{"id":305948,"date":"2023-04-17T08:56:18","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T07:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=305948"},"modified":"2023-05-03T12:39:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T11:39:29","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-17-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-17-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 17, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-305950\" title=\"iran protests 16042023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-protests-16042023.jpg\" alt=\"iran protests 16042023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-protests-16042023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-protests-16042023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-protests-16042023-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-protests-16042023-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-protests-16042023-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 8:00 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\">Monday, April 17, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 214<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protests<\/strong>: 282 cities<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fatalities<\/strong>: 750+ estimated deaths, 675 identified by MEK<\/li>\n<li><strong>Detentions<\/strong>: 30,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising marked its 214th day on Monday, as more cities across Iran witnessed a continuation of horrific chemical gas attacks targeting mostly innocent schoolgirls. Parents and locals in different cities protested these aggressions against their children and held authorities responsible.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 15 &#8211; Members of MEK Resistance Units inside <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> marched in the streets of four different areas of Tehran and the cities of Shiraz, Bandar Abbas, Hamadan, and Chalus to protest and chant anti-regime slogans against the ruling theocracy.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xateVIQLvX\">pic.twitter.com\/xateVIQLvX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647837291254267905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 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\">Members of the Resistance Units, a network affiliated with the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647837291254267905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1647837291254267905%7Ctwgr%5E5ee5c3e3d53460a80b0d6298e3e3272c7f4b8365%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-schoolgirls-poisoning-chemical-gas-attacks-protests-uprising-revolution%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">marched in the streets of four different<\/a> areas of Tehran and the cities of Shiraz, Bandar Abbas, Hamadan, and Chalus on April 15 to protest and chant anti-regime slogans against the ruling theocracy. Their slogans included:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cPoisonings should be responded to with measures against the mullahs\u2019 regime!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDown with the oppressor, be it the Shah or [Khamenei]!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cFreedom will come with the motto of \u2018we can and we must!\u2019\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDemocracy and freedom with Maryam Rajavi!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDown with Khamenei! Hail to Rajavi!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThe world should know that Massoud Rajavi is our leader!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThe National Liberation Army of Iran is our final response [to the regime]!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cKhamenei, you murderer! We will bury you!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe are the MEK, and we are in a struggle against the [mullahs\u2019 regime]!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe swear on the blood of our compatriots that we will stand to the end!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThe MEK are present in every street and alley!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWith or without the hijab, we are heading for a revolution!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cNo to monarchism! No to [mullahs\u2019 regime]! Democracy and equality!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cNo to the crown! No to the turban! The mullahs\u2019 time is up!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cPoverty! Corruption! High prices! We will fight to overthrow the regime!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 17 &#8211; Mahdasht, Alborz Province, 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 all-girls Mohammad Bagher School. A number of students are in dire condition.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranChemicalAttacks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranChemicalAttacks<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lznbq9kMRp\">pic.twitter.com\/Lznbq9kMRp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647919081197281280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 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\">According to reports tallied by the MEK, in the provincial capital of Kurdistan in western Iran, regime operatives launched a chemical gas attack targeting the all-girls Nasibeh School, the Sherafat School, and the Khadijeh Kobra School on Monday morning. Several students are in dire condition. Locals consider these attacks \u201corganized\u201d by the regime\u2019s security force. Similar gas attacks and poisoning were reported in several cities, including:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>The all-girls Shahed School in the Abiyari neighborhood of Urmia, northwest Iran<\/li>\n<li>The all-girls Mohammad Bagher School in\u202fMahdasht, Alborz Province, west of Tehran<\/li>\n<li>The Aseman School in the Za\u2019faraniyeh district of\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647920338980724737\" rel=\"noopener\">Tabriz<\/a>, northwest Iran<\/li>\n<li>The all-girls\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647963129677062148\" rel=\"noopener\">Fajr, Esmat<\/a>, and Sharaf schools, and the all-girls Shahed High School in Bukan, northwest Iran<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 17 &#8211; Bukan, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Regime operatives launched chemical gas attacks targeting the Fajr and Esmat schools. A number of students are reportedly ill and needed medical attention.