{"id":305600,"date":"2023-04-11T10:49:35","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T09:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=305600"},"modified":"2023-05-03T10:44:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T09:44:08","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-11-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-11-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 11, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-305603\" title=\"iranians activism 10042023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iranians-activism-10042023.jpg\" alt=\"iranians activism 10042023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iranians-activism-10042023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iranians-activism-10042023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iranians-activism-10042023-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iranians-activism-10042023-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iranians-activism-10042023-696x391.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: 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\">Tuesday, April 11, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 208<\/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\">On the 208<sup>th<\/sup> day of Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising, regime operatives across Iran continued and expanded their latest wave of chemical gas attacks targeting innocent schoolgirls. Dozens of students have been transferred to hospitals to receive urgent medical care for poisoning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">MEK-affiliated Resistance Units portrayed a large image of Iranian Resistance Leader Massoud Rajavi and opposition coalition\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI<\/a>\u00a0President-elect\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/about\/biography\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>\u00a0in the city of Rasht, northern Iran, near the Imam Reza Complex at 10:30 pm local time on Monday night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 11 &#8211; Oshnavieh, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Regime operatives launched a chemical gas attack targeting the all-girls Khadijeh Kobra High School, leaving a number of the students poisoned.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranChemicalAttacks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranChemicalAttacks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6Qo0GKu6R3\">pic.twitter.com\/6Qo0GKu6R3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1645734686571003904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 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 all-girls Khadijeh Kobra High School in the city of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1645734686571003904\">Oshnavieh<\/a>, northwest Iran, was targeted in a chemical gas attack by regime operatives on Tuesday, according to the Hengaw Human Rights Organization. Several students suffered poisoning.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 11 &#8211; Shahin Shahr, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Regime operatives launched a chemical gas attack targeting the all-girls Al-Yasin School, leaving a number of the students poisoned.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranChemicalAttacks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranChemicalAttacks<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bihvF8miBH\">pic.twitter.com\/bihvF8miBH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1645732169929859072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 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\">Other chemical gas attacks on Tuesday were reported from:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>The all-girls Fahmideh School in Kamyaran of Kurdistan Province, western Iran<\/li>\n<li>The all-boys\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1645703552420151296\" rel=\"noopener\">Amir Kabir School<\/a>, the all-girls\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1645732169929859072\" rel=\"noopener\">Al-Yasin School<\/a>, the all-girls\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1645734772138987520\" rel=\"noopener\">Hazrate Masoumeh School<\/a>, the all-girls Masoud Bagheri School, and the all-girls\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1645733428296568833\" rel=\"noopener\">Manouchehr Ansari <\/a>School in\u00a0Shahin Shahr of Isfahan Province, central Iran<\/li>\n<li>The \u201cIslamic Republic School\u201d in<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1645704487569350657\" rel=\"noopener\"> Tabriz<\/a>, northwest Iran<\/li>\n<li>The all-girls Farzanegan High School in Urmia, northwest Iran<\/li>\n<li>The all-girls Shayan School in\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1645708864313257984\" rel=\"noopener\">Isfahan<\/a>, central Iran<\/li>\n<li>The all-girls\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1645730911684792320\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam School <\/a>and the all-girls\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1645749786404966402\" rel=\"noopener\">Shima Moradi Elementary School<\/a>\u00a0in Kermanshah, western Iran<\/li>\n<li>The all-girls\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1645735947437236225\" rel=\"noopener\">Hazrate Zeynab School <\/a>in Bandar Ganaveh, southern Iran<\/li>\n<li>The all-girls <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1645821508756078592\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamal Dehghan School<\/a> in Karaj, west of Tehran, Iran<\/li>\n<li>The all-girls Ahmadiyeh School in Borujerd, western Iran<\/li>\n<li>Several schools in the Parsabad district of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1645810184135249921\" rel=\"noopener\">Moghan<\/a>, northeast Iran<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 11 &#8211; Shahin Shahr, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Regime operatives launched a chemical gas attack targeting the all-girls Manouchehr Ansari School, leaving a number of the students poisoned.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranChemicalAttacks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranChemicalAttacks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LwxIKUXGMg\">pic.twitter.com\/LwxIKUXGMg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1645733428296568833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 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\">A chemical gas attack targeting the all-girls \u201cDanesh Pezhuhan\u201d School in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1645749786404966402\" rel=\"noopener\">Kermanshah<\/a>, western Iran, has left at least 60 students poisoned, according to the Hengaw Human Rights Organization. They were transferred to nearby medical centers and two of the poisoned students are reported to be in critical condition.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 11 &#8211; Isfahan, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Regime operatives launched a chemical gas attack targeting the all-girls Shayan School, leaving a number of the students poisoned.