{"id":305148,"date":"2023-04-03T08:45:50","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T07:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=305148"},"modified":"2023-05-03T08:50:06","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T07:50:06","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-3-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-3-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 3, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-305152\" title=\"iranian resistance protests 01042023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iranian-resistance-protests-01042023.jpg\" alt=\"iranian resistance protests 01042023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iranian-resistance-protests-01042023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iranian-resistance-protests-01042023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iranian-resistance-protests-01042023-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iranian-resistance-protests-01042023-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iranian-resistance-protests-01042023-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 8:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Uprising at a Glance<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Monday, April 3, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 200<\/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<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising marked its 200<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day on Monday with a variety of protests across the country in different forms and methods. Protesters and ordinary people throughout Iran are constantly voicing their hatred of the ruling dictatorship and its apparatus of oppressive security forces, blaming them for their political, social, and economic miseries.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 3 &#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, inflation, low pensions, and other economic woes.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IZ1wiXVGlh\">pic.twitter.com\/IZ1wiXVGlh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1642863446562856963?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 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 Monday morning, retirees and pensioners of the regime\u2019s Social Security Organization in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1642863446562856963?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1642863446562856963%7Ctwgr%5E6328ed0821834657dde9dd0d4f5d55f1d5698281%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-uprising-200th-day-protests-revolution%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Ahvaz<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1642836843363467264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1642836843363467264%7Ctwgr%5E6328ed0821834657dde9dd0d4f5d55f1d5698281%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-uprising-200th-day-protests-revolution%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Shush<\/a>, southwest Iran, held a gathering outside the local governor\u2019s office and launched a march in the city streets, protesting high prices, inflation, low pensions, and other economic woes. They were chanting different slogans, including:<br \/>\n\u201cHigh prices and inflation are killing the people!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cOur rights will only be fulfilled if we take to the streets!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cIncompetent Raisi, go back to the seminary!\u201d referring to regime President Ebrahim Raisi and his destructive economic policies, or lack thereof.<br \/>\n\u201cOur enemy is right here! They lie in saying it\u2019s America!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 3 &#8211; Firouzeh, Razavi Khorasan Province, northeast <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 circumstances, and low and delayed paychecks.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q5qR2W97Bq\">pic.twitter.com\/Q5qR2W97Bq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1642850683484352513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 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\">Teachers and educators in the city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1642850683484352513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1642850683484352513%7Ctwgr%5E6328ed0821834657dde9dd0d4f5d55f1d5698281%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-uprising-200th-day-protests-revolution%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Firouzeh<\/a> in Razavi Khorasan Province, northeast Iran, held a gathering on Monday to and protesting poor economic conditions, their low and delayed paychecks, and demand the release of their unjustly jailed colleagues. Teachers of the Mahmoud Kazemi School in the 2nd District of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1642851944313257985?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamadan<\/a> in western Iran were also on strike today, protesting their delayed paychecks. Similar reports of protests by teachers were received from the cities of Zarrindasht in Fars Province, Jam in Bushehr Province, and Bukan in West Azerbaijan Province.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 3 &#8211; Hamadan, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Teachers of the Mahmoud Kazemi School in the city&#39;s 2nd District were on strike today, protesting their delayed paychecks.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LKLha5aAbb\">pic.twitter.com\/LKLha5aAbb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1642851944313257985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Locals in the capital\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1642841875278336000\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehran\u2019s Shahrak-e Bagheri district<\/a> were chanting anti-regime slogans last night till the early morning today, including \u201cDown with Khamenei!