{"id":306490,"date":"2023-04-26T06:57:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T05:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=306490"},"modified":"2023-05-03T14:58:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T13:58:07","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-26-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-26-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 26, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-306492\" title=\"iran clerks protest 25042023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-clerks-protest-25042023.jpg\" alt=\"iran clerks protest 25042023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-clerks-protest-25042023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-clerks-protest-25042023-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-clerks-protest-25042023-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-clerks-protest-25042023-150x68.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-clerks-protest-25042023-696x313.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: 10:30 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;\">Wednesday, April 26, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 223<\/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 continued on its 223rd day, with the country&#8217;s industrial workers on the sixth day of strikes that have now expanded to at least 104 sites in 37 cities across 13 provinces. Workers in various industries, including oil, gas, petrochemical, steel, copper, and others, refuse to show up for work until they receive higher salaries and their rights.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 25 &#8211; Fanuj, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Locals held a gathering protesting recent mining activity &amp; prevented regime-linked companies from entering the area.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n4bVEeD70q\">pic.twitter.com\/n4bVEeD70q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1529511362090639360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the southeastern province of Sistan &amp; Baluchestan in Iran, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1529511362090639360?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">the regime&#8217;s oppressive security<\/a> forces in the city of Fanuj ran over two motorcycles with their vehicle on Tuesday night, leaving four <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1650952821850898432?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">locals injured<\/a>. As people began to gather at the site, authorities attempted to prevent anti-regime protests and opened fire on the crowd, leaving <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1650947787058446336?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">even more people<\/a> injured.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 25 &#8211; Fanuj, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Protesters surrounded a local regime police station<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P62VRwzXz0\">pic.twitter.com\/P62VRwzXz0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1650952821850898432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 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;\">Brave youths and protesters in the town of Robat Karim, located south of Tehran, attacked the command headquarters of the local IRGC paramilitary Basij force in the early morning hours of Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">MEK Resistance Units portrayed a large image of Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the Iranian opposition coalition NCRI, on Khorramshahr Boulevard in the city of Astara, northern Iran, at 11 pm local time on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 26 &#8211; Sanandaj, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Regime operatives deliberately targeted the all-girls Hassan Abad School in a chemical gas attack. A number of the students were poisoned.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranChemicalAttack?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranChemicalAttack<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaveIranSchoolGirls?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaveIranSchoolGirls<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8CvbOycMgz\">pic.twitter.com\/8CvbOycMgz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1651173021451780096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1651173021451780096\" rel=\"noopener\">Hassan Abad School<\/a> for girls was targeted in a chemical gas attack by regime operatives on Wednesday, leaving several students poisoned. Taghizadeh Elementary School and Reyhaneh High School for girls in Chabahar, southeast Iran, were also targeted in the regime&#8217;s ongoing attacks. Other schools were also targeted in today&#8217;s attacks include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>The all-girls\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1651245258263654400\" rel=\"noopener\">Esteghlal 2 Elementary School<\/a>\u202fin Saqqez, western Iran<\/li>\n<li>The all-girls\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1651212057583456261\" rel=\"noopener\">Mahdizadeh Technical School<\/a>\u202fin Mashhad, northeast Iran<\/li>\n<li>The all-boys\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1651217085299838976\" rel=\"noopener\">Shahed School<\/a>\u202fin Mashhad, northeast Iran<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 26 &#8211; Gorgan, northeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Regime operatives deliberately targeted the all-boys Shahed School in a chemical gas attack. A number of the students were poisoned.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranChemicalAttack?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranChemicalAttack<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaveIranSchoolGirls?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaveIranSchoolGirls<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4UIM3bzHdv\">pic.twitter.com\/4UIM3bzHdv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1651217085299838976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the midst of worsening living conditions, delayed payments, and the neglect of state officials and their affiliated employers, Iranians from different segments of society took to the streets on Wednesday to voice their frustration through protests. These include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Administrative employees of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1651181829674930177?