{"id":305644,"date":"2023-04-12T08:31:33","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T07:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=305644"},"modified":"2023-05-03T11:09:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T10:09:19","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-12-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-12-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 12, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-305647\" title=\"iran poisoning ambulance 11042023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-poisoning-ambulance-11042023.jpg\" alt=\"iran poisoning ambulance 11042023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-poisoning-ambulance-11042023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-poisoning-ambulance-11042023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-poisoning-ambulance-11042023-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-poisoning-ambulance-11042023-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-poisoning-ambulance-11042023-696x391.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\">Wednesday, April 12, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 209<\/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=\"ro\" dir=\"ltr\">Rezvnshahr, northern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Protesters tore posters of regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevoIution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevoIution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/otlWQSSZBP\">pic.twitter.com\/otlWQSSZBP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1646072147331383298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 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 209<sup>th<\/sup> day on Wednesday as protests and anger among the Iranian public are escalating over the regime\u2019s orchestrated and organized chemical gas attacks targeting the country\u2019s schools. Over 1,300 students and school faculty have been poisoned in the recent wave of attacks, according to the regime\u2019s own state media. At least 505 schools in 109 cities have been affected. Students and their parents are protesting these attacks and thus boycotting their classes in response to the regime\u2019s atrocities.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shiraz, south-central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Protesters torched a poster of regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevoIution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevoIution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/woD409pHpY\">pic.twitter.com\/woD409pHpY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1646041709862584320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 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 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1646072147331383298\" rel=\"noopener\">Rezvanshahr<\/a>, northern Iran, protesters tore posters of regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1646041709862584320\" rel=\"noopener\">Shiraz<\/a>, south-central Iran, protesters torched a poster of regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 11 &#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 Shahin district began chanting anti-regime slogans, including:<br \/>&quot;Down with the dictator!&quot;<br \/>&quot;Down with Khamenei, the murderer!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevoIution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevoIution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UGsSgRzcK4\">pic.twitter.com\/UGsSgRzcK4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1645853375316254720?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\">Locals in Tehran\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1645853375316254720\" rel=\"noopener\">Shahin<\/a> district began chanting anti-regime slogans on Tuesday night, including:<br \/>\n\u201cDown with the dictator!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDown with Khamenei, the murderer!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 11 &#8211; Sarbandar, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Contract workers in the Salman Farsi Special Petrochemical Site are protesting the officials&#39; refusal to increase their pay and went on strike today.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rhqCR7bXx6\">pic.twitter.com\/rhqCR7bXx6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1645831643058552832?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\">Also on Tuesday, in<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1645831643058552832\" rel=\"noopener\"> Sarbandar<\/a>, southwest Iran, contract workers in the Salman Farsi Special Petrochemical Site staged a protest against the officials&#8217; refusal to increase their pay and went on strike today.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 1:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">To Cover Up Crimes Against Humanity, Iran&#8217;s Regime Wants to Relocate Major Prison<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-216956 size-medium\" title=\"Gohardasht prison\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Gohardasht-prison-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Karaj, Gohardasht prison\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In a bid to eradicate traces of crimes against humanity during the massacre of political prisoners in the summer of 1988, the Iranian regime plans to relocate the Gohardasht prison outside Karaj city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to the official IRNA news agency on April 10, the regime&#8217;s Chief Justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei has ordered the head of the country&#8217;s Prison Organization to move the prison as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On April 6, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irna.ir\/news\/85075754\" rel=\"noopener\">IRNA quoted Mojtaba Abdollahi<\/a>, the governor of Alborz province: &#8220;Expediting the transfer of the national prison in Rajai Shahr is a serious demand of the people from the head of the Judiciary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Gohardasht Prison in Karaj City, Alborz province, is notorious for the execution and torture of thousands of members of the Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization as well as other political prisoners in the summer of 1988. During the trial of one of the perpetrators of the 1988 massacre that took place in a Stockholm court in Sweden, evidence and testimonies were presented by those who survived the state-sponsored mass hangings.