{"id":304396,"date":"2023-03-25T08:56:19","date_gmt":"2023-03-25T07:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=304396"},"modified":"2023-05-02T15:24:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T14:24:37","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-march-25-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-march-25-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 25, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-266606\" title=\"Iran-Citizens-Take-Over-Streets-in-Sistan-Baluchestan-Day-57\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Iran-Citizens-Take-Over-Streets-in-Sistan-Baluchestan-Day-57.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Citizens-Take-Over-Streets-in-Sistan-Baluchestan-Day-57\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Iran-Citizens-Take-Over-Streets-in-Sistan-Baluchestan-Day-57.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Iran-Citizens-Take-Over-Streets-in-Sistan-Baluchestan-Day-57-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Iran-Citizens-Take-Over-Streets-in-Sistan-Baluchestan-Day-57-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Iran-Citizens-Take-Over-Streets-in-Sistan-Baluchestan-Day-57-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Iran-Citizens-Take-Over-Streets-in-Sistan-Baluchestan-Day-57-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 9:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 191<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saturday, March 25, 2023 \u2013 2 PM ET<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 191<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protests<\/strong>: 282 cities<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fatalities<\/strong>: 750+ estimated deaths, 672 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 191<sup>st<\/sup> day on Saturday following yesterday\u2019s major demonstration in Zahedan, the capital of the southeastern province of Sistan &amp; Baluchistan. Thousands of brave Baluch residents took to the streets chanting slogans against the regime and their security forces, while calling for an end to the theocracy and lambasting the past dictatorial regime, namely Shah\u2019s monarchy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Defiant youth across the country launched a massive campaign of 12 protest acts on Friday night and early Saturday morning targeting various regime sites engaged in suppression and regime posters\/banners. These included:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Setting ablaze a center in Shahrekord, southwest Iran, used by the mullahs to spread their ideology of hatred, misogyny, and fundamentalism.<\/li>\n<li>Targeting the office of the regime\u2019s local Friday prayer imam, also the representative of Khamenei in Khomeinishahr, central Iran with Molotov cocktails.<\/li>\n<li>Targeting IRGC paramilitary Basij bases in Tehran, Shiraz, Kermanshah, and Zahedan with Molotov cocktails.<\/li>\n<li>Torching posters\/banners of Khamenei and regime founder Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran and Isfahan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 24 &#8211; Bandar Anzali, northern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Protesters using Molotov cocktails attacked a branch of the regime&#39;s National Bank.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevoIution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevoIution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5eGKDHPIhD\">pic.twitter.com\/5eGKDHPIhD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1639371513961873409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 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;\">Late last night, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1639371513961873409\" rel=\"noopener\">in Bandar Anzali<\/a>, northern Mazandaran Province, defiant youth used Molotov cocktails to target a branch of the regime&#8217;s National Bank,\u00a0 which along with other regime financial institutions plunder the nation\u2019s wealth and is engaged in money laundering to circumvent international sanctions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the city of Saqqez in Kurdistan Province, western Iran, taxi drivers were on strike today protesting the high prices for spare parts and their low incomes. Last Saturday, in the city of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1637028778898767872\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanandaj<\/a>, the provincial capital of Kurdistan, taxi drivers were on strike protesting skyrocketing prices and increased expenses due to the regime\u2019s destructive economic policies.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 18 &#8211; Sanandaj, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Taxi drivers in the capital of Kurdistan Province are on strike protesting skyrocketing prices and increasing expenses.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xK1lU6NhSD\">pic.twitter.com\/xK1lU6NhSD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1637028778898767872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 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;\">Workers of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company in the city of Shush of Khuzestan Province in southwest Iran held a rally protesting their extremely low paychecks set by the regime\u2019s Supreme Labor Council. These oppressed workers have long been holding rallies, including one on\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1634561060790312961\" rel=\"noopener\">March 11<\/a>, protesting the company officials\u2019 refusal to address their demands.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 11 &#8211; Haft Tappeh, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>A group of workers of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company held a gathering today protesting company officials&#39; refusal to address their demands.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cbWvZ9EAEH\">pic.twitter.com\/cbWvZ9EAEH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1634561060790312961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 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;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 12:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"headline\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">US House Foreign Affairs Chair McCaul Urges Stronger Deterrence Against Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-302870 size-medium\" title=\"Michael McCaul\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Michael-McCaul-300x168.webp\" alt=\"Michael McCaul\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Michael-McCaul-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Michael-McCaul-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Michael-McCaul.webp 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Washington, DC \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement in response to the tragic attack on U.S. forces in Syria, conducted with an Iranian-origin UAV, which killed an American contractor and wounded five servicemembers and a contractor. Prior to this attack, Iranian proxies had attacked U.S. forces 78 times since the beginning of 2021, yet this administration only responded kinetically three times.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>\u201cI strongly condemn the UAV attack on Americans in Northeast Syria and extend my deepest sympathies to those impacted. Our deterrence against Iran is broken, even as Iran is only months from having a nuclear weapon. We need to restore our deterrence against Iran or face further devastating consequences.