{"id":303416,"date":"2023-03-08T09:37:51","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T08:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=303416"},"modified":"2023-05-02T18:17:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T17:17:20","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-march-8-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-march-8-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 8, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_303422\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-303422\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-303422\" title=\"iran children march82023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iran-children-march82023.jpg\" alt=\"iran children march82023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iran-children-march82023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iran-children-march82023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iran-children-march82023-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iran-children-march82023-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iran-children-march82023-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-303422\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iranian children holding signs and celebrating International Women&#8217;s Day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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: 9:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Sanctioning Those Connected to Human Rights Abuses in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-245759 size-medium\" title=\"US State Department (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/US-State-Department-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"US State Department (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/US-State-Department-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/US-State-Department-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/US-State-Department-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/US-State-Department-1-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/US-State-Department-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Today \u2013 on International Women\u2019s Day \u2013 the United States is taking action in coordination with the European Union, United Kingdom, and Australia to promote accountability for the Iranian regime\u2019s continued human rights abuses, particularly those against women and girls, including those conducted in the course of the brutal crackdown on protests that erupted after the death of Mahsa Amini.\u00a0 To that end, the United States is designating two Iranian officials overseeing prisons in Iran, two senior Iranian security leaders, three companies that supply Iranian law enforcement, and the heads of these companies, as well as a high-ranking law enforcement official.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/sanctioning-those-connected-to-human-rights-abuses-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 8:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 174<\/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, March 8, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 174<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protests<\/strong>: 282 cities<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fatalities<\/strong>: 750+ estimated deaths, 664 identified by MEK<\/li>\n<li><strong>Detentions<\/strong>: 30,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Wednesday, March 8, Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising witnessed its 174th day as people across Iran took to the streets in many cities yesterday and today protesting the recent <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1633482722105786370\" rel=\"noopener\">chemical gas attacks<\/a> targeting schools and universities, especially all-girls facilities. Popular anger is escalating as more people are pointing fingers at the regime and its security forces.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 8 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Women in the Narmak district chanting:<br \/>&quot;Death to the dictator!&quot;<br \/>&quot;Basij &amp; IRGC, you are our ISIS!&quot;<br \/>&quot;This is the year Seyed Ali (Khamenei) is overthrown!&quot;<br \/>Anti-riot units were deployed &amp; shot tear gas &amp; shotgun pellet rounds.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IWD2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IWD2023<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/umMH49UwVX\">pic.twitter.com\/umMH49UwVX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1633516679820087297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">People consider it impossible that a nationwide campaign of gas attacks targeting schools could continue for months without the knowledge of high-ranking authorities in the mullahs\u2019 regime and their vast security apparatus. To add insult to injury, reports indicate school authorities, and the regime is busy covering up the attacks after they had been carried out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Today, in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1633516679820087297\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehran<\/a>, women in the Narmak district chanted: &#8220;Death to the dictator!&#8221; &#8220;Basij &amp; IRGC, you are our ISIS!&#8221; &#8220;This is the year Seyed Ali (Khamenei) is overthrown!&#8221; Anti-riot units were deployed and shot tear gas and shotgun pellet rounds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The opposition MEK-affiliated <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1633478930257567745\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a> in Tehran, Shiraz, Khorramshahr, and Semnan marched and chanted anti-regime slogans to celebrate International Women&#8217;s Day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Honoring International Women\u2019s Day, MEK-affiliated Resistance Units in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1633505355862016000\" rel=\"noopener\">Kashan<\/a> also marched and chanted anti-regime slogans.<\/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> opposition MEK Resistance Units in Kashan march and chant anti-regime slogans to mark <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IWD2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IWD2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WomenForce4Change?