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Reports indicate an all-girls school in the city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1642849101611155456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1642849101611155456%7Ctwgr%5E6328ed0821834657dde9dd0d4f5d55f1d5698281%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-uprising-200th-day-protests-revolution%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Naqadeh<\/a> in West Azerbaijan Province has been the target of a chemical gas attack on Monday and at least five students have been rushed to a hospital. The \u201c22 Bahman Mohammadyar School\u201d was the target of this latest attack and the students in need of urgent medical care were taken to Naqadeh\u2019s Imam Hospital.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ro\" dir=\"ltr\">April 2 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals in the capital&#39;s Shahrak-e Bagheri district were chanting anti-regime slogans, including:<br \/>&quot;Down with Khamenei!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevoIution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevoIution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2ShahNo2Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2ShahNo2Mullahs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JBtjiNHHMi\">pic.twitter.com\/JBtjiNHHMi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1642841875278336000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In Tehran, Members of MEK-affiliated Resistance Units portrayed a large image of Iranian Resistance Leader Massoud Rajavi and opposition coalition NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi in the capital\u2019s Imam Ali Expressway.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 31 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Members of MEK Resistance Units portrayed a large image of Iranian Resistance Leader Massoud Rajavi and opposition coalition NCRI President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/a> in the capital\u2019s Imam Ali Expressway at 10:45 pm of Friday night.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7Y4yDpaqUF\">pic.twitter.com\/7Y4yDpaqUF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1642592733587013633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 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\">Reports from the city of Mahabad in northwest Iran indicate that defiant youth targeted the regime\u2019s \u201cIslamic Council\u201d in this area on Sunday night. Further details will be provided in renewed update reports from local activists.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 3 &#8211; Naqadeh, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>An all-girls school has been the target of a chemical attack and at least five students have been rushed to a hospital.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranChemicalAttacks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranChemicalAttacks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FTZqpoy0Zy\">pic.twitter.com\/FTZqpoy0Zy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1642849101611155456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 6:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">One Kurdish Citizen Killed, One Injured and Two Forcefully Disappeared by Security Forces in Western Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-305165 alignleft\" title=\"Aini Qadernejad 2 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Aini-Qadernejad-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Aini Qadernejad 2 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Aini-Qadernejad-2-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Aini-Qadernejad-2-1-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Security forces in Iran killed a Kurdish citizen named Aini Qadernejad from Urmia, injuring another individual and arresting two others on Sunday, April 2.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to a local human rights organization, Aini Qadernejad was killed by direct fire from border guards at the Oshnaviyeh border while his friend, 51-year-old Mohammad Latif Khaledi was also seriously injured. The body of Aini Qadernejad has reportedly been transferred to a forensic physician in Naqadeh city, and Mohammad Latif Khalidi was also operated on both legs and one hand in one of the hospitals of this city. The two other citizens were arrested by state security forces and taken to an unknown location.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-weight: 700 !important\">UPDATE: 3:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Suspects in Terrorist Attack Against Azerbaijani MP Fazil Mustafa Identified<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-305163 alignleft\" title=\"news.az logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/news.az-logo.jpg\" alt=\"news.az logo\" width=\"289\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/news.az-logo.jpg 289w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/news.az-logo-150x64.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Detainees in connection with the attack on Azerbaijani MP Fazil Mustafa have been identified, Trend reports.\u00a0According to preliminary information, the organizer of the attack is Azer Sarijanov, born in 1976 in the Salyan district.\u00a0Azer Sarijanov is an adherent of radical Shia Islam. He visited Iran 11 times between 2010 and 2019. From 1993 to 2002, he lived and studied in the city of Qom; during his studies, he was involved in cooperation with the special services of the Islamic Republic of Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">After returning to Azerbaijan, with the financial support of the Iranian special services, he established business activities in the country under the guise of charity. Over the following time, he repeatedly visited Iran. Based on instructions received from the Iranian special services, Sarijanov provided financial and organizational support to commit this crime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.az\/news\/suspects-in-terrorist-attack-against-azerbaijani-mp-fazil-mustafa-identified-photo\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 9:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Uprising Continues as Baluchis Protest Regime Atrocities<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-302058 size-medium\" title=\"iran uprising 16022023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-uprising-16022023-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"iran uprising 16022023\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-uprising-16022023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-uprising-16022023-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-uprising-16022023-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-uprising-16022023-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-uprising-16022023.