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranChemicalAttacks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranChemicalAttacks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nL2MdTtoWG\">pic.twitter.com\/nL2MdTtoWG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647963129677062148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 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>The Hajar School in\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647954259001085953\" rel=\"noopener\">Divandarreh<\/a>, western Iran<\/li>\n<li>The\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647955571986006016\" rel=\"noopener\">Jafar Sadegh Intermediate School<\/a>\u202fin the District 4 area and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647972154288541696\" rel=\"noopener\">Malakzadeh Elementary<\/a> School of Karaj, west of Tehran. According to reports, some of the students in the\u202fMalakzadeh Elementary School\u202ffell unconscious.<\/li>\n<li>The all-girls Farhang Intermediate School in Ravansar, western Iran. At least two students were transferred to medical centers.<\/li>\n<li>The Parseh School in\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647993328674418691\" rel=\"noopener\">Isfahan<\/a>, central Iran<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In Ahvaz, southwest Iran<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647989544443322369\" rel=\"noopener\">, parents, and locals<\/a> gathered outside the governor\u2019s office, protesting the ongoing chemical attacks by regime operatives.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 17 &#8211; Ahvaz, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Parents and locals rallied outside the governor&#39;s office protesting the ongoing chemical gas attacks by regime operatives targeting schoolchildren.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranChemicalAttacks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranChemicalAttacks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FMHEcUczRY\">pic.twitter.com\/FMHEcUczRY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647989544443322369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 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\">Nurses and medical staff members from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647925374532177920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1647925374532177920%7Ctwgr%5Ed68c29429e687429aeb82ceb8c3f19fb6112a0a6%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-schoolgirls-poisoning-chemical-gas-attacks-protests-uprising-revolution%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">across Qazvin Province held a gathering<\/a> on Monday outside the local governor\u2019s office in Qazvin, northwest Iran, protesting the regime\u2019s unjust policies that delay and decrease their paychecks and pensions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Local activists in\u202fBukan\u202fin northwest Iran say the IRGC was flying helicopters over the city on Monday as authorities are very concerned about widespread protests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In Tehran, protesters wrote \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d on a large billboard on the capital\u2019s Modarres Highway hours after midnight local time. In addition, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647960603586330625\" rel=\"noopener\">retired employees of the state media network<\/a>\u202frallied today to protest the poor living conditions caused by the regime\u2019s destructive economic policies.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 17 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Retired employees of the state media network are protesting their poor living conditions due to the regime&#39;s destructive economic policies, or lack thereof.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TqKkpdKpSU\">pic.twitter.com\/TqKkpdKpSU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647960603586330625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 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\">Protesters in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647966895864180736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1647966895864180736%7Ctwgr%5Ed68c29429e687429aeb82ceb8c3f19fb6112a0a6%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-schoolgirls-poisoning-chemical-gas-attacks-protests-uprising-revolution%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Sari in Mazandaran Province<\/a>, northern Iran, attacked a base of the regime\u2019s IRGC paramilitary Basij force.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Locals in the\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647676289116160000\" rel=\"noopener\">Shahrak-e Bagheri<\/a>\u202fand North Karegar St. districts of Tehran were chanting anti-regime slogans on Sunday night, including:<br \/>\n\u201cDown with Khamenei!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDown with the child-killing regime!\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 16 &#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 began chanting anti-regime slogans, including:<br \/>&quot;Down with Khamenei!&quot;<br \/>&quot;Down with the child-killing regime!&quot;<br \/>&quot;Down with Khamenei, the murderer!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bkDQmRVXLG\">pic.twitter.com\/bkDQmRVXLG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1647676289116160000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 5:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Five Us Schools Accused of Collaborating With Sanctioned Iranian Entities: Watchdog<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-256599 size-medium\" title=\"Washington-Examiner\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Washington-Examiner-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Washington-Examiner\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b>EXCLUSIVE \u2014\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">A<\/span>n anti-nuclear\u00a0Iran\u00a0watchdog group has accused five U.S.\u00a0universities\u00a0of collaborating with entities\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran-sanctions\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"Link\">sanctioned<\/a>\u00a0by the United States and the\u00a0European Union.