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.house.gov\/press-release\/mccaul-urges-stronger-deterrence-against-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is further confirmation that the US must stand strong against the IRGC and Iranian terrorism which clearly still has a stronghold in Syria and throughout the region. The Iranian regime is a threat to regional and global peace. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RC1gGct0Ri\">https:\/\/t.co\/RC1gGct0Ri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sen. James Lankford (@SenatorLankford) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorLankford\/status\/1639331049451683868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 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\">Yesterday, Iran murdered an American contractor and injured five American service members. Officials report that an Iranian suicide drone was responsible for the strike on our coalition base in northeast Syria.<br \/>(1\/3) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rO7CqpzxPA\">https:\/\/t.co\/rO7CqpzxPA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Pat Fallon (@RepPatFallon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepPatFallon\/status\/1639326193278222336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"page-title\" class=\"title\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rogers Statement on Deadly Attack on U.S. Forces in Syria<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-304429 alignleft\" title=\"House Armed Services Committee logo black\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/House-Armed-Services-Committee-logo-black.png\" alt=\"House Armed Services Committee logo black\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/House-Armed-Services-Committee-logo-black.png 200w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/House-Armed-Services-Committee-logo-black-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/House-Armed-Services-Committee-logo-black-60x60.png 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"breadcrumb\" class=\"grid-24\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div id=\"congress_breadcrumb\" class=\"clearfix\"><strong>Washington, D.C.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following a deadly attack by an Unmanned Arial Vehicle (UAV) in Syria that killed a U.S. contractor and injured five U.S. servicemembers and one additional U.S. contractor. According to the Department of Defense, the Unmanned Arial Vehicle (UAV) is of Iranian origin and was used by groups affiliated with Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). The U.S. conducted precision airstrikes in response.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI am praying for the family and loved ones of the American contractor that was killed and the American contractor and servicemembers that were injured in this horrific attack by IRGC-backed proxies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis is a warning: any terrorist reckless enough to attack U.S. forces will face a swift and decisive response. U.S. operations against IRGC-backed terror groups, including yesterday\u2019s airstrikes, are critical aspects of our counterterrorism efforts \u2013 our military will respond with force against those who harm Americans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/armedservices.house.gov\/news\/press-releases\/rogers-statement-deadly-attack-us-forces-syria\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Attacking US Forces, Tehran is Trying to Project Itself As Strong, Says Former NATO Commander<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In an interview with CNN on Friday, March 24, General Wesley Clark, the former supreme commander of NATO forces, said: &#8220;The Iranian regime is struggling with enormous internal resistance. These protests, which began last fall, are still continuing to some extent inside Iran. The regime is not stable and it projects itself and builds its reputation by these actions externally.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"&lsquo;Iran is raising the bar&rsquo;: Ex-NATO commander on attack against US troops in Syria\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_3yIzz8iz4Q8\" 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%2F3yIzz8iz4Q8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3yIzz8iz4Q8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT8M14S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-24T14:18:48Z\" \/><\/div><meta itemprop=\"accessibilityFeature\" content=\"captions\" \/><div id=\"lyte_3yIzz8iz4Q8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F3yIzz8iz4Q8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">\u2018Iran is raising the bar\u2019: Ex-NATO commander on attack against US troops in Syria<\/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\/3yIzz8iz4Q8\" 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%2F3yIzz8iz4Q8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"&lsquo;Iran is raising the bar&rsquo;: Ex-NATO commander on attack against US troops in Syria\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"The US conducted an airstrike in Syria against what it said were Iranian-affiliated facilities after a suspected Iranian drone struck a facility housing US personnel in the country, killing an American contractor and wounding five US service members. Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Wesley Clark discusses. #CNN #News\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"mb-3 text-gray font-sanserif text-4xl\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">State Department Encourages UK to Designate Iran&#8217;s Military Force as a Terrorist Group<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-257222 size-medium\" title=\"washington-freebeacon-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/washington-freebeacon-logo-300x116.png\" alt=\"washington-freebeacon-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/washington-freebeacon-logo-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/washington-freebeacon-logo-150x58.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/washington-freebeacon-logo.png 449w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The State Department says it would support a decision by the United Kingdom to designate Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group, the latest sign that the Biden administration is giving up hopes of reviving the Iran nuclear deal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;We encourage our allies and partners to use any appropriate tools to pressure the IRGC,&#8221; a State Department spokesman told the\u00a0<em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em>, following reports the administration was lobbying the U.K. against a designation. &#8220;It is up to each country or bloc of countries to determine what designations are applicable under their available legal authorities and in their best interests.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/state-department-encourages-uk-to-designate-irans-military-force-as-a-terrorist-group\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 8:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Sees New Unrest as Baluchis Launch More Protests<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-304397 size-full\" title=\"March 24 2023 Zahedan Sistan Baluchestan Province Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/March-24-2023-Zahedan-Sistan-Baluchestan-Province-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"March 24 2023 Zahedan Sistan Baluchestan Province Iran\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/March-24-2023-Zahedan-Sistan-Baluchestan-Province-Iran.