{"id":303765,"date":"2023-03-15T09:56:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T08:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=303765"},"modified":"2023-05-02T20:57:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T19:57:08","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-march-15-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-march-15-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 15, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-303768\" title=\"iran charshanbeh suri 14032023 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iran-charshanbeh-suri-14032023-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran charshanbeh suri 14032023 1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iran-charshanbeh-suri-14032023-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iran-charshanbeh-suri-14032023-1-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iran-charshanbeh-suri-14032023-1-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iran-charshanbeh-suri-14032023-1-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iran-charshanbeh-suri-14032023-1-696x399.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><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 8:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 181<\/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 15, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 181<\/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\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising witnessed its 181<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0day on Wednesday as Iranians across the country took to the streets last night, with an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/begoonah1\/status\/1635934255325880325\" rel=\"noopener\">outburst<\/a> of major anti-regime protests as the nation marked its annual Fire Festivities. Despite heavy measures imposed by regime authorities to prevent the evolving of these celebrations into protests against the mullahs\u2019 dictatorship, people in Tehran and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/freedommesenger\/status\/1635940478695747584\" rel=\"noopener\">dozens<\/a> of other <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/freedommesenger\/status\/1635940984197447681\" rel=\"noopener\">cities<\/a> and towns took advantage of the occasion by targeting the regime\u2019s repressive forces and symbols and voicing their protests and chanting slogans against the ruling theocracy that is controlling the country with an iron fist.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 15 &#8211; Bukan, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>More footage locals continuing the nationwide protests and chanting anti-regime slogans.<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\/Dzf2KVyeft\">pic.twitter.com\/Dzf2KVyeft<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1636065977572941826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 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\">It is noteworthy that traditionally, the Fire Festival, celebrated on the last Tuesday of the Persian calendar year, has been an occasion for protesting against the regime. With the current explosive state of society, the regime had taken extra security measures to prevent any type of rally from taking place.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 15 &#8211; Bukan, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Locals are continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 181st night of the uprising.<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\/YTyUOdv3IM\">pic.twitter.com\/YTyUOdv3IM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1636064995778916352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 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\">Meanwhile, the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) declared a nationwide protest campaign on the Fire Festival in February. And the people <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-irans-revolution-enters-7th-month-as-night-rallies-erupt-in-different-cities\/\" rel=\"noopener\">took to the streets nonetheless<\/a>, celebrated the Fire Festival, and marked the end of the year with slogans such as \u201cDeath to the dictator!\u201d and \u201cDeath to Khamenei!,\u201d \u201cDeath to the oppressor, be it the Shah or the Leader,\u201d and \u201cDeath to Khamenei, hail to Rajavi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1636065977572941826\" rel=\"noopener\">Bukan<\/a>, northwest Iran, defiant youth staged <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1636064995778916352\" rel=\"noopener\">protests<\/a> celebrating the fire festival.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 15 &#8211; Shush, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>More footage of retirees and pensioners of the regime&#39;s Social Security Organization protesting high prices, poverty, corruption, inflation, and their poor work\/living conditions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/46Cu98la8j\">pic.twitter.com\/46Cu98la8j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1635922532086820866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 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\">On Wednesday Retirees and pensioners of the regime\u2019s Social Security Organization in the city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1635922532086820866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1635922532086820866%7Ctwgr%5E95d4f56af525d980b912421012ca5cd59090843c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-irans-cities-witness-new-outburst-of-major-anti-regime-protests%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Shush<\/a> rallied, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1635922532086820866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1635922532086820866%7Ctwgr%5E95d4f56af525d980b912421012ca5cd59090843c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-irans-cities-witness-new-outburst-of-major-anti-regime-protests%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">protesting<\/a> high prices, poverty, corruption, inflation, and their poor work\/living conditions. A similar march and rally were held in the city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1636021937217437697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1636021937217437697%7Ctwgr%5E95d4f56af525d980b912421012ca5cd59090843c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-irans-cities-witness-new-outburst-of-major-anti-regime-protests%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Ahvaz<\/a>, the capital of Khuzestan Province in southwest Iran.