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran in Secret Talks With China, Russia To Acquire Sanctioned Missile Fuel<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-235855 size-medium\" title=\"politico-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/politico-logo-300x80.jpg\" alt=\"politico-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/politico-logo-300x80.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/politico-logo-150x40.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/politico-logo.jpg 504w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">China and Russia are in advanced secret talks with Iran to replenish the Islamic Republic\u2019s supply of a key chemical compound used to propel ballistic missiles, diplomats familiar with the matter say, a move that would mark a clear violation of United\u00a0Nations\u00a0sanctions and possibly help Moscow replenish its depleted stock of rockets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Tehran has held concurrent negotiations with officials and government-controlled entities from both countries, including\u00a0the\u00a0state-owned Russian chemical maker FKP Anozit, to acquire large amounts of ammonium perchlorate, or AP, the main ingredient in solid propellants used to power missiles, said the diplomats, who requested anonymity in order to discuss confidential information.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In Beijing, Iranian diplomat Sajjad Ahadzadeh, who serves as Tehran\u2019s \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cistc.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Brokers-LR.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">technology counselor<\/a>\u201d in China and the broader region has led the talks to acquire AP, according to the diplomats familiar with the matter.\u00a0The diplomats said they didn\u2019t know which Chinese companies were involved, however.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/vladimir-putin-ukraine-war-xi-jinping-china-russia-in-secret-talks-to-supply-iran-missile-propellant\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 10:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Three Senior Officials Dismissed from Raisi&#8217;s Administration<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-305659 alignleft\" title=\"javad sadatinejad\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/javad-sadatinejad.jpg\" alt=\"javad sadatinejad\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/javad-sadatinejad.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/javad-sadatinejad-150x95.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A convergence of social and economic crises is taking a heavy toll on the clerical dictatorship. Following the alleged &#8220;resignation&#8221; of the regime&#8217;s Minister of Education, the spokesman of Raisi&#8217;s government Bahadori Jahormi announced the dismissal of Mirkazemi, the head of the Program and Budget Organization, and Sadatinejad, the Minister of Agriculture. Jahormi also said that the CEO of the Innovation Fund has been dismissed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;Due to the global inflation and the increase in prices after the Ukraine war and the recession following the Corona period, evaluations were made and led to the transfer of management,&#8221;\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/donya-e-eqtesad.com\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B3%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-62\/3958349-%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%AA-%D8%B9%D8%B2%D9%84-%D9%88%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AF-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%AE%D8%B5-%D8%B4%D8%AF\" rel=\"noopener\">Jahromi claimed on April 11<\/a>. &#8220;Seyyed Mohammad Aghamiri, who previously served as the head of the country&#8217;s veterinary organization, given his education related to the agricultural sector, is currently going to be elected as the acting minister of Agricultural Jihad and replace Seyyed Javadsadatinejad [dismissed Minister], who of course will use the experiences of the previous minister in the management sector.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to Bahadori, Dawood Manzoor replaced Masoud Mirkazemi as the head of the Program and Budget Organization and Mohammad Sadeq Khayatian replaced Ali Vahdat as the new CEO of the Innovation and Prosperity Fund.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Raisi&#8217;s administration spokesman claimed that Mirkazemi&#8217;s dismissal was at his own request, adding that Mirkazemi had asked Raisi to resign from the government due to his &#8220;heart problems&#8221;. Earlier this year, the IRGC-run Fars news agency announced the dismissal of Mirkazemi from the head of the Program and Budget Organization in the near future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Meanwhile, there have been speculations about the dismissal of Ehsan Khandozi, the Minister of Economy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tasnimnews.com\/fa\/news\/1402\/01\/20\/2877759\" rel=\"noopener\">Tasnim news agency,<\/a> another IRGC-affiliated news site wrote: &#8220;There is a possibility that a minister of one of the government&#8217;s non-economic ministries will be replaced in the coming weeks. Due to his physical condition, this minister has asked the president to decide on the continuation of his activity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Exclusive-Iran Exploits Quake Relief Mission to Fly Weapons to Syria -Sources<\/h3>\n<div class=\"Raw-slyvem-0 bCYKCn\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p>AMMAN (Reuters) &#8211; Iran has used earthquake relief flights to bring weapons and military equipment into its strategic ally Syria, nine Syrian, Iranian, Israeli, and Western sources said. The sources told Reuters that the goal was to buttress Iran&#8217;s defences against Israel in Syria