{"id":306698,"date":"2023-05-01T07:46:49","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T06:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=306698"},"modified":"2023-05-03T02:57:22","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T01:57:22","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-1-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-1-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 1, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-306701\" title=\"iran retirees protest 30042023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-retirees-protest-30042023.jpg\" alt=\"iran retirees protest 30042023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-retirees-protest-30042023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-retirees-protest-30042023-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-retirees-protest-30042023-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-retirees-protest-30042023-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-retirees-protest-30042023-696x424.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 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, May 1, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 228<\/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 228th day on Monday. According to reports by the Iranian opposition, Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), strikes continued in over 110 industrial sites throughout Iran. Different workers and employees continued their protest gatherings to achieve their rights.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"MEK Resistance Units Project Images of Iranian Resistance Leaders in Public Places\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_X2p2L2zvkKM\" 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%2FX2p2L2zvkKM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X2p2L2zvkKM\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M4S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-05-01T05:43:25Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_X2p2L2zvkKM\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FX2p2L2zvkKM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">MEK Resistance Units Project Images of Iranian Resistance Leaders in Public Places<\/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\/X2p2L2zvkKM\" 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%2FX2p2L2zvkKM%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"MEK Resistance Units Project Images of Iranian Resistance Leaders in Public Places\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"MEK Resistance Units in Iran continued their efforts throughout last week. Beside torching IRGC signs, regime\u2019s suppressive forces\u2019 entrance, and similar activities, MEK Resistance Units projected images of Iranian Resistance leaders in public places. MEK Resistance Units projected images of Maryam Rajavi and Massoud Rajavi in public places throughout Iran as part of their ongoing campaign against the Iranian regime. Projecting images of Iranian resistance leaders in public places is important because on the one hand, it undermines the regime\u2019s futile attempts to portray MEK as an unpopular movement, while on the other, these acts of defiance are crucial for the morale of the Iranian people and protesters who are suffering under the regime&#039;s oppressive rule. Seeing images of Maryam Rajavi and Massoud Rajavi projected on public buildings gives them hope and inspires them to continue their resistance against the regime. Moreover, these acts of defiance are not just symbolic gestures but also part of a broader strategy by the MEK and its Resistance Units to undermine the regime&#039;s grip on power. By projecting images of Maryam Rajavi and Massoud Rajavi, the Resistance Units are challenging the regime&#039;s monopoly on public space and demonstrating their ability to organize and operate openly despite the regime&#039;s efforts to suppress them. And finally, we must know that such acts are not costless, and MEK Resistance Units are doing them at great risk to their safety and lives. The regime has a history of cracking down on dissent and opposition, especially on MEK supporters. Distributing images of Maryam Rajavi and Massoud Rajavi, who are seen as the main enemies of the regime, can lead to heavy sentences or even the death penalty. So, let\u2019s pray for the bravery of those who are risking their lives to establish democracy and freedom in Iran. Music by: Homayoun Tajali *** Content on the PMOI\/MEK&#039;s official YouTube channel is not subject to copyright if the source is mentioned ***\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/X2p2L2zvkKM\" rel=\"noopener\">MEK Resistance Units<\/a> in the cities of Behbahan in southwest Iran and the Hashtgerd near Karaj, west of the capital Tehran, portrayed large images of Iranian Resistance Leader Massoud Rajavi and Iranian opposition coalition NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Pensioners and retirees of the Social Security Organization in\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1652958761630457857\" rel=\"noopener\">Kerman<\/a>, south-central Iran,\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1652959794687246336\" rel=\"noopener\">Ahvaz<\/a>, southwest Iran,\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1653000364432699394\" rel=\"noopener\">Sari<\/a>\u202fand\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1653008985187049478\" rel=\"noopener\">Rasht<\/a>\u202fin northern Iran; and\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1652963570009645056\" rel=\"noopener\">Kermanshah<\/a>, western Iran, were also in the streets and protesting for their rights.