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/March-24-2023-Zahedan-Sistan-Baluchestan-Province-Iran-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">People from different walks of life in Iran are continuing their protests against the mullahs\u2019 regime, especially criticizing the ruling dictatorship\u2019s disastrous economic policies. Inflation is rampant, prices of basic goods are skyrocketing, the country\u2019s national currency, the rial, is nosediving against the U.S. dollar, while unemployment continues to climb to dangerous levels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As Friday marks the 190<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day of Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising, people in various cities across the country have been holding rallies, gatherings, demonstrations, and using other methods to voice their grievances. The people of Sistan &amp; Baluchestan Province are also launching new protests today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-iran-baluchis-zahedan-sistan-baluchestan-protests-revolution\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Plight of Zeinab Jalalian: A Woman\u2019s Struggle for Freedom and Justice<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-304398 size-medium\" title=\"Zeinab Jalalian 1 min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Zeinab-Jalalian-1-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Zeinab Jalalian 1 min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Zeinab-Jalalian-1-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Zeinab-Jalalian-1-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Zeinab-Jalalian-1-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Zeinab-Jalalian-1-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Zeinab Jalalian, a Kurdish woman, has spent 15 years in prison in Iran and is now entering her 16th year of imprisonment. She is the longest-held and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/documents\/mde13\/8598\/2018\/en\/\" rel=\"noopener\">only female political prisoner with a life sentence<\/a>\u00a0in Iran. During her imprisonment, she was tortured and deprived of her right to leave, even for medical treatment. She has also been illegally and violently moved between different prisons. This report presents the current situation of Zeinab Jalalian in Yazd prison.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/03\/24\/plight-of-zeinab-jalalian\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Continued Protests in Iran Reflect the People\u2019s Demand for Democratic Change<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-304352 size-medium\" title=\"iran protests teachers march 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/photo-2023-03-23-16-55-28-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"iran protests teachers march 2023\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/photo-2023-03-23-16-55-28-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/photo-2023-03-23-16-55-28-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/photo-2023-03-23-16-55-28-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/photo-2023-03-23-16-55-28-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/photo-2023-03-23-16-55-28.jpg 970w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran has just marked the Persian new year 1402. The previous year proved to be a tumultuous time for the Iranian regime. While 1401 was marked by setbacks for the regime, it was also a year of optimism and transformation for the Iranian people. At the outset of 1401, no one could have anticipated the sweeping social and political changes that would transpire.\u00a0In the summer of 2021, Ebrahim Raisi took office as the regime\u2019s president. Despite giving flourishing promises for progress, he has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/irans-protests-reveal-the-true-nature-of-political-forces\/\">demonstrated<\/a>\u00a0little capacity to address the regime\u2019s shortcomings, following in the footsteps of his predecessors. As a result, a fresh wave of repression has taken hold, particularly regarding women and the enforcement of the hijab.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/continued-protests-in-iran-reflect-the-peoples-demand-for-democratic-change\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Workers\u2019 Wages Cover One-third of the Poverty Line in 2023!<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-304399 size-medium\" title=\"iranian worker tomans\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iranian-worker-tomans-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"iranian worker tomans\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iranian-worker-tomans-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iranian-worker-tomans-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iranian-worker-tomans-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iranian-worker-tomans.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Raisi\u2019s government increased the minimum wage of workers for 1402 by only 27%. According to the report of IRNA state news agency (20, March,2023), the basic monthly salary of workers increased from 4 million 179 thousand Tomans to 5 million 307 thousand 330 Tomans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is despite the fact that the officially declared inflation rate is more than 47%, which of course is much lower than the actual inflation figure; Because the inflation concerning the main food items is more than 70%. The price increase of some food items from March 2022 to March 2023 was as follows (Source: Governmental website Etemad online 20, March 2022).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/workers-wages-cover-one-third-of-the-poverty\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stockholm\u2014March 22, 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&mdash;March 22, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Front of the Swedish Court, Seeking Justice\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_mPy8SdzBGX8\" 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%2FmPy8SdzBGX8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mPy8SdzBGX8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M20S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-24T10:56:55Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_mPy8SdzBGX8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FmPy8SdzBGX8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Stockholm\u2014March 22, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Front of the Swedish Court, Seeking Justice<\/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\/mPy8SdzBGX8\" 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%2FmPy8SdzBGX8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Stockholm&mdash;March 22, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Front of the Swedish Court, Seeking Justice\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Stockholm, Sweden\u2014March 22, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Rally in Front of the Swedish Court, Seeking Justice for the 1988 Massacre Victims. Stockholm, Sweden\u2014March 22, 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 22, 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-22-2023-mek-supporters-rally-in-front-of-the-swedish-court-seeking-justice-for-the-1988-massacre-victims\/44019\/\" 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-24-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 24,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 9:30 PM CET Iran Uprising at a Glance &ndash; Day 191 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":266606,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-304396","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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