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WomenForce4Change<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jq7Geq8zn9\">pic.twitter.com\/Jq7Geq8zn9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1633505355862016000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Today In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1633525487279431690\" rel=\"noopener\">Khash<\/a>, southeast Iran, Baluch women protested and chanted: &#8220;Political prisoners must be released!&#8221; &#8220;Women&#8217;s freedom is our right!&#8221; &#8220;From Zahedan to Tehran, my life for Iran!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This evening in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1633524229671878657\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanandaj<\/a>, western Iran, authorities deployed a large number of security units to prevent anti-regime protests marking International Women&#8217;s Day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 8 &#8211; Sanandaj, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Authorities have deployed a large number of security units to prevent anti-regime protests marking <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IWD2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IWD2023<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/baQMmWBi9z\">pic.twitter.com\/baQMmWBi9z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1633524229671878657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1633524228673925122\" rel=\"noopener\">Rasht<\/a>, northern Iran,\u00a0 women in the streets chanted anti-regime slogans: &#8220;With or without the hijab, we&#8217;re headed for a revolution!&#8221; and &#8220;The movement continues!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Late last night, people in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1633188265149726723\" rel=\"noopener\">capital&#8217;s District 1<\/a> chanted anti-regime slogans: &#8220;Khamenei, you murderer! We will bury you!&#8221; and &#8220;[Khamenei], the protests will not end!&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 7 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>People in the capital&#39;s District 1 began chanting anti-regime slogans:<br \/>&quot;Khamenei, you murderer! We will bury you!&quot;<br \/>&quot;[Khamenei], the protests will not end!&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\/Ulb2SsBn7C\">pic.twitter.com\/Ulb2SsBn7C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1633188265149726723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 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\">March 8 &#8211; Khash, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Baloch women protesting and chanting:<br \/>&quot;Political prisoners must be released!&quot;<br \/>&quot;Women&#39;s freedom is our right!&quot;<br \/>&quot;From Zahedan to Tehran, my life for Iran!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IWD2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IWD2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dxjUvn20O5\">pic.twitter.com\/dxjUvn20O5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1633525487279431690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 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=\"font-weight: bold;text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 7:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran-related Designations; Russia-related Designation Removal; Ukraine-related Designation Removal<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-246660 size-medium\" title=\"US treasury department (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/US-treasury-department-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"US treasury department\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">ABDOLLAHINEJAD, Bahram (Arabic: \u0628\u0647\u0631\u0627\u0645 \u0639\u0628\u062f\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647\u06cc \u0646\u0698\u0627\u062f), Iran; DOB 11 Jun 1959; POB Sarab, East Azerbaijan, Iran; nationality Iran; Additional Sanctions Information &#8211; Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male; Passport I42008251 (Iran) expires 30 Jul 2022; National ID No. 1652879668 (Iran); CEO of Naji Pars Amin Institute (individual) [IRAN-HR] (Linked To: NAJI PARS AMIN INSTITUTE).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">AMIRI, Mahdi (Arabic: \u0645\u0647\u062f\u06cc \u0627\u0645\u06cc\u0631\u06cc) (a.k.a. AMIRI, Mehdi), Iran; DOB 25 Mar 1983; POB Shiraz, Iran; nationality Iran; Additional Sanctions Information &#8211; Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male; Passport G10520995 (Iran) expires 29 Sep 2026; National ID No. 229-555835-2 (Iran); Birth Certificate Number 272 (Iran); Technical Director of the Cyberspace Affairs Deputy of the Prosecutor General&#8217;s Office of Iran (individual) [IRAN-EO13846] (Linked To: COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE INSTANCES OF CRIMINAL CONTENT).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/policy-issues\/financial-sanctions\/recent-actions\/20230308\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">UN Agency Urges Probe of Schoolgirl Poisonings in Iran<\/h3>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-68 p Component-p-0-2-59\" style=\"text-align: justify\">DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 The U.N. cultural agency on Wednesday expressed concern about the suspected poisoning of thousands of schoolgirls across Iran and called for investigations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-68 p Component-p-0-2-59\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-protests-school-poisonings-investigation-arrests-4802c512f1a57b6963cc8e5fa1a487ae\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"paragraph-link\">Thousands of students across hundreds of mostly girls\u2019 schools<\/a>\u00a0have reported being sickened by toxic fumes in incidents going back to November. There have been no fatalities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-68 p Component-p-0-2-59\" style=\"text-align: justify\">It remains unclear what chemical might have been used, if any. No one has claimed the attacks and authorities have not identified any suspects. Unlike neighboring Afghanistan, Iran has no history of religious extremists targeting girls\u2019 education.