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 1 &#8211; Rasht, northern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Retirees and pensioners of the Social Security Organization are rallying outside the local SSO branch and protesting poverty, inflation, low pensions, and high prices.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InternationalWorkersDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InternationalWorkersDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MayDay2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MayDay2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TKvZ22H98P\">pic.twitter.com\/TKvZ22H98P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1653008985187049478?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 1 &#8211; Kerman, south-central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Retirees and pensioners of the Social Security Organization are protesting poverty, inflation, low pensions, and high prices.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InternationalWorkersDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InternationalWorkersDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MayDay2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MayDay2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9HY6mfiVHp\">pic.twitter.com\/9HY6mfiVHp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1652958761630457857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 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\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1652956019876585475\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehran<\/a>, members of the Veterans Union of the Iranian Labor Community organized a rally and marched in the streets protesting the mullahs\u2019 regime and their anti-labor policies.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 1 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Members of the Veterans Union of the Iranian Labor Community held a gathering and marched in the streets to mark <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InternationalWorkersDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InternationalWorkersDay<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MayDay2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MayDay2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zq5Cg9gawi\">pic.twitter.com\/zq5Cg9gawi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1652956019876585475?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 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\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1652964827831083012\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandar-e Khomeini<\/a>, a major portal city in southwest Iran, drivers at the local terminal went on strike and protested for their rights to be respected and acknowledged.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 1 &#8211; Bandar-e Khomeini, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Drivers at the local terminal are on strike and protesting for their rights to be respected and acknowledged.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InternationalWorkersDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InternationalWorkersDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MayDay2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MayDay2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MeKDCMVywM\">pic.twitter.com\/MeKDCMVywM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1652964827831083012?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 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 other reports, workers of the Yazd Tire Industrial Complex held a gathering in the city of\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1652969861251989504\" rel=\"noopener\">Yazd<\/a>, central Iran, protesting for their rights on Monday. This is the third day of these rallies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In the city of Ilam, western Iran,\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1653059200204029952\" rel=\"noopener\">workers of the local petrochemical company<\/a>\u202flaid a symbolic empty table sheet on the ground to protest their low paychecks that are making it impossible for them to make ends meet. In other reports, officials of a local petrochemical site <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1653060458243342338\" rel=\"noopener\">banned 200 workers<\/a>\u202ffrom entering the site, which had previously protested the regime\u2019s payment policies and had rallied for higher paychecks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 1 &#8211; Ilam, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Officials of a local petrochemical site banned the entrance of 200 workers who had previously protested the regime&#39;s payment policies and had rallied for higher paychecks.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InternationalWorkersDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InternationalWorkersDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MayDay2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MayDay2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6HUNn9jHZ6\">pic.twitter.com\/6HUNn9jHZ6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1653060458243342338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 1 &#8211; Ilam, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Workers of the local petrochemical company laid a symbolic empty table sheet to protest their low paychecks that are making it impossible for them to make ends meet.