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 15 &#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 marching and protesting high prices, poverty, corruption, inflation, and their poor work\/living conditions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HwOpa4jvWd\">pic.twitter.com\/HwOpa4jvWd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1636021937217437697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 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\">Pensioners and retirees are among the worst-hit segments of Iran\u2019s society. They depend on government stipends to make ends meet, but the regime has refused to increase their pensions in correspondence with growing inflation and the depreciation of the national currency.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 1:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">France Says Iran Breaching International Treaty with Prisoner Detentions<\/h3>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\" style=\"text-align: justify\" data-testid=\"paragraph-0\">PARIS, March 14 (Reuters) &#8211; France accused Iran on Tuesday of breaking an international treaty defining consular relations between states and said Tehran had demonstrated publicly that it was holding foreign nationals arbitrarily.<\/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\">Relations between France and Iran have deteriorated in recent months with Tehran detaining seven French nationals in what Paris has said is\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-state-tv-airs-footage-french-couple-accused-spying-2022-10-06\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__large__nEccO link__underline_default__2prE_\" data-testid=\"Link\">state hostage-taking<\/a>.<\/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-2\">One of those, Iranian-French academic Fariba Adelkhah, was released, but it is still unclear how much longer she will have to stay in Iran before returning to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/franco-irish-citizen-sentenced-65-years-iran-health-worsens-family-2023-03-08\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__large__nEccO link__underline_default__2prE_\" data-testid=\"Link\">France<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/france-says-iran-breaching-international-treaty-with-prisoner-detentions-2023-03-14\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Monthly Salary of 200 Usds | Iran Opens Office for Recruiting Young Men in Security Square<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-303654 alignleft\" title=\"sohr logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sohr-logo.jpg\" alt=\"sohr logo\" width=\"221\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sohr-logo.jpg 221w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sohr-logo-150x95.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Al-Hasakah province: Iran has opened an office in Al-Hasakah city to recruit young men in its militias, taking advantage of the state of poverty of most Syrians.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to reliable SOHR sources, the office is located in the Security Square in Al-Hasakah city, and is recruiting young men for 200 USDs, where nearly 80 young men volunteered via the office.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.syriahr.com\/en\/291951\/\" 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\">Iran\u2019s Revolution Enters 7th Month as Night Rallies Erupt in Different Cities<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-302671 size-medium\" title=\"Iran Protests February 26 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-26-2023-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests February 26 2023\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-26-2023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-26-2023-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-26-2023.jpg 689w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is witnessing its 180<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day on Tuesday and entering its seventh month of relentless anti-regime protests by the general public that is demanding its rights and to live in freedom and democracy. On Monday night people in the capital Tehran and many cities checkered across the country took to the streets in a new wave of anti-regime protests. There are reports that more protests are scheduled as the Iranian nation will be celebrating the annual Fire Festivities prior to Nowruz, the Iranian country\u2019s calendar New Year on March 20.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-irans-revolution-enters-7th-month-as-night-rallies-erupt-in-different-cities\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s IRGC Branded \u2018Clerical Fascists and Homicidal Maniacs\u2019 in Commons<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-230384 size-medium\" title=\"Independent-30112020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Independent-30112020-300x41.jpg\" alt=\"Independent-30112020\" width=\"300\" height=\"41\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Independent-30112020-300x41.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Independent-30112020-150x21.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Independent-30112020.jpg 546w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were branded \u201cclerical fascists and homicidal maniacs\u201d in the Commons as ministers came under renewed pressure to proscribe the group as a terrorist organisation.\u00a0The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/irgc\">IRGC<\/a>\u00a0is a special branch of Iran\u2019s armed forces which has been sanctioned by the UK\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/government\">Government<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Speaking during a session Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office questions in the Commons, Labour MP John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) renewed calls to go further and ban it as a terror group.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">He said: \u201c(The IRGC) are widely recognised on both sides of the House as a bunch of clerical fascists and homicidal maniacs who particularly enjoy torturing and murdering women.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/irgc-house-of-commons-government-james-cleverly-iran-b2300685.