{"id":302473,"date":"2023-02-22T10:45:43","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T09:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=302473"},"modified":"2023-03-01T20:06:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T19:06:24","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-february-22-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-22-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 22, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-302479\" title=\"iran uprising martyrs grafitti 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-uprising-martyrs-grafitti-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran uprising martyrs grafitti 1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-uprising-martyrs-grafitti-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-uprising-martyrs-grafitti-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-uprising-martyrs-grafitti-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-uprising-martyrs-grafitti-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-uprising-martyrs-grafitti-1-696x391.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;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 9:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Germany Expels 2 Iranian Diplomats Over Death Sentence<\/h3>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-67 p Component-p-0-2-58\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">BERLIN (AP) \u2014 Germany said Wednesday that it is expelling two Iranian diplomats over the death sentence imposed in Iran against one of its citizens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-67 p Component-p-0-2-58\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-government-crime-united-states-bombings-ea2e238fb6332bf409dece820754dcaa\" class=\"paragraph-link\">Authorities in Iran announced Tuesday<\/a>\u00a0that Jamshid Sharmahd, a 67-year-old Iranian-German national and U.S. resident, was sentenced to death after being convicted of terrorist activities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-67 p Component-p-0-2-58\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran claims Sharmahd is the leader of the armed wing of a group advocating the restoration of the monarchy that was overthrown in the 1979 Islamic Revolution, but his family says he was merely the spokesman for the opposition group and denies he was involved in any attacks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-politics-government-bdd70470b62de3476f3a55a20ef51025\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-align: justify; font-weight: 700 !important;\">UPDATE: 8:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 160<\/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 22, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 160<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protests<\/strong>: 282 cities<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fatalities<\/strong>: 750+ estimated deaths, 655 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 160<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day on Wednesday while People in cities throughout Iran took to the streets in protest rallies as economic grievances escalate parallel to the country\u2019s nosediving national currency. Many workers have not received their paychecks for months now while people from various sectors are demanding their long overdue pensions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Locals in the Grand Bazaar area and the Aladdin shopping complex in Tehran took to the streets protesting the country\u2019s deteriorating economy and the plummeting national currency.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 22 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>People at the city&#39;s Grand Bazaar are protesting the country&#39;s deteriorating economy.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2ShahNo2Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2ShahNo2Mullahs<\/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\/lY6wJZmBVd\">pic.twitter.com\/lY6wJZmBVd<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TyT6u11kQ0\">pic.twitter.com\/TyT6u11kQ0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1628352896634097666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">People in a metro station in the capital\u00a0Tehran\u00a0began chanting anti-regime slogans on Wednesday morning, including \u201cKhamenei is a disgrace!\u201d specifically voicing their hatred of the mullahs\u2019 dictator.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 22 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>People in a metro station are chanting:<br \/>&quot;[Khamenei] is a disgrace!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2ShahNo2Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2ShahNo2Mullahs<\/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\/rETaEoOhJV\">pic.twitter.com\/rETaEoOhJV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1628316161543741441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 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;\">Homeowners in\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1628317419763560448\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehran\u2019s 21st district<\/a>\u00a0rallied outside the local municipal protesting the regime\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1628428149657866241\" rel=\"noopener\">Landowners of the capital\u2019s Punak district<\/a>\u00a0gathered outside the Presidential office on Wednesday demanding answers from authorities on why they are refused construction permits on their lands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Retirees and pensioners of the Social Security Organization held a protest rally in\u00a0Ahvaz, southwest Iran, on protesting low wages and pensions, insurance issues, and poor living conditions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 22 &#8211; Ahvaz, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Retirees and pensioners of the regime&#39;s Social Security Organization protesting low pensions and poor economic conditions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2ShahNo2Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2ShahNo2Mullahs<\/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\/Rg1fn0GwWR\">pic.twitter.com\/Rg1fn0GwWR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1628318689094148097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 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;\">Storeowners in\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1628324984128163840\" rel=\"noopener\">Arak<\/a>, central Iran, were on strike today protesting poor economic conditions and the country\u2019s national currency crisis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Villagers living near the city of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1628345498661945344\" rel=\"noopener\">Kashan<\/a>, central Iran, held a gathering protesting mining activities in their areas that are threatening their livelihood.