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InternationalWorkersDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InternationalWorkersDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MayDay2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MayDay2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6i2Q8kJsO6\">pic.twitter.com\/6i2Q8kJsO6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1653059200204029952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 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 city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1653011665489920001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1653011665489920001%7Ctwgr%5E809b2123af38c2b4a10dc4af6f86e7c00228964e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-workers-international-labor-day-protests-strikes%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Shahriar in Tehran Province<\/a>, the medical staff of Imam Sajjad Hospital held a gathering on Monday to protest the regime\u2019s unjust payment policies.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 1 &#8211; Shahriar, Tehran Province, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Medical staff of the Imam Sajjad Hospital held a gathering protesting the regime&#39;s unjust payment policies and being mistreated at work by their officials.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InternationalLabourDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InternationalLabourDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MayDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MayDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VSwn0WzlaU\">pic.twitter.com\/VSwn0WzlaU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1653011665489920001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 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\">Mrs. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/about\/biography\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi,<\/a> the President-elect of NCRI\u202fsent a message to Iran\u2019s workers and the nation to join their protests and link up with the nation\u2019s larger struggle to overthrow this regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Seeking to quell and silence the ongoing anti-regime protests, the clerical regime\u2019s operatives continued targeting schools with chemical attacks. On Sunday, they attacked several all-girls schools, including:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>The all-girls\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1652971119237017602\" rel=\"noopener\">Mojtaba Jafari School<\/a>\u202fin the city of Kermanshah, western Iran. At least 40 students were transferred to the city\u2019s Mohammad Kermanshahi Hospital. A number of them are in dire conditions, according to local reports.<\/li>\n<li>The all-girls\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1652976658746572800\" rel=\"noopener\">Efaf School<\/a>\u202fin Tehran<\/li>\n<li>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1652953503659180033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1652953503659180033%7Ctwgr%5E809b2123af38c2b4a10dc4af6f86e7c00228964e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-workers-international-labor-day-protests-strikes%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">all-girls Me\u2019raj School in Saqqez<\/a>, western Iran.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 1 &#8211; Saqqez, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>More footage of regime operatives launching a chemical gas attack targeting the all-girls Me&#39;raj School. Many students were poisoned and transferred to medical centers, according to reports.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranChemicalAttacks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranChemicalAttacks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GF7AgKaXVe\">pic.twitter.com\/GF7AgKaXVe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1652953503659180033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Permanently Authorize Law Allowing Sanctions on Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-306739 alignleft\" title=\"the hill web logo 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/the-hill-web-logo-1.jpg\" alt=\"the hill web logo 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/the-hill-web-logo-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/the-hill-web-logo-1-150x83.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\" data-slot=\"{&quot;pos&quot;:&quot;mr1_ab&quot;,&quot;is_companion&quot;:true,&quot;is_oop&quot;:false,&quot;refresh_on_resize&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:[300,250],&quot;sizes&quot;:[[[1280,0],[[300,250],[620,366]]],[[1024,0],[[300,250],[620,366]]],[[768,0],[[300,250],[325,204],[325,508]]],[[641,0],[[300,250],[325,204],[325,508]]],[[0,0],[[300,250],[325,204],[325,508]]]],&quot;amp_multi_size&quot;:&quot;300x250&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:false,&quot;wx_targeting&quot;:[],&quot;module_refreshable&quot;:false,&quot;fold&quot;:&quot;atf&quot;}\" data-unit=\"{&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;mr1_ab&quot;,&quot;tag_id&quot;:&quot;mr1_ab&quot;,&quot;dfp_id&quot;:&quot;5678&quot;,&quot;tag_name&quot;:&quot;nx.thehill&quot;,&quot;ad_disabled&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-targeting=\"{&quot;pos&quot;:&quot;mr1_ab&quot;,&quot;fold&quot;:&quot;atf&quot;,&quot;aa&quot;:&quot;f&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;defense&quot;,&quot;kw&quot;:&quot;3978558-congress-introduces-bill-to-permanently-authorize-law-allowing-sanctions-on-iran&quot;, &quot;hlmeta&quot;:&quot;3978558 congress introduces bill to permanently authorize law allowing sanctions on iran&quot;,&quot;hlmeta&quot;:&quot;3978558 congress introduces bill to permanently authorize law allowing sanctions on iran&quot;,&quot;tags&quot;:&quot;iran sanctions act michael mccaul michelle steel susie lee tim