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-68 p Component-p-0-2-59\" style=\"text-align: justify\">UNESCO \u201curges thorough investigations and immediate actions to protect schools and facilitate the return of affected students,\u201d the agency tweeted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-girls-school-poisoning-un-4b26e2bda592571983638ff9bc0b9e6c\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">UK Sanctions \u2018Global Violators of Women\u2019s Rights\u2019<\/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\">LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) &#8211; Britain on Wednesday announced a package of sanctions against what they described as &#8216;global violators of women&#8217;s rights&#8217; based in Iran, Syria, the Central African Republic and South Sudan.<\/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\">The asset freezes and travel bans were introduced on International Women&#8217;s Day, applying to four individuals, including military figures accused of overseeing rape. An Iranian government institution was also sanctioned.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\" data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">&#8220;These sanctions send a clear message that the perpetrators of abhorrent gender-based violence must be held accountable,&#8221; foreign minister James Cleverly said in an emailed statement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/uk\/uk-sanctions-global-violators-womens-rights-2023-03-08\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 2:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Sen. James Lankford to Newsmax: US Cannot Take Iran&#8217;s Global Threat Lightly<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-257115 size-medium\" title=\"newsmax-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/newsmax-logo-300x93.png\" alt=\"newsmax-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"93\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., looks forward to the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.house.gov\/Committee\/Calendar\/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=115448\" rel=\"noopener\">with five intelligence heads<\/a>\u00a0from the FBI (Director Chris Wray), National Security Agency (Gen. Paul Nakasone), Office of the Director of National Intelligence (Avril Haines), Defense Intelligence Agency (Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier), and CIA (Director William Burns).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">And do not forget about Iran, which remains &#8220;focused on destabilizing the region&#8221; in the Middle East, Lankford told\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsmaxtv.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsmax<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsmaxtv.com\/Shows\/Spicer-and-Co\" rel=\"noopener\">Spicer &amp; Co.<\/a>&#8221; co-hosts Sean Spicer and Lyndsay Keith.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;A lot of folks,&#8221; according to Lankford, &#8220;are ignoring the very-real threat&#8221; from Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The tangible worries involve Iran threatening other countries with nuclear weapons, sending weapons-defense systems to Russia, forecasting assassinations of world leaders, and carrying out acts of terrorism, Lankford added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/newsmax-tv\/intelligence-senate-hearing\/2023\/03\/07\/id\/1111492\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-weight: 700 !important\">UPDATE: 10:30 AM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Raped, Tortured, Imprisoned: The Iranian Women Fighting for Their Daughters\u2019 Future<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-230382 size-medium\" title=\"The Telegraph\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/The-Telegraph-300x55.jpg\" alt=\"The-Telegraph\" width=\"300\" height=\"55\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Yet as the world marks\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/international-womens-day\/\" rel=\"noopener\">International Women\u2019s Day<\/a> (IWD) today, Iran\u2019s swelling feminist movement is showing no sign of slowing down \u2013 fuelled by a new era of Generation-Z rebels like Amini who refuse to be enslaved by their male rulers. As Maryam Rajavi, the Iranian opposition leader and president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), said in an IWD speech last weekend: \u201cThe uprising and unparalleled courage of Iranian women have captivated the attention of the world. Defiant girls from Tehran to Zahedan are shouting: \u2018With or without the hijab, onward to the revolution!\u2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cFor 30 years, we have been saying that the rise of women will ignite the uprising. The day will come when the women of Iran will overthrow the religious tyranny of the mullahs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The 69-year-old is co-leader of the People\u2019s Mujahedin of Iran (MEK) dissident group, along with her husband Massoud Rajavi. She began her political activism at the age of 22 after her sister Narges, was killed by SAVAK, the Iranian state police, under Shah\u2019s rule. Her other sister, Massumeh, was executed while pregnant in 1982 under Ayatollah Khomeini\u2019s regime. The MEK is calling for the peaceful transfer of power to the Iranian people following the overthrow of Khamenei, who succeeded Khomeini in 1989.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/women\/life\/raped-tortured-imprisoned-iranian-women-fighting-daughters-future\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Dozens of Schools Targeted in Gas Attacks in Iran, Popular Protests Escalate<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-303417 alignleft\" title=\"isfahan iran poisonous gas attack schoolgirls Isfahan University of Medical Sciences March 6 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/isfahan-iran-poisonous-gas-attack-schoolgirls-Isfahan-University-of-Medical-Sciences-March-6-2023.jpg\" alt=\"isfahan iran poisonous gas attack schoolgirls Isfahan University of Medical Sciences March 6 2023\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/isfahan-iran-poisonous-gas-attack-schoolgirls-Isfahan-University-of-Medical-Sciences-March-6-2023.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/isfahan-iran-poisonous-gas-attack-schoolgirls-Isfahan-University-of-Medical-Sciences-March-6-2023-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/isfahan-iran-poisonous-gas-attack-schoolgirls-Isfahan-University-of-Medical-Sciences-March-6-2023-218x150.