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Retired teachers in the capital Tehran rallied outside the regime\u2019s Education Ministry protesting their poor economic conditions. A similar protest rally by retired teachers was held in the city of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1628421858264764417\" rel=\"noopener\">Shiraz<\/a>\u00a0where the participants chanted various slogans, including: \u201cRelease jailed teachers!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 22 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>More footage of retired teachers rallying outside the regime&#39;s Education Ministry protesting poor economic conditions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LDuNXvU1OM\">pic.twitter.com\/LDuNXvU1OM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1628410533899649026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 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 in Tehran\u2019s\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1628126159425904641\" rel=\"noopener\">Narmak<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1628319936903843846\" rel=\"noopener\">Punak<\/a>\u00a0districts, and in the city of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1628341329716453383\" rel=\"noopener\">Kermanshah<\/a>\u00a0in western Iran, began chanting anti-regime slogans on Tuesday night till early hours of Wednesday , including \u201cDeath to the dictator!\u201d specifically targeting the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Disabled citizens were rallying in\u00a0Mashhad\u00a0today, demanding pensions owed to them and they have been denied for months, some for years. The regime has been constantly deducting from their own state budget officially allocated to disabled individuals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 21 &#8211; Mashhad, northeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Disabled citizens are rallying and demanding pensions that are owed to them. The regime has been constantly deducting from the state budget allocated to disabled individuals.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2ShahNo2Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2ShahNo2Mullahs<\/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\/vaFEi78mOr\">pic.twitter.com\/vaFEi78mOr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627976422965870592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 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;\">Truck drivers in the city of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1628103510171713536\" rel=\"noopener\">Nur<\/a>\u00a0in Mazandaran Province, northern Iran, were on strike yesterday for a second day, demanding answers to their outstanding grievances and protesting poor economic conditions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And finally Brave young women across the country continued writing in graffiti: &#8220;Death to Khamenei!&#8221; &#8220;Death to the dictator!&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Brave young woman across the country are seen writing in graffiti:<br \/>&quot;Death to Khamenei!&quot;<br \/>&quot;Death to the dictator!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2ShahNo2Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2ShahNo2Mullahs<\/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\/RQEAMYuyF1\">pic.twitter.com\/RQEAMYuyF1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1628327486298763264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-align: justify; font-weight: 700 !important;\">UPDATE: 2:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">US Secretary of State Blinken Expresses Concern over Tehran&#8217;s 84% Uranium Enrichment<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-302496 size-medium\" title=\"Mevlut Cavusoglu Antony Blinken 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mevlut-Cavusoglu-Antony-Blinken-1-300x151.jpg\" alt=\"Mevlut Cavusoglu Antony Blinken 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mevlut-Cavusoglu-Antony-Blinken-1-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mevlut-Cavusoglu-Antony-Blinken-1-150x76.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mevlut-Cavusoglu-Antony-Blinken-1-696x350.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mevlut-Cavusoglu-Antony-Blinken-1.jpg 745w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/secretary-antony-j-blinken-and-turkish-foreign-minister-mevlut-cavusoglu-at-a-joint-press-availability\/\" rel=\"noopener\">joint press conference<\/a> with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken replied to a reporter&#8217;s question concerning reports that indicate the International Atomic Energy Agency has found nuclear material enriched to 84 percent in Iran and stated: &#8220;With regard to the reports of Iranian enrichment, yes, I\u2019ve seen those reports.\u00a0 We are in close contact with the IAEA, as well as with our partners \u2013 the E3 partners \u2013 in Europe.\u00a0 We\u2019re working to get more information, and when we do, I\u2019ll have more to say.\u00a0 But, of course, this would be a very serious matter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rishi Sunak Urged To Act Against Iran-linked Cultural Groups<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-255317 size-full\" title=\"national-news-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/national-news-logo.jpg\" alt=\"national-news-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/national-news-logo.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/national-news-logo-150x49.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1jtxuc8-0 fWbzXg body-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The UK government has been urged to launch an inquiry into groups posing as charities and cultural centres over their potential links to the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1jtxuc8-0 fWbzXg body-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Labour MPs have voiced concerns about the Iranian activity in the UK and the \u201cstretch and power\u201d of the regime in communities across Britain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1jtxuc8-0 fWbzXg body-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The charity watchdog has since last year been conducting\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/world\/uk-news\/2022\/11\/24\/watchdog-opens-inquiry-into-iran-linked-uk-centre\/\" rel=\"noopener\">an inquiry into the Islamic Centre of England<\/a>\u2019s possible connections to Tehran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/world\/uk-news\/2023\/02\/21\/rishi-sunak-urged-to-act-against-iran-linked-cultural-groups\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">How Iran Used a Network of Secret Torture Centers To Crush an Uprising<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37796 alignleft\" title=\"CNN-Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/CNN-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"CNN-Logo\" width=\"200\" height=\"142\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-gYbzsP ePWtGe\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>(CNN)<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>\u2014<\/strong>\u00a0For 40 days, Kayvan Samadi has avoided going to bed during the hours of darkness. Instead, he whiles away the night-time reading books or chatting with the guards manning the entrance of the compound where he\u2019s in hiding \u2013 anything to ward off the night terrors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-gYbzsP ePWtGe\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">After his afternoon rest, the 23-year-old medical student makes a cup of Turkish coffee and opens a pink notebook on his lap.