{"id":301989,"date":"2023-02-16T08:35:05","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T07:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=301989"},"modified":"2023-03-01T16:15:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T15:15:35","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-february-16-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-16-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 16, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-301994\" title=\"iran protests 15022023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-protests-15022023.jpg\" alt=\"iran protests 15022023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-protests-15022023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-protests-15022023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-protests-15022023-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-protests-15022023-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-protests-15022023-696x392.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: 9:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 154<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Thursday, February 16, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 154<\/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 witnessed its 154<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day as people marked the 40<sup>th<\/sup> day of the execution of protesters Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Mohammad Hosseini. Throughout the country, there were calls on Thursday for people to come to the streets and protest against the regime.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 16 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Sattarkhan district<br \/>Locals are chanting: &quot;Death to the dictator!&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\/N4UZSL97nC\">pic.twitter.com\/N4UZSL97nC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1626253822191616000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 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\">Heeding that call, protesters took to the streets in various parts of\u00a0Tehran\u00a0and other cities, including\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1626261372945240064\" rel=\"noopener\">Mashhad<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1626246540590473217\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanandaj<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1626245150967201793\" rel=\"noopener\">Shiraz<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1626266405338517506\" rel=\"noopener\">Karaj<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1626263888751652869\" rel=\"noopener\">Qazvin<\/a>,\u00a0Arak,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1626267663826841600\" rel=\"noopener\">Izeh<\/a>, Ahvaz, Khorramabad, Rasht, and others.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 16 &#8211; Arak, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Protesters in the city&#39;s Malk Street are chanting:<br \/>&quot;Death to the dictator!&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\/h5cRFvvzlm\">pic.twitter.com\/h5cRFvvzlm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1626260113496608768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 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 Sanandaj, western Iran, protesters started fires and established roadblocks to prevent the regime from dispatching its forces. They chanted, \u201cDeath to Khamenei!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDeath to the dictator!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThis is the year Seyed Ali (Khamenei) is overthrown!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cKhamenei is a murderer! His rule is illegitimate!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cMy martyred brother, I will avenge your blood!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cFreedom! Freedom! Freedom!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe don\u2019t want an Islamic state!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe will fight and take back Iran!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe swear on our compatriots\u2019 blood that we will stand to the end!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 16 &#8211; Sanandaj, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Protesters are chanting: &quot;Death to the dictator!&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\/thvMQxEZTS\">pic.twitter.com\/thvMQxEZTS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1626272700380372993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 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\u2018s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1626252564307099648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1626252564307099648%7Ctwgr%5Edc55a1dea70189a4779ef789aac6a02a39f265bf%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-irans-cities-are-witnessing-more-anti-regime-protests%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehranpars<\/a> district, locals chanted: &#8220;This is the year Seyed Ali (Khamenei) is overthrown!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In various parts of Tehran and the town of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1626198457827446789\" rel=\"noopener\">Eshtehard<\/a>\u00a0in Alborz Province, west of Tehran, regime authorities dispatched security units backed by anti-riot guards in anticipation of anti-regime protests today. They also used schools in various parts of Tehran, including\u00a0Sa\u2019adatabad, to station their security forces. Similar actions were taken in the country\u2019s northwest as authorities dispatched security forces\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1626200974665846786\" rel=\"noopener\">from Urmia to Mahabad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 16 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Regime authorities are dispatching security units to various parts of the capital in anticipation of anti-regime protests later today.<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\/yzEjMHZs8W\">pic.twitter.com\/yzEjMHZs8W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1626195941018697728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 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 16 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Authorities are using a local school as a site to station their security forces in anticipation of anti-regime protests later today.