and to strengthen Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Reuters is the first to report this development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Raw-slyvem-0 bCYKCn\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p>After the Feb. 6 earthquake in northern Syria and Turkey, hundreds of flights from Iran began landing in Syria&#8217;s Aleppo, Damascus and Latakia airports bringing supplies, and this went on for seven weeks, the sources said. More than 6,000 people died in all of Syria, according to the United Nations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Raw-slyvem-0 bCYKCn\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p>The supplies included advanced communications equipment and radar batteries and spare parts required for a planned upgrade of Syria&#8217;s Iran-provided air defence system in its civil war, said the sources, two regional sources and a Western intelligence source said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/world\/articles\/2023-04-12\/exclusive-iran-exploits-quake-relief-mission-to-fly-weapons-to-syria-sources\" 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\">Continuous Chemical Gas Attacks in Iran Spark More Protests, Outrage<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-305646 size-medium\" title=\"Farzanegan School Sanandaj western Iran April 10 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Farzanegan-School-Sanandaj-western-Iran-April-10-2023-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"Farzanegan School Sanandaj western Iran April 10 2023\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Farzanegan-School-Sanandaj-western-Iran-April-10-2023-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Farzanegan-School-Sanandaj-western-Iran-April-10-2023-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Farzanegan-School-Sanandaj-western-Iran-April-10-2023.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Regime operatives across Iran are continuing and expanding their latest wave of chemical gas attacks targeting innocent schoolgirls. Dozens of students have been transferred to hospitals to receive urgent medical care for poisonings. These attacks are leading to a surge in protests by the Iranian people and outrage among the public over the atrocities of the mullahs\u2019 dictatorship and their enmity against the country\u2019s population.\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-chemical-gas-attacks-iran-protests-schoolgirls-poisoning\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iranian Schools Rocked by Series of Chemical Attacks on Female Students<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-305645 size-medium\" title=\"Chemical attacks on girls schools 4 min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Chemical-attacks-on-girls-schools-4-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Chemical attacks on girls schools 4 min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Chemical-attacks-on-girls-schools-4-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Chemical-attacks-on-girls-schools-4-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Chemical-attacks-on-girls-schools-4-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Chemical-attacks-on-girls-schools-4-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">At least eight Iranian schools and a conservatory in\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1645812283505885184\" rel=\"noopener\">Shahin Shahr<\/a>, Isfahan, including\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1645811852406927362\" rel=\"noopener\">Menouchehr Ansari<\/a> Girls\u2019 School, Al-Yasin Girls\u2019 High School, and Fahmideh School, were attacked with toxic gas on Tuesday, April 11. Female students from Shayan Girls\u2019 School in\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1645708864313257984\" rel=\"noopener\">Isfahan<\/a>, Enghelab-e Eslami in Tabriz, Khadijeh Kobra in Ashnooyeh, Shima Moradi in Kermanshah, and one school in Bandar Gonaveh are among the other victims of this crime. The Iranian regime has denied the attacks, with officials at some schools preventing the entry of students\u2019 parents and ambulances to the schools. Some families have had to take their children to medical centers due to the lack of ambulances.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/04\/11\/iranian-schools-chemical-attacks\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Zhina Modarres Gorji and Zeinab Zaman Arrested and Imprisoned<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-305649 size-medium\" title=\"Zhina Modarres Gorji min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Zhina-Modarres-Gorji-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Zhina Modarres Gorji min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Zhina-Modarres-Gorji-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Zhina-Modarres-Gorji-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Zhina-Modarres-Gorji-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Zhina-Modarres-Gorji-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In recent days, the mullahs\u2019 regime has continued its campaign of arrests and imprisonments of human rights activists, along with issuing prison and flogging sentences for them. Among them are the arrests and imprisonments of Zhina Modarres Gorji and Zeinab Zaman, as well as the sentencing of Parya Karim Adnani to imprisonment and lashes.\u00a0Zhina Modarres Gorji, a journalist and women\u2019s rights activist from\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sanandaj\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanandaj\u00a0<\/a>has been arrested for the second time by intelligence forces.\u00a0According to informed sources, on Monday, April 10, 2023, around 2 pm, Zhina Modarres Gorji was violently arrested by the Intelligence Department of Sanandaj agents and transferred to the city\u2019s Correctional and Rehabilitation Center.