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranChemicalAttacks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranChemicalAttacks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7uoxEiy5Kd\">pic.twitter.com\/7uoxEiy5Kd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1645708864313257984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 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 the city of Kamyaran of Kurdistan Province, students reported that they had smelled something like rotten eggs at a school targeted in today\u2019s organized chemical gas attacks. Several students have been hospitalized in this city.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 11 &#8211; Karaj, west of Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Regime operatives launched a chemical gas attack targeting the Kamali Dehghan School, leaving a number of the students poisoned.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranChemicalAttacks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranChemicalAttacks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaveIranSchoolGirls?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaveIranSchoolGirls<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gamaBpPFFP\">pic.twitter.com\/gamaBpPFFP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1645821508756078592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 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\">Regime operatives launched yet another chemical gas attack in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1645748528051003394\" rel=\"noopener\">Shahin Shahr<\/a>, this time targeting <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1645733428296568833\" rel=\"noopener\">Manouchehr Ansari<\/a>, Al-Yasin, and Tolu High School. Officials had the gates closed for an hour or so following the chemical gas attack, according to students at the scene. No ambulance came to the school to provide help and the regime\u2019s Red Crescent officials did nothing. The students say only the teachers were helping the students to flee the scene and afterward officials were keeping a number of the senior teachers inside the school.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 11 &#8211; Shahin Shahr, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Students of the all-girls Al-Yasin School scuffled with school officials who shut the facility&#39;s gates after today&#39;s chemical gas attacks. Ambulances arrived after much delay.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranChemicalAttacks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranChemicalAttacks<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaveIranSchoolGirls?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaveIranSchoolGirls<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MW1wUaAHRK\">pic.twitter.com\/MW1wUaAHRK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1645748528051003394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 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\">Iranian opposition coalition\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\">NCRI<\/a>\u00a0President-elect\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/about\/biography\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>\u00a0condemned the regime\u2019s \u201ccruelty and demagoguery\u201d adding, \u201cThe regime\u2019s depravity in continuing this horrific crime is especially appalling given the holy month of Ramadan&#8230; Khamenei, the mullahs\u2019 bloodthirsty supreme leader, has crossed a new threshold of cruelty and demagoguery in his desperate attempt to stifle dissent and prevent Iran protests. However, his efforts will be in vain, for Iranian women, girls, and youth have vowed to rise up against this brutal regime and overthrow it.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 12:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">130 US House Representatives Urge EU to Designate IRGC<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-235908 size-medium\" title=\"us-congress-06032021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/us-congress-06032021-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"us-congress-06032021\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/link\/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:4e1adb39-be33-37d2-8f44-01ca5874777f\" rel=\"noopener\">a letter to Josep Borrell<\/a>, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, 130 members of the US House of Representatives, requested to proscribe the Revolutionary Guards on the EU terrorist.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In this letter, which is also signed by the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee and a number of senior members of Congress, the representatives request the implementation of the resolutions of the European Parliament on January 18 and 19, 2023 regarding the designation of the Iranian regime&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards, which has not yet been implemented.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The letter also notes that the IRGC has been freely and openly plotting to target citizens of countries across the European Union for decades. It also mentions a recent study by the Counter-Terrorism Center at the West Point Institute that shows the Iranian regime has organized at least 33 plots to surveil, abduct or assassinate citizens in Europe in the last five years.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 12:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s Tyrannical Mullahs Using Ramadan To Try To Crush Nationwide Uprising in Their Latest Corruption of Islam \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\" \/>With the international condemnation of their brutal crackdown on protesters during the nationwide uprising that has now continued for seven months, it might have been imagined that Iran\u2019s mullahs would have learned some lessons in moderation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Markup__ParagraphWrapper-sc-13q6ywe-0 Markup__ParagraphWrapperInews-sc-13q6ywe-1 eUrQRt gqFwNZ markup \" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p>But, deaf to all remonstrations over a shoot-to-kill strategy that has caused the deaths of more than 750 protesters, the theocratic regime has continued on its repressive path. Now, during the holy month of Ramadan, the police are demanding even greater powers to crush dissent.<\/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>Hassan Karami, the commander of the regime\u2019s Law Enforcement Forces\u2019 special units, has called for the number of security police to be doubled to confront the\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\">ongoing nationwide insurrection<\/a>. Karami was sanctioned by the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/topic\/european-union\" rel=\"noopener\" data-vars-event=\"gaEvent\" data-vars-ec=\"navigation\" data-vars-ea=\"in article - outbound\" data-vars-el=\"\/topic\/european-union\">European Union<\/a>\u00a0in April 2021 for his role in the savage response to mass protests that took place in November 2019, when more than 1,500 mostly young protesters were killed. He has coordinated the use of lethal force for crowd control and the suppression of protests during the current uprising.