{"id":306295,"date":"2023-04-23T08:25:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-23T07:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=306295"},"modified":"2023-05-03T14:02:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T13:02:54","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-23-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-23-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 23, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-306296\" title=\"iran protests 22042023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-protests-22042023.jpg\" alt=\"iran protests 22042023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-protests-22042023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-protests-22042023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-protests-22042023-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-protests-22042023-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-protests-22042023-696x391.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: 9:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran Uprising at a Glance<\/h3>\n<p>Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, April 23, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 220<\/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\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising marked its 219th day on Sunday.\u00a0 According to reports tallied by the Iranian opposition, Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), the mullahs\u2019 regime received a major wake-up call as at least 60 sites of the country\u2019s oil and petrochemical industry saw workers walk off and go on strike.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 21 &#8211; Kermanshah, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Brave youths and protesters attacked the provincial IRGC site in response to the regime\u2019s horrific chemical gas attacks targeting innocent schoolgirls across the country.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranChemicalAttacks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranChemicalAttacks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WNDXsh8uiN\">pic.twitter.com\/WNDXsh8uiN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1650118573145182216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 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\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On Friday night, <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1650118573145182216\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">brave youths and protesters<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in Kermanshah attacked the provincial IRGC site in response to the regime\u2019s horrific chemical gas attacks targeting innocent schoolgirls across the country.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Reports from different parts of Iran indicate that workers at various industrial sites across the country continued their strikes on Sunday. These industrial sites include oil, petrochemical, steel, and copper plants and mines where workers complain about being denied their paychecks and basic rights. Among the sites where these protests took place were:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mobin Sanat Company in\u202f<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1650033009444397057\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kangan<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, southwest Iran<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A local copper site in Sarcheshmeh, south-central Iran<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1650034267551072256\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">A petrochemical site in Kangan, a copper plant in Kerman,<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and the Der <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Alo Copper Mine also in Kerman<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Farasan Company in Kerman, south-central Iran<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A local steel plant in\u202f<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1650059433467150336\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Behabad<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, central Iran<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ghadir steel plant in\u202f<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1650060691708030976\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Neyriz<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, south-central Iran<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1650061957054218240\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Attaie Contracting Company<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fand <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1650095923911962624\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Azmoon Felez Company<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 23 &#8211; Kerman, south-central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Workers of a local petrochemical plant are on strike protesting their officials&#39; refusal to increase their salaries.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0635\u0627\u0628\u0627\u062a_\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Aa0joUWqjp\">pic.twitter.com\/Aa0joUWqjp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1650063208781164544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 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 data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A local petrochemical site in\u202f<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1650063208781164544\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kerman<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, south-central Iran<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"9\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u202f<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1650097182349860864\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Abadan<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202foil refinery in southwest Iran<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"10\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A contracting company at\u202f<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1650103639149809665\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Chabahar<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, southeast Iran<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"11\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A local petrochemical complex in\u202f<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1650104732084744192\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gachsaran<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, southwest Iran<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"12\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The IGC Company in the Dashte Abbas area of\u202f<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1650133673185013763\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dehloran<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, western Iran<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"13\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fapco Company in\u202f<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1650176454699945984\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lamerd<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, south-central Iran<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 23 &#8211; Kangan, eastern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Workers of the Kangan Petro Refining Company are on strike protesting their officials&#39; refusal to increase their salaries.