{"id":305255,"date":"2023-04-07T08:15:54","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T07:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=305255"},"modified":"2023-05-03T09:21:56","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T08:21:56","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-7-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-7-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 7, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-305261\" title=\"iran protests 6042023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-protests-6042023.jpg\" alt=\"iran protests 6042023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-protests-6042023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-protests-6042023-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-protests-6042023-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-protests-6042023-150x95.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-protests-6042023-696x441.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>UPDATE: 8:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/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;\">Friday, April 7, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 204<\/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 204<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day on Friday while different cities across Iran witnessed teachers taking to the streets yet again to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1644369443894726658\" rel=\"noopener\">protest<\/a> their poor living conditions as a result of the regime\u2019s destructive economic policies or lack thereof. More people from various sectors of Iran\u2019s society were once again voicing their anger over high inflation, skyrocketing prices of basic goods and services, unemployment, corruption, and the regime\u2019s unjust policies.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 7 &#8211; Galikesh, northeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>The local Baluchi community launched a march protesting the regime&#39;s crackdown against Sunni clerics and demanding their release from prison.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ablPZFLsLi\">pic.twitter.com\/ablPZFLsLi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1644341913414430721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 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 indicate regime officials disrupted internet connections in Zahedan, the provincial capital of Sistan &amp; Baluchistan, to prevent any reporting and\/or posting of today\u2019s protests, including footage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Confirming reports from local activists, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netblocks\/status\/1644258352807960576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1644258352807960576%7Ctwgr%5E86efda8b88055e64329d1a03ee9efa05270dadbf%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Fregimes-disastrous-economic-policies-leads-to-new-protests-in-iran%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Netblocks<\/a>, the UK-based internet observatory organization tracking network disruptions and shutdowns across the globe, said \u201cReal-time network data show a significant disruption to internet connectivity in Zahedan,\u00a0Iran; the incident continues the weekly pattern of regional internet shutdowns targeting anti-government protests during Friday prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 6 &#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;We swear on the blood of our compatriots that we stand to the end!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevoIution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevoIution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SJyGtJgtPL\">pic.twitter.com\/SJyGtJgtPL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1644217187345874945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 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 Zahedan today courageous youth held a big <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/begoonah1\/status\/1644382778170003456\" rel=\"noopener\">banner<\/a> of death to the oppressor be it the Shah or leader and also placards reading Neither Monarchy nor Leadership (of Mullahs) Equality Democracy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The local <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1644341913414430721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1644341913414430721%7Ctwgr%5E86efda8b88055e64329d1a03ee9efa05270dadbf%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Fregimes-disastrous-economic-policies-leads-to-new-protests-in-iran%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Baluchi<\/a> community in the city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1644341913414430721\" rel=\"noopener\">Galikesh<\/a> in Golestan Province in northeast Iran launched a march protesting the regime\u2019s crackdown against Sunni clerics and demanding their release from prison.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">MEK-affiliated Resistance Units portrayed a large image of Iranian opposition coalition NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi in the city of Dehdasht of Kohgiluyeh &amp; Boyer Ahmad Province in southwest Iran at 9:15 pm on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 6 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals were chanting anti-regime slogans, including: <br \/>&quot;We won&#39;t have a nation as long as the mullahs are in power!&quot;<br \/>&quot;So many years of crimes! Down with the mullahs&#39; regime!&quot;<br \/>&quot;Khamenei, protests will continue!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevoIution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevoIution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f3lIVGpk1B\">pic.twitter.com\/f3lIVGpk1B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1644218453505757184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 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 various districts of Tehran, including\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1644217187345874945\" rel=\"noopener\">Shahrak-e Bagheri<\/a>, began chanting anti-regime slogans on Thursday night, including:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe swear on the blood of our compatriots that we stand to the end!