<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\/eVAfPBl3of\">pic.twitter.com\/eVAfPBl3of<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1626199715883716611?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 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\">Protests were also reported in Tehran\u2019s\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1626197203684413442\" rel=\"noopener\">Molavi market (bazaar)<\/a> following the continuous nosedive of the national currency, the rial.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Locals in the Mohammad Shahr district of Karaj, west of Tehran, targeted one of the regime\u2019s IRGC paramilitary Basij sites on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 15 &#8211; Mashhad, northeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals took to the streets and setup roadblocks with fires as they were chanting:<br \/>&quot;Death to the dictator!&quot;<br \/>&quot;Poverty-Corruption-High prices! We&#39;re going to overthrow the regime!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevoIution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevoIution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kkIy9qIjZl\">pic.twitter.com\/kkIy9qIjZl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1625969571399372801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 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\">Locals took to the streets of\u00a0Mashhad in northeast Iran on Wednesday night and set up roadblocks with fires while chanting:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cDeath to the dictator!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cPoverty-Corruption-High prices! We\u2019re going to overthrow the regime!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThis is the year Seyed Ali (Khamenei) is overthrown!\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 3:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Eight More Executions Reported in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Iranian regime&#8217;s Judiciary has executed eight prisoners in the past three days in prisons located in Karaj, Gorgan, Urmia, and Qazvin. According to reports, three prisoners were executed in Karaj prison on Tuesday, February 14, and at least five prisoners were executed on the same day in Urmia, Gorgan, and Qazvin prisons by the Judiciary&#8217;s executioners. According to a human rights organization, several prisoners have been identified as Mehdi Dustari in Karaj, Sirus Gholami in Gorgan, and Ahmad Sameri and Behzad Alirezai in Qazvin.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Senate Moves To Disrupt Iran\u2019s Support for Russia\u2019s War on Ukraine<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-257222 size-medium\" title=\"washington-freebeacon-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/washington-freebeacon-logo-300x116.png\" alt=\"washington-freebeacon-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/washington-freebeacon-logo-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/washington-freebeacon-logo-150x58.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/washington-freebeacon-logo.png 449w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Senate Republicans are moving to disrupt Iran&#8217;s budding military alliance with Russia through new legislation that would authorize a bevy of new sanctions on Tehran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The DISRUPT Act, spearheaded by Sen. James Lankford (R., Okla.), would authorize sanctions on a range of Iranian regime entities that provide military support to Russia as it wages an unprovoked war in Ukraine, according to a copy of the new bill obtained by the\u00a0<em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em>. Iran has emerged as a key military ally for Moscow, providing it with deadly drone technology that has been used to target sites across Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The legislation is one of the first efforts by the new Congress to directly target Iran and Russia&#8217;s expanding military alliance. It would stop President Joe Biden from lifting any sanctions on Iran until the country &#8220;ends its support of Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine,&#8221; according to information about the bill provided by Lankford&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/senate-moves-to-disrupt-irans-support-for-russias-war-on-ukraine\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 8:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Sees Continued Protests as People Raise Various Demands<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-301992 size-medium\" title=\"Iran Protests February 15 2023 696x392 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-15-2023-696x392-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests February 15 2023 696x392 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-15-2023-696x392-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-15-2023-696x392-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-15-2023-696x392-1.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is witnessing its 153<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0day on Wednesday as more people from different walks of life are taking to the streets and holding protest rallies over various dilemmas across the board. People are holding the mullahs\u2019 Supreme Leader\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/who-is-ali-khamenei-the-supreme-leader-of-irans-regime\/\">Ali Khamenei<\/a>\u00a0directly responsible for their miseries, while also condemning the oppressive Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iran-news\/a-look-at-irans-revolutionary-guards\/\">IRGC<\/a>) and paramilitary Basij units, alongside other security units that are on the ground suppressing the peaceful demonstrators.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Protests in Iran have to this day expanded to at least 282 cities. Over 750 people have been killed and more than 30,000 are arrested by the regime\u2019s forces, according to sources of the Iranian opposition People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-of-iran-pmoi-mek\/\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>). The names of 647 killed protesters have been published by the PMOI\/MEK.