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is witnessing its 173<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0day as the regime\u2019s orchestrated chemical gas attacks targeting schools and universities across the country are rendering increased anger and protests among the general public. Parents and locals in cities checkered throughout Iran are pointing fingers at regime officials and authorities for not only failing and refusing to prevent these attacks but also accusing them of turning a blind eye and facilitating these horrendous measures that are leaving hundreds of schoolkids, especially girls, suffocating and left hospitalized.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">People throughout the country are specifically holding the mullahs\u2019 Supreme Leader\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/who-is-ali-khamenei-the-supreme-leader-of-irans-regime\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Ali Khamenei<\/a>\u00a0responsible for their miseries, while also condemning the oppressive Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iran-news\/a-look-at-irans-revolutionary-guards\/\" rel=\"noopener\">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-dozens-of-schools-targeted-in-gas-attacks-in-iran-popular-protests-escalate\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Teachers and Families of Students Held Protests Against Deliberate Poisoning<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-303421 size-medium\" title=\"iran mashhad protest\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iran-mashhad-protest-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"iran mashhad protest\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iran-mashhad-protest-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iran-mashhad-protest-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iran-mashhad-protest-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iran-mashhad-protest.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Various capitals across Iran saw protests on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, against deliberate poisoning of students.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/05\/01\/iranian-educators-and-teachers\/\">Teacher<\/a>s and families of students called on the clerical regime to account and provide the security of schools.\u00a0The protesters chanted, \u201cCondemn the chemical attacks,\u201d \u201cdeath to the child-killing regime,\u201d \u201cSecurity of schools is our inalienable right,\u201d etc.\u00a0In continuation of the poisoning of students, another 41 girl students in Zahedan were poisoned on Tuesday, March 7, due to inhaling toxic gases.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/03\/07\/families-of-students\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">A Recap of Mahsa Amini\u2019s Death and the State\u2019s Cover-up<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"A recap of Mahsa Amini&rsquo;s death and the state&rsquo;s cover up\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_KGgbVUQg-II\" 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%2FKGgbVUQg-II%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KGgbVUQg-II\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M15S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-07T20:18:06Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_KGgbVUQg-II\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FKGgbVUQg-II%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">A recap of Mahsa Amini\u2019s death and the state\u2019s cover up<\/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\/KGgbVUQg-II\" 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%2FKGgbVUQg-II%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"A recap of Mahsa Amini&rsquo;s death and the state&rsquo;s cover up\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Mahsa Amini (Zhina) was a young girl from Saqqez who had just been accepted to university and had come to Tehran with her family to visit her relatives. On September 13, 2022, she was arrested near the Haqqani metro station in Tehran on charges of improper veiling. She was then transferred to the Morality Police headquarters. Some 2 hours later, Mahsa fell into a coma after being beaten severely by police. She died on September 16. Mahsa Amini\u2019s murder provoked the anger of Iranians and sparked a flaming uprising that lasted several months across more than 200 Iranian cities.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Mahsa Amini (Zhina) was a young girl from Saqqez who had just been accepted to university and had come to Tehran with her family to visit her relatives. On September 13, 2022, she was arrested near the Haqqani metro station in Tehran on charges of improper veiling. She was then transferred to the Morality Police headquarters. Some 2 hours later,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/10\/01\/death-of-mahsa\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Mahsa<\/a>\u00a0fell into a coma after being beaten severely by police. She died on September 16.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/03\/07\/a-recap-of-mahsa\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Women Lead the Charge in Iran\u2019s Fight for Freedom<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-303418 size-medium alignleft\" title=\"Annual Report\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Annual-Report-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Annual Report\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Annual-Report-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Annual-Report-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Annual-Report-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Annual-Report.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Iranian people\u2019s uprising was one of the world\u2019s most significant events of the year 2022. In light of its importance, the NCRI Women\u2019s Committee has devoted this year\u2019s Annual Report to the various aspects of this democratic Revolution and women\u2019s role in it.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/tag\/womens-leadership\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Women\u2019s bravery\u00a0<\/a>and leadership role was one of the most prominent features of the 2022 Iran uprising that inspired the world. But how did this come about?