{"id":305890,"date":"2023-04-15T08:04:50","date_gmt":"2023-04-15T07:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=305890"},"modified":"2023-05-03T09:24:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T08:24:37","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-15-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-15-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 15, 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;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 8:00 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;\">Saturday, April 15, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 212<\/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 witnessed its 212th day on Saturday. Despite state-sponsored mobilization and media fanfare, the people of Iran boycotted the regime\u2019s so-called \u201cQuds Day\u201d ceremonies on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan. Instead, popular protests and daring endeavors by Iran\u2019s rebellious youth continued to challenge the ruling tyranny across the country. They <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647245897875456001?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">burned down propaganda posters<\/a> of the \u201cQuds Day\u201d throughout <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647240861124788224?s=20\">the day<\/a> and night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Protesters torched a so-called &quot;Quds Day&quot; propaganda poster.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevoIution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevoIution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3atvfChDv7\">pic.twitter.com\/3atvfChDv7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647245897875456001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 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;\">Parents and locals in the city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647228278300880898?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Shahin Shahr<\/a> in Isfahan Province, central Iran, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647225762041454592?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">took to the streets<\/a> on Saturday, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647224503905267712?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">protesting<\/a> the recent wave of chemical gas attacks by regime operatives against schoolgirls in this and other cities across the country. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647228278300880898?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Shahin Shahr<\/a> in Isfahan Province, central Iran, took to the streets on Saturday, protesting the recent wave of chemical gas attacks by regime operatives against schoolgirls in this and other cities across the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 15 &#8211; Shahin Shahr, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Footage of regime security forces attacking parents and locals protesting the regime&#39;s recent chemical gas attacks targeting schoolgirls.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uchqo1JyaT\">pic.twitter.com\/uchqo1JyaT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647228278300880898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 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 large crowd of protesters demonstrated against these horrific attacks and chanted anti-regime slogans, including:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cDown with the dictator!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cDown with the child-killing regime!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cSo many years of crimes! Down with the mullahs\u2019 regime!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Authorities in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647229536642256897?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Shahin Shahr<\/a> dispatched <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647227020877889538?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">security forces<\/a> to prevent the rally from expanding and more people from joining the protests. Security forces attacked Authorities in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647227020877889538?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Shahin Shahr<\/a> dispatched <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647227020877889538?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">security forces<\/a> to prevent the rally from expanding and more people from joining the protests. Security forces attacked demonstrators and launched tear gas to disperse the crowd of peaceful demonstrators.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 15 &#8211; Shahin Shahr, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Additional footage of regime security forces attacking parents and locals protesting the regime&#39;s recent chemical gas attacks targeting schoolgirls.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3Q6Fqsuvxc\">pic.twitter.com\/3Q6Fqsuvxc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647229536642256897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 15 &#8211; Shahin Shahr, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Additional footage of regime security forces using tear gas against parents and locals protesting the regime&#39;s recent chemical gas attacks targeting schoolgirls.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9GdZ0SQcWX\">pic.twitter.com\/9GdZ0SQcWX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647227020877889538?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 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 Saturday, regime operatives in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647227020877889538?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanandaj<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647227020877889538?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Mahabad<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647227020877889538?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Izeh<\/a> resumed their chemical gas attacks against innocent schoolchildren. Targets included the all-girls <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647227020877889538?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Sherafat and Khadijeh<\/a> schools in Sanandaj; the all-girls Shafei School in Mahabad; and the all-girls Kowsar &amp; Parvin Etesami high schools in Izeh. Many students were poisoned and several were rushed to hospitals. Targets included the all-girls Sherafat and Khadijeh schools in Sanandaj; the all-girls Shafei School in Mahabad; and the all-girls Kowsar &amp; Parvin Etesami high schools in Izeh. Many students were poisoned and several were rushed to hospitals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">People in different cities also hold gatherings on Saturday to voice their grievances, especially over the country\u2019s nosediving economy caused by the regime\u2019s incompetence and rampant corruption.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Nurses and medical staff of the Kurdistan University of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647234569727516674?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Medical Sciences in Sanandaj<\/a> rallied outside the provincial governor\u2019s office, protesting economic woes and demanding answers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 15 &#8211; Sanandaj, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Nurses and medical staff of the Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences rallied outside the provincial governor&#39;s office protesting their economic woes and demanding answers.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XQRZt5zle4\">pic.twitter.com\/XQRZt5zle4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647234569727516674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>In Ilam province, workers of a petrochemical plant in\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647234569727516674?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Dasht Abbas <\/a>and contract workers of a refinery in\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647234569727516674?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Dehloran<\/a> rallied and demanded their delayed paychecks and bonuses.<\/li>\n<li>Villagers near the city of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647234569727516674?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Tonekabon <\/a>in Mazandaran Province, northern Iran, scuffled with regime officials and authorities who sought to present a forged document and a large number of the villagers\u2019 lands. Local activists report that regime security forces <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647234569727516674?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">opened fire on the villagers<\/a>, killing at least three and injuring several others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 15 &#8211; Near Tonekabon, northern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>More footage of locals in a village scuffling with regime officials and authorities who sought to present a forged document and confiscate a large amount of the villagers&#39; lands.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9wPqKCIiXd\">pic.twitter.com\/9wPqKCIiXd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647239603391168514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 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\/1647115685477371904?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Shahrak-e Bagheri<\/a> district were chanting anti-regime slogans on Friday night, including: \u201cDown with Khamenei!