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0635\u0627\u0628\u0627\u062a_\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DisLzApk4X\">pic.twitter.com\/DisLzApk4X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1650158838438580226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 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\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fans at a <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1650153805898747904\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">derby game in Tehran on Sunday<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> began chanting anti-regime slogans against the mullahs\u2019 IRGC. Security forces stationed at the capital\u2019s renowned Azadi (Freedom) Stadium responded by attacking the protesting crowd.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">People in different parts of the Iranian capital Tehran, including Chitgar,\u202f<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1649859365229436928\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Shahrak-e Bagheri<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and\u202f<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1649860623365476352\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Shahran<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fwere chanting anti-regime slogans on Saturday night local time. Their slogans included:<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cDown with Khamenei, the murderer!\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cDown with the dictator!\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 2:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Congress Forms Bipartisan House Committee on Iranian Women<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-306325 size-medium\" title=\"the denver gazette logo 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/the-denver-gazette-logo-1-300x34.jpg\" alt=\"the denver gazette logo 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"34\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/the-denver-gazette-logo-1-300x34.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/the-denver-gazette-logo-1-150x17.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/the-denver-gazette-logo-1-485x56.jpg 485w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/the-denver-gazette-logo-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">R<\/span>ep.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sheila-jackson-lee\" rel=\"noopener\">Sheila Jackson Lee<\/a>\u00a0(D-TX) announced the formation of a\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy\/marco-rubio-joins-bipartisan-climate-change-caucus\" rel=\"noopener\">bipartisan caucus<\/a>\u00a0of nearly 20 lawmakers on Thursday, which focuses on the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\" rel=\"noopener\">women of Iran.<\/a> The caucus, named the Iranian Women Congressional Caucus, will serve as a forum in which members of Congress can address issues and developments relating to women&#8217;s freedom and democracy in Iran. The committee&#8217;s first move was a joint resolution condemning the chemical attack on\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign\/hundreds-iranian-schoolgirls-targeted-mystery-poisoning\" rel=\"noopener\">Iranian school girls.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The House also\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/house-introduces-bipartisan-resolution-supporting-iranian-protesters\" rel=\"noopener\">passed a more detailed resolution<\/a>\u00a0in February that\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran-protests\" rel=\"noopener\">supported the protests<\/a>\u00a0and its leader, Maryam Rajavi. It also supported Rajavi&#8217;s 10-point plan, which calls for the universal right to vote, free elections, and a market economy, as well as gender, religious, and ethnic equality.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/denvergazette.com\/news\/nation-world\/congress-forms-bipartisan-house-committee-on-iranian-women\/article_26983c56-4ea2-5b49-9073-fd07cdeac576.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s Oil\/Gas Workers Launch Nationwide Strike as Protests Escalate<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-306297 size-medium\" title=\"Iran protests and strikes in oil gas and petrochemical sites April 22 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iran-protests-and-strikes-in-oil-gas-and-petrochemical-sites-April-22-2023-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"Iran protests and strikes in oil gas and petrochemical sites April 22 2023\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iran-protests-and-strikes-in-oil-gas-and-petrochemical-sites-April-22-2023-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iran-protests-and-strikes-in-oil-gas-and-petrochemical-sites-April-22-2023-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iran-protests-and-strikes-in-oil-gas-and-petrochemical-sites-April-22-2023.jpg 666w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is witnessing its 219<sup>th<\/sup> day on Saturday as workers of various oil, gas, and petrochemical sites across the country are on strike for a second day. This follows a day of protests by the brave people of Zahedan in Sistan &amp; Baluchestan Province of southeast Iran, renewing their demonstrations and calls for the overthrow of the mullahs\u2019 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-update-iran-oil-gas-petrochemical-workers-nationwide-strike-protests-zahedan\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iranian Authorities to Form Teams to Enforce Hijab Law<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-306298 size-medium\" title=\"Iranian Authorities to Form Teams to Enforce Hijab Law min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iranian-Authorities-to-Form-Teams-to-Enforce-Hijab-Law-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian Authorities to Form Teams to Enforce Hijab Law min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iranian-Authorities-to-Form-Teams-to-Enforce-Hijab-Law-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iranian-Authorities-to-Form-Teams-to-Enforce-Hijab-Law-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iranian-Authorities-to-Form-Teams-to-Enforce-Hijab-Law-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iranian-Authorities-to-Form-Teams-to-Enforce-Hijab-Law-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Despite previous announcements that the State Security Force would not physically confront women on the streets and that the enforcement of the Hijab Law would be done through digital systems, a new announcement has been made that teams will be formed to deal with women who remove their hijabs in public places.\u00a0Isfahan\u2019s prosecutor, Mohammad Moussavian, announced a tripartite memorandum of understanding between the Judiciary, the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), and the Headquarters for Enforcing Good and Prohibiting Evil, which includes the formation of these teams.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/04\/22\/teams-to-enforce-hijab-law\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Toxic Terror: Iranian Schoolgirls Poisoned<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-306299 size-medium\" title=\"Toxic terror Iranian Schoolgirls Poisoned 750 min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Toxic-terror-Iranian-Schoolgirls-Poisoned-750-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Toxic terror Iranian Schoolgirls Poisoned 750 min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Toxic-terror-Iranian-Schoolgirls-Poisoned-750-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Toxic-terror-Iranian-Schoolgirls-Poisoned-750-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Toxic-terror-Iranian-Schoolgirls-Poisoned-750-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Toxic-terror-Iranian-Schoolgirls-Poisoned-750-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Today, we are discussing a serious issue that has been causing concern and outrage in Iran and beyond the poisoning of schoolgirls in Iran. Reports have emerged of multiple incidents of Iranian schoolgirls being targeted with toxic chemicals in their schools, causing serious harm to their health. So, let\u2019s start with what we know about the situation.