{"id":304710,"date":"2023-03-29T08:11:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T07:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=304710"},"modified":"2023-05-03T06:34:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T05:34:27","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-march-29-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-march-29-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 29, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-304716\" title=\"iran protests 28032023 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iran-protests-28032023-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran protests 28032023 1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iran-protests-28032023-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iran-protests-28032023-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iran-protests-28032023-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iran-protests-28032023-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iran-protests-28032023-1-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 10:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 195<\/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 29, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 195<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protests<\/strong>: 282 cities<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fatalities<\/strong>: 750+ estimated deaths, 675 identified by MEK<\/li>\n<li><strong>Detentions<\/strong>: 30,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 28 &#8211; Malayer, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Teachers held a gathering protesting their poor economic situation and low paychecks, and demanded the release of their unjustly jailed colleagues.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UoCbNZHGta\">pic.twitter.com\/UoCbNZHGta<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1640690252414164993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 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\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising marked its 195<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day on Wednesday following many rallies by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1640690252414164993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1640690252414164993%7Ctwgr%5E94cdfff01a362b81ff5e3d60f66434d13c9cf27a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Firans-protests-continue-despite-crackdown-measures-across-the-country%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">teachers<\/a> across the country on Tuesday. Many cities in Iran saw teachers gather outside their local Education Departments protesting poor economic conditions, low paychecks, and inadequate working conditions. The protesting teachers were demanding the release of their unjustly jailed colleagues.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 29 &#8211; Shush, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>More footage of Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company workers protesting their extremely low paychecks determined by the regime&#39;s Supreme Labor Council.<br \/>These workers are vowing to continue their rallies.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x5KCsNFPjJ\">pic.twitter.com\/x5KCsNFPjJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1641004769904046080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 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\">MEK Resistance Units launched <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.mojahedin.org\/i\/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D9%82%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B4%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%AF-%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B4%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B1%DA%AF-%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%88%DB%8C\" rel=\"noopener\">marches<\/a> in recent days and began chanting anti-regime slogans in Tehran and other cities, including Mashhad, Shiraz, Shahrekord, and Kashan. The slogans included:<br \/>\n\u201cDown with Khamenei! Hail to Rajavi!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThe world should know that Massoud (Rajavi) is our leader. The National Liberation Army of Iran is our final response.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDown with oppressors, be it the Shah or [Khamenei]!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cFreedom will be established with the motto of \u2018We can, and we must\u2019!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDemocracy and equality with Maryam Rajavi!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cNo to monarchy! No to [mullahs\u2019 regime]! Democracy and equality!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cPoverty-Corruption-High prices! We\u2019re going to overthrow the regime!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 25 &#8211; Shush, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Workers of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company held a rally protesting their extremely low paychecks determined by the regime&#39;s Supreme Labor Council.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XippRsLv5W\">pic.twitter.com\/XippRsLv5W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1639704454726557701?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 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\">MEK Resistance Units also marched in the city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PMOIRAN\/status\/1640990080117657600\" rel=\"noopener\">Kashan<\/a>, south-central Iran, while chanting: \u201cWe are the MEK and we\u2019re fighting against the mullahs! Down with oppressors, be it the Shah or [Khamenei]!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Workers of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company in the city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1641004769904046080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1641004769904046080%7Ctwgr%5Efa16a142812564b0420cdbf02e83145757328da2%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-teachers-educators-iran-protests-uprising-economy%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Shush<\/a> of Khuzestan Province in southwest Iran held a rally on Wednesday protesting their extremely low paychecks determined by the regime\u2019s Supreme Labor Council. These oppressed workers have long been holding rallies, including one on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1639704454726557701?