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ro\" dir=\"ltr\">April 14 &#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\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1M6Y4bKft7\">pic.twitter.com\/1M6Y4bKft7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647115685477371904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 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=\"text-align: justify; font-weight: 700 !important;\">UPDATE: 5:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Italian Lawmakers Urge Policy Changes To Support Iran\u2019s Pro-democracy Opposition<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-305914 size-medium\" title=\"eure reporter logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/eure-reporter-logo-300x57.png\" alt=\"eure reporter logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/eure-reporter-logo-300x57.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/eure-reporter-logo-150x29.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/eure-reporter-logo.png 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A multi-partisan group of Italian senators and members of parliament held a conference on Wednesday to express support for Iranian protesters and pro-democracy activists, and to call for changes in Italian and European Union policies toward the Islamic Republic. The conference coincided with the release of a statement, signed by a majority of Italian senators, \u201csupporting the Iranian people in their struggle for a secular and democratic republic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both the statement and conference made explicit reference to the National Council of Resistance of Iran as the prospective guarantor of that future system of government. The lawmakers also pointed to a \u201cten-point plan\u201d for transition to this system, authored by Maryam Rajavi, the individual designated by the NCRI to serve as transitional president when the current regime is overthrown.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eureporter.co\/world\/italy\/2023\/04\/14\/italian-lawmakers-urge-policy-changes-to-support-irans-pro-democracy-opposition\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_64 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_14\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_64\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h3 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Protesters Continuously Target Regime Sites Across Iran<\/h3>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-305892 size-medium\" title=\"Iran Protests April 14 2022 696x395 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iran-Protests-April-14-2022-696x395-1-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests April 14 2022 696x395 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iran-Protests-April-14-2022-696x395-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iran-Protests-April-14-2022-696x395-1-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iran-Protests-April-14-2022-696x395-1.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_66 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_14 tdb-post-meta\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_66\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is witnessing its 211<sup>th<\/sup> day on Friday as various cities are reporting protests by people from different walks of life. Brave youth and MEK Resistance Units have also been actively targeting the regime\u2019s sites in response to the mullahs\u2019 atrocious chemical gas attacks targeting innocent schoolgirls throughout Iran.\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-iran-protests-uprising-revolution-regime-mek-resistance-units\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hijab Plan Enforcement to Commence in Iran on Saturday<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-305891 size-medium\" title=\"New Hijab law min 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/New-Hijab-law-min-1-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"New Hijab law min 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/New-Hijab-law-min-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/New-Hijab-law-min-1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/New-Hijab-law-min-1-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/New-Hijab-law-min-1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The clerical regime will officially begin on Saturday, April 15,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/04\/07\/the-hijab\/\" rel=\"noopener\">dealing with Iranian women<\/a> and girls who do not comply with the compulsory veiling dress code and new Hijab Plan.\u00a0The commander in chief of the State Security Force, Ahmadreza Radan, told the press today, \u201cThe Chastity and Hijab Plan will be enforced starting tomorrow according to the previously declared plans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Asked if the CCTV cameras could make any mistakes, he responded, \u201cRest assured, there will be no mistakes!\u201d (The state-run Tasnim news agency, April 14, 2023)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/04\/14\/hijab-plan-enforcement\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Hague, the Netherlands\u2014April 8, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"The Hague, the Netherlands&mdash;April 8, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_HULE4LJgXew\" 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%2FHULE4LJgXew%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HULE4LJgXew\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT34S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-04-14T07:55:01Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_HULE4LJgXew\" 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MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution The Hague, the Netherlands\u2014April 8, 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>The Hague, the Netherlands\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 The Hague 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\/the-hague-the-netherlands-april-8-2023-mek-supporters-rally-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/44455\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ottawa: 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=\"Ottawa, Canada&mdash;April 8, 2023:&mdash;April 8, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_iDqONKCbdWc\" 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%2FiDqONKCbdWc%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta 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2023:&mdash;April 8, 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=\"Ottawa, Canada\u2014April 8, 2023:\u2014April 8, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution Ottawa, Canada\u2014April 8, 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>Ottawa, 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. On April 8, 2011, during an attack against\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/camp-ashraf-liberty\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Camp Ashraf<\/a>\u00a0by Iranian regime proxies in Iraq. Under the direct order of Nuri al-Maliki, the Tehran-loyal prime minister of Iraq, the Iraqi army launched a massive deadly attack against the resident of Camp Ashraf, using firearms and armored vehicles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/04\/ottawa-mek-supporters-rally-in-support-of-the-iran-revolution-commemorating-of-the-martyrs-of-april-8-2011-in-ashraf\/44456\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Michigan, US and Frankfurt, Germany: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Michigan, United States&mdash;April 9, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Wylxvp4jYJI\" 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%2FWylxvp4jYJI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wylxvp4jYJI\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT39S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-04-12T07:49:15Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_Wylxvp4jYJI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FWylxvp4jYJI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Michigan, United States\u2014April 9, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support 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\/Wylxvp4jYJI\" 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%2FWylxvp4jYJI%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Michigan, United States&mdash;April 9, 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=\"Michigan, United States\u2014April 9, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Rally to Support 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>Michigan, United States\u2014April 9, 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>. Also on April 8, MEK supporters in Frankfurt, Germany, rallied in support of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2022-nationwide-uprising\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">nationwide uprising<\/a> in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/04\/michigan-us-and-frankfurt-germany-mek-supporters-rally-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/44445\/\" 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-14-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 14,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 8:00 PM CET Iran Uprising at a Glance Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran Saturday, 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-305890","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 v27.4 - 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