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">February 2023 Report: Gas Poisoning of School Girls in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-303767 size-medium\" title=\"Monthly February first page 2023 EN min 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Monthly-February-first-page-2023-EN-min-1-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Monthly February first page 2023 EN min 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Monthly-February-first-page-2023-EN-min-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Monthly-February-first-page-2023-EN-min-1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Monthly-February-first-page-2023-EN-min-1-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Monthly-February-first-page-2023-EN-min-1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">One of the significant news items in Iran during February and March was the gas poisoning of young women and chemical attacks on girls\u2019 high schools. These cruel acts of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/03\/13\/serial-poisoning\/\" rel=\"noopener\">biological terror<\/a>\u00a0appear to be the Iranian regime\u2019s latest attempt to quash protests and the ongoing six-month revolution led by young women and schoolgirls.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The serial gas poisonings are reminiscent of the atrocities committed by the Nazis against Jews in concentration camps like Auschwitz and serve as a stark reminder of the cruelty of the mullahs\u2019 regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/03\/14\/gas-poisoning-of-school-girls-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Gothenburg, Sweden\u2014March 11, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians, and MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Gothenburg, Sweden&mdash;March 11, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_bzJys9wK8JY\" 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%2FbzJys9wK8JY%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bzJys9wK8JY\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M17S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-14T06:31:17Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_bzJys9wK8JY\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FbzJys9wK8JY%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Gothenburg, Sweden\u2014March 11, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bzJys9wK8JY\" 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%2FbzJys9wK8JY%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Gothenburg, Sweden&mdash;March 11, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Gothenburg, Sweden\u2014March 11, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Gothenburg, Sweden\u2014March 11, 2023:\u00a0<\/strong>Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) held a rally and expressed solidarity with the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">nationwide Iran protests<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/03\/gothenburg-sweden-march-11-2023-freedom-loving-iranians-and-mek-supporters-rally-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/43671\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Rome, Italy\u2014March 11, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally and Exhibition to Support the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Rome, Italy&mdash;March 11, 2023: MEK Supporters Held a Rally &amp;amp; Exhibition to Support the Iran Revolution\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_NGGpFWgH5dA\" 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%2FNGGpFWgH5dA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NGGpFWgH5dA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M58S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-14T07:33:27Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_NGGpFWgH5dA\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FNGGpFWgH5dA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Rome, Italy\u2014March 11, 2023: MEK Supporters Held a Rally &amp; Exhibition to Support the Iran Revolution<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NGGpFWgH5dA\" 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%2FNGGpFWgH5dA%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Rome, Italy&mdash;March 11, 2023: MEK Supporters Held a Rally &amp;amp; Exhibition to Support the Iran Revolution\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Rome, Italy\u2014March 11, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Held a Rally and Exhibition to Support the Iran Revolution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Rome, Italy\u2014March 11, 2023:\u00a0<\/strong>Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) held a rally and photo exhibition in Colosseum square in solidarity with the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Iranian people\u2019s uprising<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/media-gallery\/videos\/2023\/03\/rome-italy-march-11-2023-mek-supporters-rally-and-exhibition-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/43704\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Oslo, Norway\u2014March 11, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Oslo, Norway&mdash;March 11, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_VSXDInvYHuY\" 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%2FVSXDInvYHuY%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VSXDInvYHuY\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT7M5S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-14T07:27:50Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_VSXDInvYHuY\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FVSXDInvYHuY%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Oslo, Norway\u2014March 11, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VSXDInvYHuY\" 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%2FVSXDInvYHuY%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Oslo, Norway&mdash;March 11, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Oslo, Norway\u2014March 11, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Oslo, Norway\u2014March 11, 2023:\u00a0<\/strong>Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) held a rally in front of the Norwegian Parliament and expressed solidarity with the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">nationwide Iran protests<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/03\/oslo-norway-march-11-2023-freedom-loving-iranians-and-mek-supporters-rally-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/43687\/\" 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-14-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 14,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 8:00 PM CET Iran Uprising at a Glance &ndash; Day 181 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":303768,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-303765","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","9":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 15, 2023 - NCRI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 8:00 PM 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