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-gYbzsP ePWtGe\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">In crisp, evocative sentences written in immaculate handwriting, he records his memories of Iran\u2019s uprising. Like thousands of others, he was rounded up by security forces, caught up in a brutal crackdown against the protests ignited by the death in custody last September of 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Amini.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/interactive\/2023\/02\/middleeast\/iran-torture-jails-black-sites-mahsa-amini-protests-cmd-intl\/\" 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;\">MEK Members Recount Horrible Torture by the Savak and Parviz Sabeti<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-302476 size-medium\" title=\"parviz sabeti savak\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/parviz-sabeti-savak-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"parviz sabeti savak\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/parviz-sabeti-savak-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/parviz-sabeti-savak-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/parviz-sabeti-savak.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In recent days, the remnants of Shah\u2019s regime living abroad have been promoting and defending\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-revolutions-persistence-brings-a-criminal-parviz-sabeti-to-spotlight\/\">Parviz Sabeti<\/a>, the notorious torturer of the SAVAK secret police, in rallies supporting protests inside Iran. Sabeti, who had primarily been in hiding after fleeing Iran before the overthrow of Shah\u2019s regime, showed up at a rally in Los Angeles on February 11, marking the 44th anniversary of the 1979 revolution. Reza Pahlavi, the son of the deposed Shah, who now proclaims to represent the regime\u2019s opposition, was also present at that rally.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/mek-members-recount-horrible-torture-by-the-savak-and-parviz-sabeti\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cities Throughout Iran Witness New Protests Over Economic Woes<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-302475 size-medium\" title=\"Iran Protests February 21 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-21-2023-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests February 21 2023\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-21-2023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-21-2023-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-21-2023.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is witnessing its 159<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day on Tuesday as people in different cities took to the streets yesterday protesting poor living conditions and other economic woes. Retirees and pensioners of the regime\u2019s communications company led the protests while workers of different companies were also demanding delayed paychecks while complaining about poor working conditions during long hours of harsh labor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">People throughout the country are specifically 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>\u00a0responsible 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;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-cities-throughout-iran-witness-new-protests-over-economic-woes\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political Prisoner Nejat Anvar Hamidi Detained Since 2019 Without a Day Off<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-302477 size-medium\" title=\"Nejat Anvar Hamidi going blind min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Nejat-Anvar-Hamidi-going-blind-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Nejat Anvar Hamidi going blind min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Nejat-Anvar-Hamidi-going-blind-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Nejat-Anvar-Hamidi-going-blind-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Nejat-Anvar-Hamidi-going-blind-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Nejat-Anvar-Hamidi-going-blind-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoner Nejat Anvar Hamidi has been incarcerated since March 2019 to serve her 15-year sentence in the Sepidar Prison of Ahvaz. She has not had any day off, even for medical leave.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ms. Anvar Hamidi suffers from Thyroid malfunction, high blood pressure, blood lipid, and chronic headache. She also suffers from cataracts and experienced eye bleeding due to a lack of medical attention.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sepidar Prison authorities deprived her of receiving her medications. On January 15, 2022, the prison\u2019s doctor told her, \u201cYou don\u2019t need any operation until you go blind!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/02\/21\/political-prisoner-nejat-anvar\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian Women Want Their Freedom of Choice<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-302478 size-medium\" title=\"Iranian women want their freedom of choice 750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iranian-women-want-their-freedom-of-choice-750-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian women want their freedom of choice 750\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iranian-women-want-their-freedom-of-choice-750-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iranian-women-want-their-freedom-of-choice-750-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iranian-women-want-their-freedom-of-choice-750-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iranian-women-want-their-freedom-of-choice-750.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian women\u2019s right to freedom of choice in choosing what to wear, clothing, and covering has been a contentious issue in Iran for many years. The mandatory Hijab was enforced by the mullahs\u2019 regime after the 1979 Revolution, especially considering the recent uprising in Iran sparked by the death in custody of a young woman for flouting the mandatory dress code.