scott&quot;}\" data-path=\"\/5678\/nx.thehill\/policy\/defense\">\n<p>A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation in the House and Senate on Monday to permanently authorize a law allowing the president to implement punishing sanctions on Iran\u2019s economy. The Solidifying Iran Sanction Act, sponsored by Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.) and co-sponsored by Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is intended to permanently extend the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) of 1996, which is set to expire in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The ISA, which must be continuously renewed by Congress under a mandatory sunset provision, allows the U.S. executive branch to impose sanctions on Iran\u2019s energy sector to cripple its attempts to procure a nuclear weapon, an effort Tehran has accelerated toward in recent years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/defense\/3978558-congress-introduces-bill-to-permanently-authorize-law-allowing-sanctions-on-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 1:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Street Children in Iran Are Being Used By Drug Dealers, Official Admits<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-306712 size-medium\" title=\"street children iran 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/street-children-iran-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"street children iran 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/street-children-iran-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/street-children-iran-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/street-children-iran-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Monday, May 1, the semi-official ISNA news agency revealed another social tragedy in Iran under the rule of the clerical dictatorship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;The announcement that the daily income of juvenile workers in Tehran is something between 400 thousand to 1 million tomans per day was brought up by Tehran Municipality Welfare Organization in December of last year,&#8221;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isna.ir\/news\/1402021005306\" rel=\"noopener\"> ISNA wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;Mohammadreza Heydarhaii, Head of the Social Victim Affairs Office of the Welfare Organization believes that unfortunately some of the child labor victims and street children are implicated with drug dealer gangs and are transferring drugs,&#8221; ISNA added.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran APT Using \u2018Bellaciao\u2019 Malware Against Targets in Us, Europe and Asia<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-304354 alignleft\" title=\"the record website albanian logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/the-record-website-albanian-logo.jpg\" alt=\"the record website albanian logo\" width=\"206\" height=\"66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/the-record-website-albanian-logo.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/the-record-website-albanian-logo-150x48.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">An Iranian state-sponsored hacking group has been accused of deploying a new strain of malware named BellaCiao against several victims in the U.S., Europe, India, Turkey and other countries.\u00a0Researchers from cybersecurity firm Bitdefender\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitdefender.com\/blog\/businessinsights\/unpacking-bellaciao-a-closer-look-at-irans-latest-malware\/\" rel=\"noopener\">attributed<\/a> the malware to APT35\/APT42 \u2013 also known as Mint Sandstorm or Charming Kitten \u2013 an advanced persistent threat group that is allegedly run by Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).\u00a0Martin Zugec, technical solutions director at Bitdefender, told Recorded Future News that the malware developers named the malware BellaCiao as a reference to an Italian folk song about resistance fighting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/therecord.media\/iran-apt-charming-kitten-bellaciao-malware-us-europe-asia\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iran APT using \u2018BellaCiao\u2019 malware against targets in US, Europe and Asia | Researchers from cybersecurity firm Bitdefender attributed the malware to an Iranian state-sponsored hacking group | <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D8Pcanf6Mt\">https:\/\/t.co\/D8Pcanf6Mt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRecord_Media?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheRecord_Media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Livtu3Er3k\">pic.twitter.com\/Livtu3Er3k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 780th Military Intelligence Brigade (Cyber) (@780thC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/780thC\/status\/1652988082717589504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">There&#8217;s An Increasing Trend of Attacks Against Clergy, Newspaper Admits<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-306708 alignleft\" title=\"cleric injured\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/cleric-injured-5-1.jpg\" alt=\"cleric injured\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/cleric-injured-5-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/cleric-injured-5-1-150x77.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Admitting to public anger against the entire regime, the state-run newspaper Hamdeli <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etemadonline.com\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C-9\/610139-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%AE%D8%B4%D9%86-%D9%81%DB%8C%D8%B2%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote <\/a>that the people of Iran blame clerics for their problems and that&#8217;s why they treat them harshly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;Street violence against clerics and their apprentices has increased,&#8221; the paper wrote on April 30. &#8220;The attack on the clergy is worthy of consideration, especially since this violence has gone beyond verbal violence and become physical to the very extent of murder.