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is witnessing its 199<sup>th<\/sup> day as night rallies against the mullahs\u2019 regime are spreading once again across numerous districts of Tehran and other cities with people voicing their hatred of the ruling dictatorship through anti-regime slogans. In Sistan &amp; Baluchestan Province, in different cases people were protesting the regime\u2019s attacks against fuel porters, leaving them dead on the road in their vehicles.\u00a0People throughout the country continue to specifically hold 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\/live-report-iran-uprising-protests-baluchis-fuel-porters\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran: Opponents of Compulsory Veiling Threatened With Harsh Punishment<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-305150 size-medium\" title=\"opponents of compulsory veiling 1 min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/opponents-of-compulsory-veiling-1-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"opponents of compulsory veiling 1 min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/opponents-of-compulsory-veiling-1-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/opponents-of-compulsory-veiling-1-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/opponents-of-compulsory-veiling-1-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/opponents-of-compulsory-veiling-1-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The head of the mullahs\u2019 Judiciary has announced that removing the veil is considered hostility to the regime and its values. Opponents of compulsory veiling who engage in such acts will be punished \u201cwithout leniency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/08\/03\/the-worlds-most-misogynist-judge-becomes-head-of-irans-judiciary\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejeii<\/a>\u00a0emphasized in the first session of the Supreme Judiciary Council in the new Persian year, held on April 1st, that \u201cofficials are obliged to deal with any proven crime and any kind of deviation that is against the law and Sharia, which occurs in public\u2026, and refer the cases to the relevant judicial authorities. Judicial authorities should also be careful in dealing with such cases.\u201d (The state-run Fars Government News Agency \u2013 April 1, 2023)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/04\/02\/opponents-of-compulsory-veiling\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Khamenei\u2019s Atrocities: Iran\u2019s Abysmal Human Rights Record in 1401<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-305151 size-medium\" title=\"Iran human rights violations 2022\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iran-human-rights-violations-2022-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Iran human rights violations 2022\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iran-human-rights-violations-2022-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iran-human-rights-violations-2022-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iran-human-rights-violations-2022-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iran-human-rights-violations-2022-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iran-human-rights-violations-2022.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In 2022 the Iranian regime faced a unique popular uprising, which was met with excessive force from its security forces. Hundreds of individuals, including men, women, and children, were killed by live ammunition and metal pellets, while thousands were injured or detained without cause, solely for peacefully exercising their opinions, in the hope of a free and democratic country.\u00a0Women and ethnic and religious minorities were subjected to intensified discrimination and violence. Widespread and systematic\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/human-rights\/iran-regimes-human-rights-violations-leave-no-justification-for-talks-and-negotiations-day-114-of-revolution\/\" rel=\"noopener\">human rights violations<\/a>, such as enforced disappearances, torture, and denial of medical care, were prevalent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/human-rights\/khameneis-atrocities-irans-abysmal-human-rights-record-in-1401\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">The Dire State of Iran\u2019s Pharmaceutical Industry: Devastating Corruption and Mismanagement Put Lives at Risk in 2023<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-253264 size-medium\" title=\"Iran - Pharmacy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Iran-Pharmacy-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Pharmacy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u00a0The pharmaceutical industry in Iran has been plagued by corruption and incompetence, resulting in severe shortages of essential medical drugs and unaffordable prices for patients in need.