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">March 25<\/a>\u00a0and another 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. These workers have vowed to continue their protests, scheduling their next rally for Thursday, 8:30 am local time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 29 &#8211; Shushtar, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>More footage of pensioners and retirees of the regime&#39;s Social Security Organization protesting high prices, poverty, corruption, inflation, poor living conditions and&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uP0lsY8Y1h\">pic.twitter.com\/uP0lsY8Y1h<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1641011126107541505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 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\">The protesting workers were chanting:<br \/>\n\u201cIranian workers, unite, unite!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWorkers would rather die than live in infamy!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDown with oppressors! Hail to workers!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Pensioners and retirees of the regime\u2019s Social Security Organization in the city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1641011126107541505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1641011126107541505%7Ctwgr%5Efa16a142812564b0420cdbf02e83145757328da2%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-teachers-educators-iran-protests-uprising-economy%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Shushtar<\/a> in Khuzestan Province, southwest Iran, are rallying on Wednesday and protesting high prices, poverty, corruption, inflation, poor living conditions and 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 25 &#8211; Shush, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Workers of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company held a rally protesting their extremely low paychecks determined by the regime&#39;s Supreme Labor Council.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XippRsLv5W\">pic.twitter.com\/XippRsLv5W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1639704454726557701?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 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\">The protesting workers were chanting anti-regime slogans, including:<br \/>\n\u201cRetirees would rather die than live in infamy!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe will not rest until our rights are acknowledged!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Today also in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1641047558968713216\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamadan<\/a>, western Iran, passenger van drivers went on strike protesting poor economic conditions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Referring to the unprecedented fall in the value of Iran&#8217;s official currency, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/begoonah1\/status\/1641094835196121089\/photo\/1\" rel=\"noopener\">Economist<\/a> weekly wrote: In February, the Rial currency unit fell to the lowest level in its history, i.e. about 580,000 dollars. But at the same time, the leaders of the Islamic Republic think that they have built a resistant economy that can withstand the sanctions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 29 &#8211; Hamadan, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Passenger van drivers are on strike protesting poor economic conditions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RbRwV4TwNr\">pic.twitter.com\/RbRwV4TwNr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1641047558968713216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 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: 5:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Security Forces in Western Kermanshah Province Killed 25-Year Young Man<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-304759 size-medium\" title=\"iran kermanshah azad rezaee killed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iran-kermanshah-azad-rezaee-killed-300x169.webp\" alt=\"iran kermanshah azad rezaee killed\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iran-kermanshah-azad-rezaee-killed-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iran-kermanshah-azad-rezaee-killed-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iran-kermanshah-azad-rezaee-killed.webp 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to local sources, security forces in Kermanshah shot and killed a young Kurd named Azad Rezaee on March 27.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Azad Rezaei, a 25-year-old resident of Deredrij neighborhood in Mahdi town of Kermanshah, was killed at 11 PM on Monday, March 27, near the Niyayesh Square by direct fire from the criminal police officers of the 21st police station.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to a relative of the Rezaee family, the criminal agents of the police force shot Azad from behind, while he was sitting in his Peugeot 405. The victim was killed instantly.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Heavy Rains and Flooding in Southeastern Iran Left Three Dead<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-304748 alignleft\" title=\"iran jiroft flooding 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iran-jiroft-flooding-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran jiroft flooding 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iran-jiroft-flooding-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iran-jiroft-flooding-1-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Heavy rains in Jiroft, Kerman province, which started on the evening of Tuesday, March 28, caused major waterlogging and flooding in different parts of the city. Due to the dam break and resulting river flood, a car was involved in an accident, and three passengers died.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The head of the state&#8217;s Crisis Headquarters in Jiroft City announced that about 730 families in the Esmaili District of this city are at risk. According to the source, Abgarm Village with 120 families, Begman with 70 families, Akbarabad with 160 families, Jozsaleh Olya with 200 families, Jozsaleh Sofla with 120, and Varamin Village with about 50 families are affected by floods.