGC&#8217;s role in cracking down on protesters, but also its activities outside Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/opposition-groups-rally-france-demanding-eu-list-irans-guards-terrorist-group-2023-02-12\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 10:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Conference at the Parliament of Norway, \u201cIran\u2019s Democratic Revolution \u2013 An Uprising for Freedom and Democracy\u201d<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-301317 size-medium\" title=\"Conference at the Parliament of Norway 10 1024x576 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Conference-at-the-Parliament-of-Norway-10-1024x576-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Conference at the Parliament of Norway 10 1024x576 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Conference-at-the-Parliament-of-Norway-10-1024x576-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Conference-at-the-Parliament-of-Norway-10-1024x576-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Conference-at-the-Parliament-of-Norway-10-1024x576-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Conference-at-the-Parliament-of-Norway-10-1024x576-1-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Conference-at-the-Parliament-of-Norway-10-1024x576-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Friends of a Free Iran Committee (FOFI) held a conference at the Parliament of Norway, featuring the First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament and a number of MPs. Maryam Rajavi joined the conference online and addressed the audience.\u00a0Mr. Geir Hilmar Haarde, former Prime Minister of Iceland, Mr. Kimmo Sasi, former Finnish Minister of Transport and Communications, and Mr. Edvard S\u00f3lnes, former Icelandic Minister of the Environment, also addressed the conference. Mr. Struan Stevenson also introduced his latest book on the Iranian people\u2019s century-long struggle against two dictatorships.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/conference-parliament-norway-iran-democratic-revolution-uprising-freedom\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">What Lessons the 1979 Revolution Holds for Iran\u2019s Ongoing Protests?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-301318 alignleft\" title=\"iran 1979 revolution and 2023 protests\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-1979-revolution-and-2023-protests.jpg\" alt=\"iran 1979 revolution and 2023 protests\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-1979-revolution-and-2023-protests.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-1979-revolution-and-2023-protests-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While Iran has seen an uninterrupted wave of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/tag\/iran-protests-2023\/\">nationwide protests<\/a>\u00a0in the past five months, there are many discussions about what the best path to freedom and democracy in Iran will be. And as Iran marks the 44<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-1979-anti-monarchical-revolution-never-ended\/\">1979 revolution<\/a>, which saw the ouster of the Shah dictatorship, there are important lessons to be drawn for Iran\u2019s upcoming revolution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The remnants of the Shah dictatorship suggest that Iran needs to return to the pre-revolution rule of Pahlavi. To back their claims, they are making out-of-context comparisons between the Shah and Khomeini regimes. They are taking advantage of the many heinous crimes of the mullahs\u2019 regime to paint a rosy picture of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/who-was-mohammad-reza-pahlavi-shah-irans-last-pahlavi-dictator\/\">the Shah era<\/a>, especially for the younger generation who have seen nothing but the religious fascism of the mullahs. They are trying to portray the 1979 revolution as a mistake, a conspiracy, and sedition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/what-lessons-the-1979-revolution-holds-for-irans-ongoing-protests\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Protests Gain Strength on the Eve of Sixth Month<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-301319 size-medium\" title=\"Iran Protests February 11 2023 696x313 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-11-2023-696x313-1-300x135.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests February 11 2023 696x313 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-11-2023-696x313-1-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-11-2023-696x313-1-150x67.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-11-2023-696x313-1.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is marking its 149<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day on Saturday as people across the country are continuing their anti-regime protests with nightly campaigns of chanting slogans against the mullahs\u2019 dictatorship. Protesters in Tehran and different cities are shouting anti-regime slogans against the entire regime apparatus, from Supreme Leader\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/who-is-ali-khamenei-the-supreme-leader-of-irans-regime\/\">Ali Khamenei<\/a>, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iran-news\/a-look-at-irans-revolutionary-guards\/\">IRGC<\/a>), to the paramilitary Basij units that are on the ground suppressing the peaceful demonstrators.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-irans-protests-gain-strength-on-the-eve-of-sixth-month\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">11 Baha\u2019I Citizens Sentenced to Over 36 Years in Prison in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-301322 size-medium\" title=\"eleven Bahai citizens sentenced to 36 years min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eleven-Bahai-citizens-sentenced-to-36-years-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"eleven Bahai citizens sentenced to 36 years min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eleven-Bahai-citizens-sentenced-to-36-years-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eleven-Bahai-citizens-sentenced-to-36-years-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eleven-Bahai-citizens-sentenced-to-36-years-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eleven-Bahai-citizens-sentenced-to-36-years-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">11 Baha\u2019i citizens in Alborz province, Iran, have been sentenced to 36 years in prison and various restrictions on their rights and activities by the Revolutionary Court of Karaj. The 11 Baha\u2019i citizens include Afif Naimi, Mahsa Tirgar, Kamyar Habibi, Rameleh Tirgarnejad, Sabin Yazdani, Elham Sharqi Arani, Nakisa Sadeghi, Sadaf Sheikhzadeh, Shahrzad Mastouri, Negin Rezaeii, and Saman Ostovar, were accused of \u201cinsulting the Sharia of Islam and doing educational and propaganda activities against it, participating in the formation of groups, managing individuals to disrupt the country\u2019s security by promoting Baha\u2019ism among children and adolescents, educational and promotional activities contrary to the Sharia of Islam through education and promotion based on Baha\u2019i teachings in kindergartens, propaganda against the Sharia of Islam through coaching education.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/02\/12\/11-bahai-citizens-sentenced\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">1979 Anti-monarchy Revolution: The Unbreakable Spirit of Iranian Women<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-301321 size-medium\" title=\"anti monarchy revolution women tortured by Shah min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/anti-monarchy-revolution-women-tortured-by-Shah-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"anti monarchy revolution women tortured by Shah min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/anti-monarchy-revolution-women-tortured-by-Shah-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/anti-monarchy-revolution-women-tortured-by-Shah-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/anti-monarchy-revolution-women-tortured-by-Shah-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/anti-monarchy-revolution-women-tortured-by-Shah-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 1979 Anti-Monarchy Revolution of February 11, 1979, was a defining moment in Iran\u2019s history. It marked the end of decades of dictatorship under the Shah and the beginning of a new era of hope for freedom, democracy, and social justice. Women played a\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/02\/10\/1979-revolution-iranian-women\/\" rel=\"noopener\">critical role in the revolution<\/a>, influenced by the progressive ideals of the Mojahedin and Fedayeen movements.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite the brutal oppression of Shah\u2019s secret police, SAVAK, these women fought tirelessly for a better future for themselves and their country. They endured torture, imprisonment, and even death in their pursuit of freedom. These brave women were symbols of resistance, inspiring generations to come.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/02\/11\/1979-anti-monarchy-revolution\/\" 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-11-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 11,<\/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 Iran Uprising at a Glance &ndash; Day 150 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":301320,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-301313","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 v27.3 - 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