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/news\/opinion\/columnists\/irans-tyrannical-mullahs-using-ramadan-to-try-to-crush-nationwide-uprising-in-their-latest-corruption-of-islam-struan-stevenson-4098227\" 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\">Protests in Iran Escalate Following New Wave of Gas Attacks Targeting Schools<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-305602 size-medium\" title=\"man carrying girl iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/man-carrying-girl-iran-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"man carrying girl iran\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/man-carrying-girl-iran-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/man-carrying-girl-iran-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/man-carrying-girl-iran.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is witnessing its 207<sup>th<\/sup> day on Monday following more chemical gas attacks targeting at least six all-girls schools in Saqqez and another in Sanandaj, both located in Kurdistan Province. People in Saqqez responded with protests against the mullahs\u2019 regime and locals in the city of Mahabad in northwest Iran took to the streets on Sunday night to voice their anger at the ruling dictatorship.\u00a0People throughout Iran 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-protests-iran-gas-attacks-schools-poisoning-saqqez\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">The Poisoning of Iranian Schoolgirls: A Brutal Act by a Desperate Regime in 2023<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-305601 size-medium\" title=\"school girls\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/school-girls-300x150.webp\" alt=\"school girls\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/school-girls-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/school-girls-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/school-girls-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/school-girls.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">When it comes to the brutality of the regime of mullahs in Iran, one thing is as clear as the blue sky; the religious dictatorship in Iran does not shy away from committing any possible crime to continue its grasp of power a bit longer. The poisoning of the school girls in Iran is one of the most recent crimes of this regime against the youths of Iran.\u00a0Poisonous attacks on Iranian schools started in the city of Qom about five months ago and spread to other cities. These attacks initially targeted girls\u2019 high schools, but a number of boys\u2019 high schools, girls\u2019 and boys\u2019 elementary schools, student dormitories, and universities were also targeted by these attacks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/the-poisoning-of-iranian-schoolgirls-in-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Vancouver: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Iran Revolution, Commemorating of the Martyrs of April 8, 2011, in Ashraf<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Vancouver, Canada&mdash;April 8, 2023: MEK Supporters in Commemoration of the Martyrs of April 8, 2011.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_elJkjytZc_Q\" 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%2FelJkjytZc_Q%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/elJkjytZc_Q\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M4S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-04-10T07:47:39Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_elJkjytZc_Q\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FelJkjytZc_Q%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Vancouver, Canada\u2014April 8, 2023: MEK Supporters in Commemoration of the Martyrs of April 8, 2011.<\/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\/elJkjytZc_Q\" 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%2FelJkjytZc_Q%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Vancouver, Canada&mdash;April 8, 2023: MEK Supporters in Commemoration of the Martyrs of April 8, 2011.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Vancouver, Canada\u2014April 8, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters in Commemoration of the Martyrs of April 8, 2011, in Ashraf and Supporting the Iranian 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\u2014April 8, 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 commemorated the martyrs of April 8, 2011, in Ashraf.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/04\/vancouver-mek-supporters-rally-in-support-of-the-iran-revolution-commemorating-of-the-martyrs-of-april-8-2011-in-ashraf\/44366\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Toronto: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Iran Revolution, Commemorating of the Martyrs of April 8, 2011, in Ashraf<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Toronto, Canada&mdash;April 8, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Commemoration of the Martyrs of April 8, 2011\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_xa0XTF2DMy0\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fxa0XTF2DMy0%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Toronto, Canada&mdash;April 8, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Commemoration of the Martyrs of April 8, 2011\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Toronto, Canada\u2014April 8, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Rally in Commemoration of the Martyrs of April 8, 2011, in Ashraf and Supporting the Iranian 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 8, 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 commemorated the martyrs of April 8, 2011, in Ashraf.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/04\/toronto-mek-supporters-rally-in-support-of-the-iran-revolution-commemorating-of-the-martyrs-of-april-8-2011-in-ashraf\/44354\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Bremen, Germany\u2014April 6, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Bremen, Germany&mdash;April 6, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_5NkV4bvYxWk\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F5NkV4bvYxWk%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Bremen, Germany&mdash;April 6, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Bremen, Germany\u2014April 6, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution Bremen, Germany\u2014April 6, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians, supporters of the People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held a rally in solidarity with the Iranian Revolution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Bremen, Germany\u2014April 6, 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 a rally 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\/bremen-germany-april-6-2023-mek-supporters-rally-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/44342\/\" 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-10-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 10,<\/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 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