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For thousands of years in Iran, women\u2019s clothing and covering were a matter of personal choice, a social issue that was never deemed a privilege. Iranian women choose to wear the Hijab and cover their hair and body depending on their tendencies and the culture in which they were brought up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/02\/21\/freedom-of-choice\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khamenei\u2019s Bluffs and the Last Stage of Fall of His Regime<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-302474 size-medium\" title=\"ali khamenei 750x375 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ali-khamenei-750x375-1-300x150.webp\" alt=\"ali khamenei 750x375 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ali-khamenei-750x375-1-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ali-khamenei-750x375-1-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ali-khamenei-750x375-1-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ali-khamenei-750x375-1.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During a speech on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, Khamenei once again talked about the \u201cgreat progress\u201d in all fields, and in justifying the contradiction that why people do not see these great improvements and do not feel them in their lives. He attributed this to the weakness of his regime\u2019s propaganda. Regardless of the lies and hypocrisy of Khamenei and his lackey president Raisi (the headsman), a clear and indisputable indicator that is in front of everyone and bursts the bubbles of lies and destroys them is the exchange rate of the Rial against the dollar, which has now reached one Dollar equal to 500,000 Rial.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/khameneis-bluffs-and-the-last-stage-of-fall-of\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">London\u2014February 18, 2023: Rally of the MEK Supporters in Support of the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"London&mdash;February 18, 2023: MEK supporters rally in solidarity with Iran Revolution\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_q3Bu-qiEbJE\" 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%2Fq3Bu-qiEbJE%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q3Bu-qiEbJE\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M20S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-02-20T13:39:11Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_q3Bu-qiEbJE\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fq3Bu-qiEbJE%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">London\u2014February 18, 2023: MEK supporters rally in solidarity with 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\/q3Bu-qiEbJE\" 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%2Fq3Bu-qiEbJE%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"London&mdash;February 18, 2023: MEK supporters rally in solidarity with Iran Revolution\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"London, England\u2014February 18, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians and MEK supporters rally in solidarity with Iran Revolution\u2014&quot;Yesterday&#039;s SAVAK is today&#039;s IRGC!&quot;\u2014&quot;SAVAK\/IRGC! Game over!&quot;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>London, England\u2014February 18, 2023:<\/strong>\u00a0Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) held a rally and expressed solidarity with the<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">\u00a0nationwide Iranian uprising<\/a> against the mullahs\u2019 regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/02\/london-february-18-2023-rally-of-the-mek-supporters-in-support-of-the-iran-revolution\/42981\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Zurich, Switzerland\u2014February 21, 2023: MEK Supporters Held a Rally in Support of the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Zurich, Switzerland-February 21, 2023: MEK supporters held an exhibition to support Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_yQR_cUpcPdY\" 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%2FyQR_cUpcPdY%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yQR_cUpcPdY\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT53S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-02-21T21:23:12Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_yQR_cUpcPdY\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FyQR_cUpcPdY%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Zurich, Switzerland-February 21, 2023: MEK supporters held an exhibition to support 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\/yQR_cUpcPdY\" 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%2FyQR_cUpcPdY%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Zurich, Switzerland-February 21, 2023: MEK supporters held an exhibition to support Iran Revolution.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Zurich, Switzerland - February 21, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians and MEK supporters held an exhibition to support Iran Revolution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Zurich, Switzerland\u2014February 21, 2023:<\/strong>\u00a0Freedom-loving Iranians, supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) held a rally and book exhibition in solidarity with the nationwide\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Iranian Revolution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/02\/zurich-switzerland-february-21-2023-mek-supporters-held-a-rally-in-support-of-the-iran-revolution\/43006\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Toronto and Gothenburg\u2014February 18, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Toronto and Gothenburg&mdash;February 18, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Solidarity With Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_OS4Y_k-gPDk\" 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%2FOS4Y_k-gPDk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OS4Y_k-gPDk\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT6M18S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-02-20T20:08:53Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_OS4Y_k-gPDk\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FOS4Y_k-gPDk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Toronto and Gothenburg\u2014February 18, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Solidarity With 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\/OS4Y_k-gPDk\" 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%2FOS4Y_k-gPDk%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Toronto and Gothenburg&mdash;February 18, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Solidarity With Iran Revolution.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Toronto and Gothenburg\u2014February 18, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Rally in Solidarity With Iran Revolution. #No2ShahNo2Mullahs\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Toronto and Gothenburg\u2014February 18, 2023:<\/strong>\u00a0Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) held rallies and expressed solidarity with the<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">\u00a0nationwide Iranian uprising<\/a> against the mullahs\u2019 regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" 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