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Hamdeli added: &#8220;When most of the officials are made up of clergy, consequently some people blame the clergy and recognize them as the culprits of the current situation; Thus, they allow themselves to insult or treat them harshly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Saturday, April 29, a person in Qom attacked two state-affiliated mullahs with a car at a bus station on Shahada Safaiye Street. After bumping into them, the driver stepped out of his vehicle and severely stabbed one of them with a knife.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Also, on Wednesday, April 26, Abbas Ali Soleimani, a member of the Council of Experts and the Supreme Leader&#8217;s former representative in Sistan and Baluchistan province was killed by a bank security officer in Babolsar, northern Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Sunday, April 30, Major Alireza Shahraki, the head of the Saravan police force, was killed in an armed attack. According to sources, a team from the governor&#8217;s office has arrived in Saravan, and two other teams from the police and an intelligence agency, as well as members of the provincial MOIS, went to Saravan to investigate the death of Shahraki and its cause. The meeting was held on Sunday afternoon with the governor of Saravan attending personally.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 7:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Workers\u2019 Protests in Step With the Uprising Display Iranian Society\u2019s Immense Potential for a Revolution<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-267517 size-medium\" title=\"maryam-rajavi-italian-senate (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/maryam-rajavi-italian-senate-1-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"maryam-rajavi-italian-senate-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/maryam-rajavi-italian-senate-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/maryam-rajavi-italian-senate-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/maryam-rajavi-italian-senate-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/maryam-rajavi-italian-senate-1-696x390.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/maryam-rajavi-italian-senate-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Dear workers and farmers, exasperated workers, who refuse to accept oppression, inequality, and repression, and have risen up to protest and revolt!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Happy <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Workers%27_Day\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>International Workers\u2019 Day<\/strong><\/a> to all of you. To the millions of honorable men and women whose whole being has been shackled by the mullahs with temporary contracts, unpaid wages, miserable salaries, unstable jobs, poverty, insecurity, discrimination, and repressive controls. Today in Iran, under the most brutal system of exploitation in the world \u2013 the religious dictatorship \u2013 the workers\u2019 anger and their ongoing protests in solidarity with the Iranian people\u2019s uprising against the regime demonstrate the immense potential of Iranian society for revolution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/international-workers-day-uprising-revolution\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Protests Expand in Iran Prior to International Workers\u2019 Day<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-306699 alignleft\" title=\"Protesting workers in Iran File Photo 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Protesting-workers-in-Iran-File-Photo-1.jpg\" alt=\"Protesting workers in Iran File Photo 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Protesting-workers-in-Iran-File-Photo-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Protesting-workers-in-Iran-File-Photo-1-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is witnessing its 227<sup>th<\/sup> day on Sunday as various protests expand across the country and regime officials are threatening to lay off thousands of industrial workers who have been on strike for over a week now. The protesting workers of oil, gas, petrochemical, steel, copper, and other industrial workers are seeking their rights to be acknowledged and better pay as the country\u2019s economy is nosediving while inflation and prices of ordinary goods are skyrocketing. Protests in Iran have to this day expanded to at least 282 cities. Over 750 people have been killed and more than 30,000 are arrested by the regime\u2019s forces, according to sources of the Iranian opposition People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-of-iran-pmoi-mek\/\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>). The names of 675 killed protesters have been\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iran-pmoi-mek-publishes-names-of-martyrs-of-the-iranian-peoples-nationwide-uprising\/\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a>\u00a0by the PMOI\/MEK.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-iran-protests-international-workers-day\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Our Struggle Continues: Messages of Hope and Determination From Political Prisoners in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-227011 size-medium\" title=\"2072.GohardashtPrison.Karaj-min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2072.GohardashtPrison.Karaj-min-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"2072.GohardashtPrison.Karaj-min\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2072.GohardashtPrison.Karaj-min-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2072.GohardashtPrison.Karaj-min-696x399.