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/04\/11\/zhina-modarres-gorji-imprisoned\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">The Resilient Uprising, a New Phenomenon Shaking Iran\u2019s Regime<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-305648 size-medium\" title=\"Iran protests\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iran-protests-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Iran protests\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iran-protests-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iran-protests-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iran-protests-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iran-protests-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iran-protests.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In the last twenty years, the Middle East has experienced a series of uprisings. The world witnessed the protests that followed the fraudulent 2009 presidential election, which served as an inspiration for other countries and individuals to speak out for change. Subsequently, in the early 2010s, predominantly young people in Arab countries rose up peacefully against oppressive authoritarian regimes, demanding a more democratic political system and a better economic future.\u00a0These protests were driven by a variety of common factors, including a lack of reforms, human rights violations, political corruption, economic decline, high unemployment rates, extreme poverty, and a significant proportion of educated but discontented youth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/the-resilient-uprising-a-new-phenomenon-shaking-irans-regime\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s Battle With COVID-19: A Tail of Deception, Mismanagement, and Tragedy<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-256096 size-medium\" title=\"iran-corona-covid19\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/iran-corona-covid19-1-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"iran-corona-covid19-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/iran-corona-covid19-1-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/iran-corona-covid19-1-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/iran-corona-covid19-1-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/iran-corona-covid19-1-696x385.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/iran-corona-covid19-1.jpg 998w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s record on unleashing COVID-19 to the masses, lies and fabrications, and hollow promises resemble a dark era of the religious dictatorship\u2019s rein on the country. A tragedy that took the lives of close to 600,000 people. Unfortunately, the recent news from Iran warns of the virus\u2019s comeback, and as usual, the government is taking the old \u201cignorance\u201d position. On April 5, 2023, in a meeting with a group of poets close to the government, Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Republic, expressed a host of lies regarding his mere role in the Coronavirus catastrophe. Without mentioning his role in the widespread deaths caused by the Coronavirus in Iran in the last few days, he claimed that the \u201cdrug and vaccine embargo\u201d imposed by Western countries was to blame for this situation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/irans-battle-with-covid-19-a-tale-of-deception\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Vienna, Austria\u2014April 8, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Vienna, Austria&mdash;April 8, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_PTV0OSH57hQ\" 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%2FPTV0OSH57hQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PTV0OSH57hQ\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M56S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-04-11T07:46:38Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_PTV0OSH57hQ\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FPTV0OSH57hQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Vienna, Austria\u2014April 8, 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\/PTV0OSH57hQ\" 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%2FPTV0OSH57hQ%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Vienna, Austria&mdash;April 8, 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=\"Vienna, Austria\u2014April 8, 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>Vienna, Austria\u2014April 8, 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>.\u00a0The Iranian community in Vienna supported their rising compatriots and pledged to continue to call for freedom and democracy in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/04\/vienna-austria-april-8-2023-mek-supporters-rally-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/44377\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Heidelberg, Germany\u2014April 8, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Heidelberg, Germany - April 8, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_YUpXuUihP-I\" 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%2FYUpXuUihP-I%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YUpXuUihP-I\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M17S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-04-10T16:43:09Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_YUpXuUihP-I\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FYUpXuUihP-I%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Heidelberg, Germany - April 8, 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\/YUpXuUihP-I\" 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%2FYUpXuUihP-I%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Heidelberg, Germany - April 8, 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=\"Heidelberg, Germany - April 8, 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>Heidelberg, Germany\u2014April 8, 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>.\u00a0The Iranian community in Heidelberg supported their rising compatriots and pledged to continue to call for freedom and democracy in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/04\/heidelberg-germany-april-8-2023-mek-supporters-rally-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/44386\/\" 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-11-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 11,<\/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 Wednesday, April [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":305647,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-305644","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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