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Of course, it did not happen overnight. Women\u2019s leading role in the uprising is deeply rooted in the Iranian women\u2019s long history of struggle for their democratic rights, especially\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/06\/19\/4-decades-of-resistance-for-freedom-by-generation-equality-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">over the past 44 years<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/03\/07\/women-lead-the-charge\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s Regime Uses Poison Attacks Against Schoolgirls To Complement the Morality Police<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-303420 size-medium\" title=\"Iran school gas attack\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iran-school-gas-attack-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Iran school gas attack\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iran-school-gas-attack-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iran-school-gas-attack-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iran-school-gas-attack-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iran-school-gas-attack-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iran-school-gas-attack.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In recent weeks, Iran has experienced a disturbing trend of poisoning incidents that have affected many schoolgirls across the country. According to reports, hundreds of young girls have been hospitalized after exposure to toxic substances, and tragically, some have even lost their lives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This disturbing situation has led to widespread public outrage and protests throughout Iran, with many people criticizing the government\u2019s inadequate response and lack of concern for the welfare of these vulnerable children. Instead of taking decisive action to protect their health and safety, the regime has downplayed the severity of the crisis and denied that the poisonings had even occurred.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/women\/irans-regime-uses-poison-attacks-against-schoolgirls-to-complement-the-morality-police\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Futile Nuclear Talks With Iran Start Again<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-263296 size-full\" title=\"iran-nuclear-talks-vienna\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/iran-nuclear-talks-vienna.jpg\" alt=\"iran-nuclear-talks-vienna\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/iran-nuclear-talks-vienna.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/iran-nuclear-talks-vienna-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The completely stalled Iranian Vienna nuclear talk saga has become a continued tasteless pull-and-push game. Meaningless rounds of negotiations, statements of optimism or pessimism, countless photo-ops and news conferences, tweets of this authority or that, saying the same things but using different words at different times, and truckloads of rhetoric, portrayed the state of the Vienna nuclear negotiations, less than a year ago.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The secretive nature of Iran\u2019s nuclear development and Iran\u2019s unwillingness to reveal the full scope of its program became one of the world\u2019s most critical security issues, with fears centering on the overwhelming likelihood of Iran\u2019s pursuit of nuclear weapons. Between 2006 and 2015, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) passed eight resolutions on Iran\u2019s nuclear program, including one in December 2006 imposing sanctions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/futile-nuclear-talks-with-iran-starts-again\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Stockholm\u2014March 6, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Front of the Swedish Court, Seeking Justice for the 1988 Massacre Victims<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Stockholm, March 6, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Front of the Executioner Hamid Noury&amp;#039;s court.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_YjBA7_bpYXU\" 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%2FYjBA7_bpYXU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YjBA7_bpYXU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M6S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-07T06:18:18Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_YjBA7_bpYXU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FYjBA7_bpYXU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Stockholm, March 6, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Front of the Executioner Hamid Noury&#039;s court.<\/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\/YjBA7_bpYXU\" 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%2FYjBA7_bpYXU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Stockholm, March 6, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Front of the Executioner Hamid Noury&amp;#039;s court.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Stockholm, March 6, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Front of the Executioner Hamid Noury&#039;s court. Stockholm, Sweden\u2014March 6, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians, and supporters of the People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held a rally on the ninth session of the appeal trial of the executioner Hamid Noury in front of the court. They are seeking justice for more than 30,000 martyrs of the 1988 massacre.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Stockholm, Sweden\u2014March 6, 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 on the ninth session of the appeal trial of the executioner\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-stockholm-trial-begins-of-hamid-noury-over-1988-massacre\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Hamid Noury<\/a>\u00a0in front of the court. They are seeking justice for more than 30,000 martyrs of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran1988.org\/1988-massacre\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">1988 massacre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/03\/stockholm-march-6-2023-mek-supporters-rally-in-front-of-the-swedish-court-seeking-justice-for-the-1988-massacre-victims\/43444\/\" 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-march-7-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 7,<\/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 Sanctioning Those Connected to Human Rights Abuses in Iran Today &ndash; on International Women&rsquo;s Day &ndash; the [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":303422,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-303416","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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