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">United Against a Nuclear Iran, a nonprofit organization dedicated to monitoring threats posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran, sent a series of letters to Virginia Tech University, the University of Washington, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Clarkson University, and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in December that alleged people associated with the institutions had collaborated on technical research with people associated with three Iranian entities sanctioned by Western governments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/virginia-tech-4-other-schools-sanctioned-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-weight: 700 !important\">UPDATE: 3:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">One Thousand People in Zabol Sleep in Graves, MP Admits<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">During the regime&#8217;s parliamentary session today, MP Mohammad Sargezi said: &#8220;In the city of Zabol, there are more than a thousand individuals who spend the night in boxes or graves. Various officials from the government and revolutionary institutions have come to Sistan and Baluchistan province. They saw this situation closely, but they did not take any action. Today, even getting some bread to eat has turned into a crisis for the people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 9:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Surge in Chemical Gas Attacks by Iran\u2019s Regime as Popular Protests Escalate<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-305951 size-medium\" title=\"A Naseri School student poisoned in Harsin Kermanshah Province western Iran April 16 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/A-Naseri-School-student-poisoned-in-Harsin-Kermanshah-Province-western-Iran-April-16-2023-300x163.jpg\" alt=\"A Naseri School student poisoned in Harsin Kermanshah Province western Iran April 16 2023\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/A-Naseri-School-student-poisoned-in-Harsin-Kermanshah-Province-western-Iran-April-16-2023-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/A-Naseri-School-student-poisoned-in-Harsin-Kermanshah-Province-western-Iran-April-16-2023-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/A-Naseri-School-student-poisoned-in-Harsin-Kermanshah-Province-western-Iran-April-16-2023.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">More cities across Iran are witnessing a continuation of horrific chemical gas attacks targeting mostly innocent schoolgirls. Parents and locals in different cities are protesting these aggressions against their children and holding authorities responsible. Regime officials, however, constantly claim that they have no lead in finding the perpetrators behind these attacks. The Iranian people are finding this hard to believe considering all the regime\u2019s strict security measures and the vast number of security cameras installed throughout their cities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">People 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-schoolgirls-poisoning-chemical-gas-attacks-protests-uprising-revolution\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Detention of Massoumeh Ahmadi and Others Highlights Ongoing Political Oppression in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-305952 size-medium\" title=\"Massoumeh Ahmadi min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Massoumeh-Ahmadi-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Massoumeh Ahmadi min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Massoumeh-Ahmadi-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Massoumeh-Ahmadi-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Massoumeh-Ahmadi-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Massoumeh-Ahmadi-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iranian women and girls continue to face human rights violations and political oppression, as evidenced by the recent arrests and detention of Massoumeh Ahmadi, Arghavan Fallahi, Sara Nasseri, and Rada Fatehi. These individuals have been targeted for their involvement in the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/10\/22\/iranian-women-equality\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran uprising<\/a>, where citizens protested the clerical regime\u2019s policies and actions.\u00a0On Thursday, April 13, 2023, Massoumeh Ahmadi, the fianc\u00e9e of Hamed Salahshour, who was killed during the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/10\/26\/un-human-rights-experts\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran uprising<\/a> in Izeh, was arrested by security forces.\u00a0Massoumeh Ahmadi was detained while returning from a ceremony for Reza Shariati, a 21-year-old youth killed by security forces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/04\/16\/massoumeh-ahmadi-oppression\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Religion Will Play No Role in Iran\u2019s Future Government<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-305949 size-medium\" title=\"Religion Will Play No Role in Irans Future Government min 750x375 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Religion-Will-Play-No-Role-in-Irans-Future-Government-min-750x375-1-300x150.webp\" alt=\"Religion Will Play No Role in Irans Future Government min 750x375 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Religion-Will-Play-No-Role-in-Irans-Future-Government-min-750x375-1-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Religion-Will-Play-No-Role-in-Irans-Future-Government-min-750x375-1-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Religion-Will-Play-No-Role-in-Irans-Future-Government-min-750x375-1-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Religion-Will-Play-No-Role-in-Irans-Future-Government-min-750x375-1.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Religion, as a social institution, has always played an influential role in the history of Iran. If we look back at the past century of Iran\u2019s history, we can see that religion has had a particular role in social movements in the country. A backward and regressive understanding of religion, and specifically Islam, cast a shadow over the Constitutional Revolution from its very beginning, in the name of legitimacy! This religious perspective would later leave its mark on Iran\u2019s political life. For instance, during the nationalization of the oil industry, we see that Kashani, an advocate of this regressive view on religion, stood at the front of colonialism and despotism. This religious perspective reached its peak with Khomeini\u2019s arrival in Iran and the imposition of theocracy on our homeland.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/religion-will-play-no-role-in-irans-future\/\" 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-16-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 16,<\/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 Monday, April [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":305950,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-305948","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 v27.5 - 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