\u00a0These incidents have been happening since November 30. The chemical attacks paused for a few weeks during the Persian New Year holidays but resumed on the first day of school after Nowruz. The attacks have been highly targeted and directed mainly at Iranian schoolgirls. More than 500 schools in over 110 cities throughout Iran have reported incidents of students being poisoned.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/04\/22\/iranian-schoolgirls\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Khamenei\u2019s Gaze on the East; And Against the Iranian People in 2023<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-306300 size-medium\" title=\"Khamenei china\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Khamenei-china-300x150.webp\" alt=\"Khamenei china\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Khamenei-china-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Khamenei-china-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Khamenei-china-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Khamenei-china.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cThe Letter of the Sultan\u2019s Rules\u201d was a piece of advice for Shah Sultan Hussein in the late Safavid period, but it was not useful, and his dynasty went with the wind. The letter states that whenever a sultan leans towards a side, he should be on this path so as not to harm the people. Agriculture should not be destroyed, the faces of the disabled should not suffer, and the sighs should not rise from the hearts of the helpless.\u00a0As usual, no tyrannical and despotic sultan pays attention to these recommendations until his overthrow, relying on the military and looting the people\u2019s property, and justifying the\u00a0religious arguments\u00a0of the mullahs and the world-warming lords. Shah Sultan Hussein\u2019s story is the same in our time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/khameneis-gaze-on-the-east-against-people-in-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Freiburg, Germany\u2014April 19, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Freiburg, Germany&mdash;April 19, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_9c0yQ8FWCak\" 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%2F9c0yQ8FWCak%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9c0yQ8FWCak\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M41S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-04-21T07:55:15Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_9c0yQ8FWCak\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F9c0yQ8FWCak%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Freiburg, Germany\u2014April 19, 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\/9c0yQ8FWCak\" 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%2F9c0yQ8FWCak%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Freiburg, Germany&mdash;April 19, 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=\"Freiburg, Germany\u2014April 19, 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>Freiburg, Germany\u2014April 19, 2023:\u00a0<\/strong>Freedom-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 in support of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">nationwide Iranian Revolution<\/a>.\u00a0Freedom-loving Iranians came together in Freiburg to show solidarity with the brave protesters on the streets of Iran for a democratic and secular republic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/04\/freiburg-germany-april-19-2023-freedom-loving-iranians-and-mek-supporters-rally-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/44660\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Copenhagen, Denmark\u2014April 20, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Copenhagen, Denmark - April 20, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Iran RevoIution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_lQDDtf5aBr4\" 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%2FlQDDtf5aBr4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lQDDtf5aBr4\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT6M44S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-04-22T08:09:13Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_lQDDtf5aBr4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FlQDDtf5aBr4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Copenhagen, Denmark - April 20, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Iran RevoIution.<\/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\/lQDDtf5aBr4\" 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%2FlQDDtf5aBr4%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Copenhagen, Denmark - April 20, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Iran RevoIution.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Copenhagen, Denmark - April 20, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Iran RevoIution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Copenhagen, Denmark\u2014April 20, 2023:\u00a0<\/strong>Freedom-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 in support of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">nationwide Iranian Revolution<\/a>.\u00a0Freedom-loving Iranians came together in Copenhagen to show solidarity with the brave protesters on the streets of Iran for a democratic and secular republic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/04\/copenhagen-denmark-april-20-2023-freedom-loving-iranians-and-mek-supporters-rally-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/44686\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Bremen, Germany\u2014April 19, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Bremen, Germany&mdash;April 19, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_7tsB_lZliwk\" 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%2F7tsB_lZliwk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7tsB_lZliwk\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M38S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-04-22T07:26:34Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_7tsB_lZliwk\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F7tsB_lZliwk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Bremen, Germany\u2014April 19, 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\/7tsB_lZliwk\" 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%2F7tsB_lZliwk%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Bremen, Germany&mdash;April 19, 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 19, 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>Bremen, Germany\u2014April 19, 2023:\u00a0<\/strong>Freedom-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 in support of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">nationwide Iranian Revolution<\/a>.\u00a0Freedom-loving Iranians came together in Bremen to show solidarity with the brave protesters on the streets of Iran for a democratic and secular republic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/04\/bremen-germany-april-19-2023-freedom-loving-iranians-and-mek-supporters-rally-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/44675\/\" 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-22-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 22,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 9:00 PM CET Iran Uprising at a Glance Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran Sunday, April [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":306296,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-306295","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 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 23, 2023 - NCRI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 9:00 PM 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