\u00a0The state of the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry has deteriorated so much that, according to the government itself, this industry is on the brink of bankruptcy, and for some time now, the government-associated media has been issuing continuous warnings about the dire situation of the pharmaceutical industry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/the-dire-state-of-irans-pharmaceutical-in-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Stockholm, Sweden\u2014April 1, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Stockholm&mdash;April 1, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_tE03NMek-5c\" 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%2FtE03NMek-5c%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tE03NMek-5c\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M42S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-04-02T08:35:15Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_tE03NMek-5c\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FtE03NMek-5c%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Stockholm\u2014April 1, 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\/tE03NMek-5c\" 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%2FtE03NMek-5c%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Stockholm&mdash;April 1, 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=\"Stockholm\u2014April 1, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians, and MEK Supporters Rally in Front of the Swedish Parliament 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>Stockholm, Sweden\u2014April 1, 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 Swedish 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\/04\/stockholm-sweden-april-1-2023-mek-supporters-rally-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/44233\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Cologne, April 1, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians Rally: \u201cTowards a Democratic Republic\u201d<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"\u062a\u0638\u0627\u0647\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0627\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646\u06cc\u0627\u0646 \u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u0647 \u062f\u0631 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\u0641\u0631\u0627\u062e\u0648\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0626\u062a\u0644\u0627\u0641 \u00ab\u0647\u0645\u06af\u0627\u0645\u06cc \u0628\u0631\u0627\u06cc \u062c\u0645\u0647\u0648\u0631\u06cc \u0633\u06a9\u0648\u0644\u0627\u0631 \u062f\u0645\u0648\u06a9\u0631\u0627\u062a\u06cc\u06a9 \u062f\u0631 \u0627\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646\u00bb\u060c \u0634\u0627\u0645\u0644 \u06f5\u06af\u0631\u0648\u0647 \u0627\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646\u06cc \u0628\u0631\u06af\u0632\u0627\u0631 \u0634\u062f \u0648 \u06af\u0631\u0648\u0647\u200c\u0647\u0627\u06cc \u0627\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646\u06cc \u062f\u06cc\u06af\u0631 \u0627\u0632 \u0622\u0646 \u062d\u0645\u0627\u06cc\u062a \u06a9\u0631\u062f\u0646\u062f. \u062a\u0638\u0627\u0647\u0631 \u06a9\u0646\u0646\u062f\u06af\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0628\u062a\u062f\u0627 \u062f\u0631 \u0645\u0631\u06a9\u0632 \u06a9\u0644\u0646 \u062f\u0633\u062a \u0628\u0647 \u062a\u062c\u0645\u0639 \u0632\u062f\u0646\u062f \u0648 \u0633\u067e\u0633 \u062f\u0631 \u062e\u06cc\u0627\u0628\u0627\u0646\u0647\u0627\u06cc \u0634\u0647\u0631 \u0628\u0647 \u0631\u0627\u0647\u067e\u06cc\u0645\u0627\u06cc\u06cc \u067e\u0631\u062f\u0627\u062e\u062a\u0646\u062f\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Saturday, April 1st, 2023, freedom-loving Iranians held a demonstration in the center of Cologne with the slogans, \u201cDeath to Khamenei, towards a democratic republic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Also, Iranians chanted other slogans, including:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cThis year is the year of the overthrow of Khamenei\u201d!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cDeath to the oppressor, be it\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/who-is-reza-the-bully-and-why-does-reza-pahlavi-seeks-credit-from-him\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">the Shah<\/a>\u00a0or a supreme leader (<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2020\/10\/who-is-ali-khamenei-iranian-regime-supreme-leader\/19254\/\">Khamenei<\/a>)\u201d!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cNeither monarchy nor supreme leader (Khamenei), Democracy and equality\u201d!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/04\/cologne-april-1-2023-freedom-loving-iranians-rally-towards-a-democratic-republic\/44218\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Toronto, Canada\u2014April 1, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Toronto, Canada&mdash;April 1, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_JqI37OcS7oo\" 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%2FJqI37OcS7oo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JqI37OcS7oo\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M6S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-04-02T14:51:36Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_JqI37OcS7oo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FJqI37OcS7oo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Toronto, Canada\u2014April 1, 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\/JqI37OcS7oo\" 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%2FJqI37OcS7oo%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Toronto, Canada&mdash;April 1, 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=\"Toronto, Canada\u2014April 1, 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>Toronto, Canada\u2014April 1, 2023:<\/strong>\u00a0Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) held a rally and expressed solidarity with the<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">\u00a0nationwide Iranian uprising<\/a> against the mullahs\u2019 regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/04\/toronto-canada-april-1-2023-mek-supporters-rally-in-support-of-the-iran-revolution\/44225\/\" 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-april-2-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 2,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 8:30 PM CET Iran Uprising at a Glance Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran Monday, April 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