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-iran-sees-continued-protests-as-people-raise-various-demands\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">A Bodybuilding Coach Is Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison and 85 Lashes<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-301993 size-medium\" title=\"Mina Yaghoubi min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mina-Yaghoubi-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mina Yaghoubi min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mina-Yaghoubi-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mina-Yaghoubi-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mina-Yaghoubi-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mina-Yaghoubi-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Bodybuilding coach Mina Yaghoubi was sentenced to 11 years in prison, 85 lashes, and additional punishments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Bodybuilding coach Mina Yaqhoubi released a video clip on February 15, 2023, \u00a0and announced that according to the decree issued by the Revolutionary Court, she was sentenced to 8 years of imprisonment and two years of being banned from staying in the city of her residence. She was also sentenced by the criminal court to 3 years in prison, enduring 85 lashes and 124 hours of washing graves.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Bodybuilding coach Mina Yaghoubi said in this video clip\u00a0that the reason for her three-month silence was that her lawyer had objected to the court ruling, and they hoped to cut down on the punishment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/02\/15\/bodybuilding-coach-85-lashes\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">The Canadian Businessmen Accused of Helping Iran\u2019s Regime<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-265615 \" title=\"cbc logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/cbc-logo-300x150.png\" alt=\"cbc-logo\" width=\"250\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/cbc-logo-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/cbc-logo-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/cbc-logo.png 318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">They\u2019re wanted by the FBI in the U.S., accused of helping to disguise hundreds of millions of dollars on Iran\u2019s behalf to evade American sanctions. In Canada, they\u2019re active businessmen advertising themselves as flourishing leaders in the world of real estate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Salim Henareh promotes himself on his personal website as the CEO of a private mortgage corporation in Toronto and a \u201ctop name in his industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Khalil Henareh (the FBI believes he\u2019s related to Salim) presents himself on social media as an award-winning real estate broker based in Thornhill, Ont.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/newsinteractives\/features\/iran-sanctions-canada-businessmen?fbclid=PAAabhEnpb2neQCSuq4gyUB_LZ4gAADJEX2YsrploBrekJmto2xThpnCga7ag\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Over 600 People Have Lost One or Both Eyes in the Protests<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-301990 size-medium\" title=\"shooting to Eyes min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shooting-to-Eyes-min-300x150.webp\" alt=\"shooting to Eyes min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shooting-to-Eyes-min-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shooting-to-Eyes-min-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shooting-to-Eyes-min-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shooting-to-Eyes-min.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Nearly 150 days have passed since the start of the nationwide protests in Iran. In these 5 months, more than 600 protesters have been injured and lost one or both eyes due to the deliberate shooting of the security forces. On November 3, 2022, Hossein Nader Beigi, a 23-year-old protester, a citizen of Karaj and student at Azad University, faced a barrage of bullets from the security forces and lost both of his eyes during the 50th commemoration ceremony of Hadis Najafi in Behesht Sakineh, Karaj. Recently, one of the young protestors, who himself suffered an eye injury, spoke about the condition of Hossein Nader Beigi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2023\/02\/15\/over-600-people-have-lost-one-or-both-eyes-in-the-protests\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">The IRGC Role in Drug Trafficking and the Spread of Addiction<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-301991 size-medium\" title=\"The role of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp IRGC in drug trafficking\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/The-role-of-the-Islamic-Revolutionary-Guard-Corp-IRGC-in-drug-trafficking-300x150.webp\" alt=\"The role of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp IRGC in drug trafficking\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/The-role-of-the-Islamic-Revolutionary-Guard-Corp-IRGC-in-drug-trafficking-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/The-role-of-the-Islamic-Revolutionary-Guard-Corp-IRGC-in-drug-trafficking-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/The-role-of-the-Islamic-Revolutionary-Guard-Corp-IRGC-in-drug-trafficking-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/The-role-of-the-Islamic-Revolutionary-Guard-Corp-IRGC-in-drug-trafficking.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">One of the dimensions of the IRGC\u2019s crimes against the people of Iran is the IRGC\u2019s role in drug trafficking and the spread of addiction in Iran.\u00a0Iran is one of the most important drug-trafficking crossings in the world, and most of the drugs produced in Afghanistan are smuggled to European countries through Iran and by the IRGC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In addition to seizing the wealth of the Iranian people and seeking profit and earning large amounts of money in advance, the IRGC also earns money from other sources, one of these issues is drug trafficking.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/the-irgc-role-in-drug-trafficking\/\" 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-15-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 15,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 9:00 PM CET Iran Uprising at a Glance &ndash; Day 154 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":301994,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-301989","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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