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">ODCC Company<\/a> in Isfahan<\/li>\n<li>Nurses in\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1651174279478759425\" rel=\"noopener\">Shiraz<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Workers of a well services company in\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1651183087563288576\" rel=\"noopener\">Ahvaz<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pensioners and retirees of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1651199899667660800?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">regime\u2019s Social<\/a> Security Organization in the city of Ahvaz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 26 &#8211; Isfahan, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Administrative employees of the ODCC Company are joining the nationwide strike and protesting their officials&#39; refusal to increase their paychecks.<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%E2%80%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0635\u0627\u0628\u0627\u062a_\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u06cc\u200c<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EPI3Qz4zZf\">pic.twitter.com\/EPI3Qz4zZf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1651181829674930177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 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: 4:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Belgian Justice Minister Denies Prisoner Swap Deal, Accuses Iran of Disinformation<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-306539 alignleft\" title=\"belga news agency logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/belga-news-agency-logo.jpg\" alt=\"belga news agency logo\" width=\"152\" height=\"152\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__CxmiR\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a reaction to an announcement by the Iranian court, Belgian Justice minister Vincent Van Quickenborne denied a prisoner swap deal was reached with Iran. &#8220;This message is wrong,&#8221; the minister said. &#8220;It comes from a rogue state that specialises in manipulation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__CxmiR\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The minister believes that the announcement is a way for the Iranian government to put pressure on the family and Belgium. &#8220;I can only say that we will continue to do everything we can to get Olivier Vandecasteele back with us,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__CxmiR\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier on Wednesday, Reuters and Bloomberg reported that a spokesman for the Iranian court had announced a prisoner exchange between the two countries. According to the spokesman, the Iranian diplomat Assadolah Assadi, sentenced to 20 years in Belgian jail for plotting a terrorist attack, would be swapped for a Belgian prisoner &#8220;soon&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belganewsagency.eu\/belgian-justice-minister-denies-prisoner-swap-deal-accuses-iran-of-disinformation\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">High-ranking Cleric Assassinated in Northern Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-306532 size-medium\" title=\"Abbas Ali Soleimani\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Abbas-Ali-Soleimani-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"Abbas Ali Soleimani\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Abbas-Ali-Soleimani-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Abbas-Ali-Soleimani-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Abbas-Ali-Soleimani-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Abbas-Ali-Soleimani-696x485.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Abbas-Ali-Soleimani.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Abbas Ali Soleimani, a member of the regime&#8217;s Assembly of Experts, was assassinated earlier today, according to the official <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irna.ir\/news\/85093167\" rel=\"noopener\">news agency IRNA<\/a>. The news was confirmed by Ruhollah Selagi, the political, security, and social deputy of Mazandaran province, who spoke to an IRNA reporter. The identity of the attacker remains unknown.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Abbasali Soleimani Esboklaei, born in 1947 in Esbokla, Sawadkoh, was a member of the Assembly of Leadership Experts, he held several other positions of authority. Most recently, he served as the representative of Iran&#8217;s Supreme Leader and Friday prayer leader of Kashan from August 25, 2020, to March 29, 2022, replacing Abdulnabi Namazi. He also served as the representative of the Supreme Leader in Sistan and Baluchistan Province and the Friday prayer leader of Zahedan.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 8:00 AM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Workers Continue Strikes as New Gas Attacks Target More Schools<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-306491 size-medium\" title=\"Industrial workers on strike across Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Industrial-workers-on-strike-across-Iran-300x172.png\" alt=\"Industrial workers on strike across Iran\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Industrial-workers-on-strike-across-Iran-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Industrial-workers-on-strike-across-Iran-150x86.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Industrial-workers-on-strike-across-Iran.png 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Workers of oil, petrochemical, steel, copper and other industrial sites across Iran are continuing their strike and delivering a significant blow to the mullahs\u2019 regime. At least 97 sites in 32 cities of 12 provinces are reporting that their workers are on strike and Tuesday marks the fifth consecutive day of this latest campaign.\u00a0These are parallel to the regime\u2019s relaunching its horrific chemical gas attacks targeting innocent schoolgirls as the nationwide uprising enters its 222<sup>nd<\/sup> day today. 