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_mSnDI-YdcJw\"><div id=\"lyte_mSnDI-YdcJw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FmSnDI-YdcJw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/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\/mSnDI-YdcJw\" 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%2FmSnDI-YdcJw%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 8:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s Protests Continue Despite Crackdown Measures Across the Country<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-304712 size-medium\" title=\"Iran Protests March 28 2023 696x392 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iran-Protests-March-28-2023-696x392-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests March 28 2023 696x392 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iran-Protests-March-28-2023-696x392-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iran-Protests-March-28-2023-696x392-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iran-Protests-March-28-2023-696x392-1.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">People in different cities of Iran are continuing to voice their grievances about the mullahs\u2019 regime and remain in the streets with anti-regime protests. Worsening economic conditions are making conditions all the more impossible for millions of people to make ends meet as a growing percentage of the population continues to plunge into poverty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">As the country enters its 194<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day of the nationwide uprising, 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> responsible 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\/irans-protests-continue-despite-crackdown-measures-across-the-country\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Kurdish Translator Shilan Kurdestani Condemned to 40 Months in Prison<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-304713 size-medium\" title=\"Shilan Kurdistani min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Shilan-Kurdistani-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Shilan Kurdistani min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Shilan-Kurdistani-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Shilan-Kurdistani-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Shilan-Kurdistani-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Shilan-Kurdistani-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Shilan Kurdestani, a translator from Sanandaj, was sentenced to 3 years and four months in jail.\u00a0Shilan Kurdestani was sentenced to 7 months in prison by the first branch of the Sanandaj Revolutionary Court on the charge of \u201cpropaganda against the state\u201d and to 2 years and nine months in prison on the charge of being a member of the Zhivano Women\u2019s Association.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">If this sentence is approved at the appeal stage, by applying Article 134 of the regime\u2019s Penal Code, two years and nine months of imprisonment will apply to Shilan Kurdestani.\u00a0Shilan Kurdestani was arrested by the security forces on October 23, 2022, during the nationwide uprising. After the interrogation, she was temporarily released from custody by posting bail.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/03\/29\/shilan-kurdestani-40-months\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">The Corpse of the Raisi Government Is Weighing Heavily on the Hands of Khamenei in 2023<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-304711 size-medium\" title=\"Raisi majlis\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Raisi-majlis-300x150.webp\" alt=\"Raisi majlis\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Raisi-majlis-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Raisi-majlis-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Raisi-majlis-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Raisi-majlis.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">With the end of the Persian Year and the beginning of the New Year, the protests and objections of the reformists and principlists against the Raisi government have intensified. It was clear that when Khamenei consolidates power, all political, economic, social, and other problems and contradictions overflow into his camp, leading to disputes within his camp. In this context, the reformist camp, including the defeated faction of the government, also become bolder and more aggressive towards Khamenei\u2019s camp.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Although the nature of this conflict is similar to previous years, with the reformists seeking a share in power and in the principlist camp, there is also a tangible manifestation of this in the principlist front, where the debate over power-sharing is more prevalent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/the-corpse-of-the-raisi-government-weighing-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">The Italian Senate Resolution in Support of the Iranian Uprising and the Condemnation of the Mullahs\u2019 Regime Crimes Against the Iranian People<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-304714 size-medium\" title=\"Italian Senate Resolution 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Italian-Senate-Resolution-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Italian Senate Resolution 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Italian-Senate-Resolution-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Italian-Senate-Resolution-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Italian-Senate-Resolution-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In its session on March 22, 2023, the Italian Senate unanimously approved a resolution regarding the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2022-nationwide-uprising\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Iranian uprising<\/a>, the violation of human and women\u2019s rights by the dictatorship of the mullahs, and its support for the Iranian people\u2019s struggle for freedom and democracy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This resolution presented by the \u201cBrothers of Italy\u201d group states: \u201cFor decades, women and men in Iran have fought with firm determination for freedom, democracy, and respect for human rights. Despite the repression, torture, and execution of thousands of political prisoners, the regime has been unable to silence the resistance of citizens who demand freedom, democracy, and respect for human rights and have risked their lives.