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe won\u2019t have a nation as long as the mullahs are in power!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cSo many years of crimes! Down with the mullahs\u2019 regime!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cKhamenei, protests will continue!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1644218453505757184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1644218453505757184%7Ctwgr%5E86efda8b88055e64329d1a03ee9efa05270dadbf%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Fregimes-disastrous-economic-policies-leads-to-new-protests-in-iran%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehran<\/a>, last night until the early morning of today locals were chanting anti-regime slogans, including: &#8220;We won&#8217;t have a nation as long as the mullahs are in power!&#8221; &#8220;So many years of crimes! Down with the mullahs&#8217; regime!&#8221; &#8220;Khamenei, protests will continue!&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 8:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Protests Erupt in Tehran as People in Iran Renew Calls for Regime Change<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-305260\" title=\"Shahr e Ziba distict Tehran Iran April 5 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Shahr-e-Ziba-distict-Tehran-Iran-April-5-2023.png\" alt=\"Shahr e Ziba distict Tehran Iran April 5 2023\" width=\"690\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Shahr-e-Ziba-distict-Tehran-Iran-April-5-2023.png 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Shahr-e-Ziba-distict-Tehran-Iran-April-5-2023-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Shahr-e-Ziba-distict-Tehran-Iran-April-5-2023-150x85.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is marking its 203<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0day on Thursday following a busy night of intense anti-regime protests and rallies in the capital Tehran. The Iranian people are sending a message to the mullahs\u2019 regime and the world over about their hellbent intentions to overthrow the ruling dictatorship and refusing to back down from taking to the streets for further protests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wednesday also witnessed a string of new chemical gas attacks by regime operatives targeting all-girls schools. This is a highly sensitive subject for the Iranian public as innocent children are being targeted by regime operatives and the mullahs know they are walking on thin ice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-iran-protests-tehran-chemical-gas-attacks\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kurdish Citizen Sakineh Parvaneh Re-Arrested for Second Time in Less Than a Month<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-305259 size-medium\" title=\"Sakineh Parvaneh rearrested min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sakineh-Parvaneh-rearrested-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sakineh Parvaneh rearrested min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sakineh-Parvaneh-rearrested-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sakineh-Parvaneh-rearrested-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sakineh-Parvaneh-rearrested-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sakineh-Parvaneh-rearrested-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sakineh Parvaneh, a Kurdish citizen from Quchan, was re-arrested on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, after being summoned to Mashhad\u2019s General and Revolutionary Prosecutor\u2019s Office.\u00a0This is the second time she has been arrested in less than a month for undisclosed reasons.\u00a0Kurdish political prisoner Sakineh Parvaneh was serving the fourth year of her sentence when she was released from\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/12\/09\/the-conditions-of-women-iran-prisons\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Vakilabad Prison<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mashhad\" rel=\"noopener\">Mashhad<\/a> on February 15, 2023. Ms. Parvaneh was arrested on March 7, 2023, and released after four days.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/04\/06\/sakineh-parvaneh-re-arrested\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lucerne, Switzerland\u2014April 4, 2023: MEK Supporters Held an Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Lucerne, Switzerland-April 4, 2023: MEK Supporters Held an Exhibition in Support of Iran Revolution\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_GBFwbO3w1T0\" 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%2FGBFwbO3w1T0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GBFwbO3w1T0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M43S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-04-06T07:16:57Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_GBFwbO3w1T0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FGBFwbO3w1T0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Lucerne, Switzerland-April 4, 2023: MEK Supporters Held an Exhibition in Support of 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\/GBFwbO3w1T0\" 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%2FGBFwbO3w1T0%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Lucerne, Switzerland-April 4, 2023: MEK Supporters Held an Exhibition in Support of Iran Revolution\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Lucerne, Switzerland - April 4, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Held an Exhibition 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>Lucerne, Switzerland\u2014April 4, 2023:<\/strong>\u00a0Freedom-loving Iranians, 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 an exhibition of the martyrs of the nationwide protests killed by the mullahs\u2019 regime in solidarity with the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Iranian Revolution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/04\/lucerne-switzerland-april-4-2023-mek-supporters-held-an-exhibition-in-support-of-the-iran-revolution\/44289\/\" 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-april-6-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 6,<\/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 Friday, April [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":305261,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-305255","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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