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-workers-strike-gas-attacks-schoolgirls-poisoning-nationwide\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Charged as a Protest Leader, a Political Prisoner Is Denied Calls to Her Family<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-306493 size-medium\" title=\"Political prisoner Massoumeh Senobari min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Political-prisoner-Massoumeh-Senobari-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Political prisoner Massoumeh Senobari min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Political-prisoner-Massoumeh-Senobari-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Political-prisoner-Massoumeh-Senobari-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Political-prisoner-Massoumeh-Senobari-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Political-prisoner-Massoumeh-Senobari-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoner Massoumeh Senobari, charged as a protest leader, has been deprived of calling home to her family for almost a week.\u00a0The reason for this denial is unknown, and this political prisoner\u2019s family is worried about her condition. Political prisoner Massoumeh Senobari was arrested and detained during the Iran uprising in Karaj and has been charged as a protest leader. The First Branch of the Revolutionary Court of Karaj tried her on March 5, 2023. It accused her of \u201cparticipating in actions against the state through membership in the People\u2019s Mojahedin (PMOI\/MEK), propaganda activity against the state through participation in illegal gatherings, propaganda activity, writing slogans, and distributing the photos of the Mojahedin leaders.\u201d She has been sentenced to 7.5 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/04\/25\/protest-leader-massoumeh-senobari\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stockholm, Sweden\u2014April 22, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Stockholm, Sweden&mdash;April 22, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_jPZ0UFKbJOE\" 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%2FjPZ0UFKbJOE%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jPZ0UFKbJOE\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M34S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-04-25T06:05:53Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_jPZ0UFKbJOE\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FjPZ0UFKbJOE%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Stockholm, Sweden\u2014April 22, 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\/jPZ0UFKbJOE\" 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%2FjPZ0UFKbJOE%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Stockholm, Sweden&mdash;April 22, 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=\"Stockholm, Sweden\u2014April 22, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution. Stockholm, Sweden\u2014April 22, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians, supporters of the People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held a rally in front of the Swedish parliament 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>Stockholm, Sweden\u2014April 22, 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 front of the Swedish parliament in solidarity with the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Iranian Revolution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/04\/stockholm-sweden-april-22-2023-freedom-loving-iranians-and-mek-supporters-rally-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/44767\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vienna, Austria\u2014April 22, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Vienna, Austria&mdash;April 22, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_7vuh2GPAkHQ\" 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%2F7vuh2GPAkHQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7vuh2GPAkHQ\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M4S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-04-25T06:34:41Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_7vuh2GPAkHQ\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F7vuh2GPAkHQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Vienna, Austria\u2014April 22, 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\/7vuh2GPAkHQ\" 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%2F7vuh2GPAkHQ%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Vienna, Austria&mdash;April 22, 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=\"Vienna, Austria\u2014April 22, 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>Vienna, Austria\u2014April 22, 2023:<\/strong>\u00a0Freedom-loving Iranians, supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) held a rally in solidarity with the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Iranian Revolution<\/a>.\u00a0The Iranian community in Vienna supported their rising compatriots and pledged to continue to call for freedom and democracy in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/04\/vienna-austria-april-22-2023-mek-supporters-rally-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/44778\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">London and Liverpool\u2014April 22, 2023: MEK Supporters Rallied to Support the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"London and Liverpool&mdash;April 22, 2023: MEK Supporters Rallied to Support the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_DGNWAAwog-I\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FDGNWAAwog-I%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DGNWAAwog-I\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M46S\" 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YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"London and Liverpool\u2014April 22, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Rallied 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>London and Liverpool\u2014April 22, 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 rallies in support of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Iranian Revolution<\/a>.\u00a0The Iranian community in London and Liverpool 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\/london-and-liverpool-april-22-2023-mek-supporters-rallied-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/44791\/\" 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-25-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 25,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:30 PM CET Iran Uprising at a Glance Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran Wednesday, April 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