\u201d The resolution approved by the Italian Senate also states: \u201cThe security forces,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/look-irans-revolutionary-guards\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">IRGC<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/basij-irans-most-hated-paramilitary-force\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Basij<\/a>, police, anti-riot police, and uniformed personnel used bullets, tear gas, and batons to suppress the protests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/supports\/2023\/03\/the-italian-senate-resolution-in-support-of-the-iranian-uprising-and-the-condemnation-of-the-mullahs-regime-crimes-against-the-iranian-people\/44156\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Uprising: If International Criminal Court Can Issue Arrest Warrant for Vladimir Putin, It Can Do So for Blood-soaked Regime in Tehran \u2013 Struan Stevenson<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-254718 size-medium\" title=\"scotsman-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/scotsman-logo-300x85.png\" alt=\"scotsman-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/scotsman-logo-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/scotsman-logo-150x42.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/scotsman-logo.png 422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"Markup__ParagraphWrapper-sc-13q6ywe-0 Markup__ParagraphWrapperInews-sc-13q6ywe-1 eUrQRt gqFwNZ markup\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p>The mullahs\u2019 theocratic fascist regime offers only repression, cruelty, injustice, torture, corruption, and the export of terror. That they do so in the name of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/topic\/islam\" rel=\"noopener\" data-vars-event=\"gaEvent\" data-vars-ec=\"navigation\" data-vars-ea=\"in article - outbound\" data-vars-el=\"\/topic\/islam\">Islam<\/a>\u00a0is an outrage and disgrace. This year\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/topic\/iran\" rel=\"noopener\" data-vars-event=\"gaEvent\" data-vars-ec=\"navigation\" data-vars-ea=\"in article - outbound\" data-vars-el=\"\/topic\/iran\">Iranians<\/a>\u00a0will be praying that Nowruz will bring the blossoming of a new and better future for\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/topic\/iran\" rel=\"noopener\" data-vars-event=\"gaEvent\" data-vars-ec=\"navigation\" data-vars-ea=\"in article - outbound\" data-vars-el=\"https:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/topic\/iran\">Iran<\/a>\u00a0and an end to decades of suffering under the tyrannical dictatorship of the mullahs and before that, the savage despotism of the Shah.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Markup__ParagraphWrapper-sc-13q6ywe-0 Markup__ParagraphWrapperInews-sc-13q6ywe-1 eUrQRt gqFwNZ markup\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p>As the nationwide uprising continues into its seventh month since the killing in custody last September of the young Kurdish girl Mahsa Amini by the \u2018morality police\u2019, more than 750 protesters have been killed and over 30,000 have been arrested. Courageous resistance units of the People\u2019s Mojahedin of Iraq, Mojahedin-e Khalq (PMOI\/MEK), the main democratic opposition movement, have burgeoned in towns and cities across the nation, coordinating the insurrection, which is steadily moving towards a full-blown revolution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/news\/opinion\/columnists\/iran-uprising-if-international-criminal-court-can-issue-arrest-warrant-for-vladimir-putin-it-can-do-so-for-blood-soaked-regime-in-tehran-struan-stevenson-4080941\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Gothenburg, Sweden\u2014March 25, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Sweden, Gothenburg&mdash;March 25, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_cVb2o10X-TA\" 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%2FcVb2o10X-TA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cVb2o10X-TA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M32S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-27T09:29:02Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_cVb2o10X-TA\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FcVb2o10X-TA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Sweden, Gothenburg\u2014March 25, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of 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\/cVb2o10X-TA\" 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%2FcVb2o10X-TA%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Sweden, Gothenburg&mdash;March 25, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Iran Revolution.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Sweden, Gothenburg\u2014March 25, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians, and MEK Supporters Rally in Support of 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 25, 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-25-2023-mek-supporters-rally-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/44146\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/03\/gothenburg-sweden-march-25-2023-mek-supporters-rally-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/44146\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Vancouver, Canada\u2014March 25, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Canada, Vancouver&mdash;March 25, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_eIojSTZu_ig\" 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%2FeIojSTZu_ig%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eIojSTZu_ig\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT6M33S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-27T08:56:39Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_eIojSTZu_ig\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FeIojSTZu_ig%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Canada, Vancouver\u2014March 25, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of 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\/eIojSTZu_ig\" 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%2FeIojSTZu_ig%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Canada, Vancouver&mdash;March 25, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Iran Revolution.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Canada, Vancouver\u2014March 25, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians, and MEK Supporters Rally in Support of 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>Vancouver, Canada\u2014March 25, 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\/vancouver-canada-march-25-2023-mek-supporters-rally-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/44136\/\" 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-28-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 28,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:00 PM CET Iran Uprising at a Glance &ndash; Day 195 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":304716,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-304710","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 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 29, 2023 - NCRI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:00 PM 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