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2072.GohardashtPrison.Karaj-min-733x420.jpg 733w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2072.GohardashtPrison.Karaj-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A group of political prisoners incarcerated in the notorious Gohardasht Prison of Karaj, located west of the Iranian capital Tehran, have written a message marking International Workers\u2019 Day. Despite the threats they face with each passing day, these brave political prisoners are calling on the Iranian people to join their ranks and stand shoulder to shoulder with the country\u2019s hardworking laborers in the nation\u2019s unified struggle against the mullahs\u2019 dictatorship ruling Iran. The letter comes against the backdrop of more than seven months of ongoing protests, and a week-long strike by workers of different sectors in various cities across the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/our-struggle-continues-messages-of-hope-and-determination-from-political-prisoners-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Labor Activists Arrested on the Eve of Labor Day<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-306700 size-medium\" title=\"Labor activists arrested on International Labor Day min 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Labor-activists-arrested-on-International-Labor-Day-min-1-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Labor activists arrested on International Labor Day min 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Labor-activists-arrested-on-International-Labor-Day-min-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Labor-activists-arrested-on-International-Labor-Day-min-1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Labor-activists-arrested-on-International-Labor-Day-min-1-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Labor-activists-arrested-on-International-Labor-Day-min-1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On the eve of International Workers Day, security forces raided the residence of an imprisoned teacher, Mohammad Habibi. They violently arrested several teachers and labor activists in that house. The raid took place on April 28, 2023. Security forces arrested Khadijeh Pak-Zamir, the wife of political prisoner Mohammad Habibi. Others arrested were Reyhaneh Ansarinejad, Asal Mohammadi, Hirad Pirbadaghi, Anisha Assadollahi, Sarvnaz Ahmadi, Kamyar Fakour, Hassan Ebrahimi, Jaleh Rouhzad, and Oldouz Hashemi. In Iran, Teachers\u2019 Day follows International Workers\u2019 Day. The clerical regime seeks to prevent teachers and workers from holding legitimate and rightful protests by arresting and summoning teachers and labor activists.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/04\/30\/labor-activists-arrested\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Cut Ties With Iran\u2019s Regime: A Political Prisoner\u2019s Plea to the International Community<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-242552 size-medium\" title=\"Golrokh-Ebrahimi-Iraee-women-detainees-in-Amol-Prison-min-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Golrokh-Ebrahimi-Iraee-women-detainees-in-Amol-Prison-min-1-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Golrokh-Ebrahimi-Iraee-women-detainees-in-Amol-Prison-min-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Golrokh-Ebrahimi-Iraee-women-detainees-in-Amol-Prison-min-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Golrokh-Ebrahimi-Iraee-women-detainees-in-Amol-Prison-min-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Golrokh-Ebrahimi-Iraee-women-detainees-in-Amol-Prison-min-1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Golrokh-Ebrahimi-Iraee-women-detainees-in-Amol-Prison-min-1-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Golrokh-Ebrahimi-Iraee-women-detainees-in-Amol-Prison-min-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee, a political prisoner in Iran, recently issued a message to the world governments, urging them to cut diplomatic ties with the regime in Iran, close its embassies, and refrain from supporting the perpetrators of violence against the Iranian people.\u00a0She has been sentenced to six years in prison on charges of \u201cassembly and collusion\u201d and an additional one-year sentence for \u201cpropaganda against the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In her message, Iraee highlighted the normalization of death and violence in Iran, from the public execution of opponents to the mass killing of political prisoners in 1988. Despite these atrocities, countries that claimed to uphold\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/human-rights\/khameneis-atrocities-irans-abysmal-human-rights-record-in-1401\/\">human rights<\/a>\u00a0recognized the first Islamic fundamentalist regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/women\/cut-ties-with-irans-regime-a-political-prisoners-plea-to-the-international-community\/\" 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-30-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 30,<\/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 Monday, May [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":306701,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":["post-306698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-iran-news-in-brief-news","tag-iran-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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