{"id":307330,"date":"2023-05-14T08:57:17","date_gmt":"2023-05-14T07:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=307330"},"modified":"2023-05-15T06:44:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T05:44:25","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-14-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-14-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 14, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-307333\" title=\"photo 2023 05 13 19 08 05\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/photo-2023-05-13-19-08-05.jpg\" alt=\"photo 2023 05 13 19 08 05\" width=\"1000\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/photo-2023-05-13-19-08-05.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/photo-2023-05-13-19-08-05-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/photo-2023-05-13-19-08-05-768x410.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/photo-2023-05-13-19-08-05-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/photo-2023-05-13-19-08-05-696x372.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: 10:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former Official Acknowledges Public Outrage Against Ruling Clergy<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-307360 alignleft\" title=\"Rasul Montajebnia\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Rasul-Montajebnia-Copy-1.jpg\" alt=\"Rasul Montajebnia \" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Rasul-Montajebnia-Copy-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Rasul-Montajebnia-Copy-1-150x93.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In an article that was later taken down, on May 14, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eslahatnews.com\/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%87%D9%85%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%DA%86%D8%B4%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF-%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%85%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%86%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%B6%DB%8C%D9%87%D8\" rel=\"noopener\">the state-run Eslahat<\/a> News published an interview with a former state official that reflected the explosive state of Iran&#8217;s society and the public hatred toward the ruling dictatorship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;After last year&#8217;s protests, people&#8217;s anger toward the clergy became worse,&#8221; the website wrote in its intro. &#8220;From tossing turbans to running over clerics, this is only a part of these unfortunate events in the country. Because most of the people in society consider the clerics and their interference in all affairs to be the most significant factor in the country&#8217;s critical situation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Weighing in on this topic, Rasul Montajebnia, a former state official told Eslahat news: &#8220;Recently, one gentleman said that the attack on clerics is the result of committing haram [Arabic for forbidden things under Sharia law]; It is unclear how they come to this conclusion. These people are even more law-abiding and better Muslims than you are. They have seen the mistakes of these clerics and this is why they are doing these things. The actions that we are seeing these days are due to the faults of our clergy and we have not been able to maintain our dignity and status in society. Why do clerics interfere in all matters and express their opinions on everything?&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 9:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Protests 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;\">Sunday, May 14, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to reports by the Iranian opposition People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), people from different walks held protests across Iran on Sunday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 11 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>MEK Resistance Units portrayed a large image of Iranian Resistance Leader Massoud Rajavi and Iranian opposition coalition President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/a> near the capital&#39;s Imam Ali Expressway at 10 pm local time.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/66TyB5neVl\">pic.twitter.com\/66TyB5neVl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657653137816305671?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657653137816305671?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1657653137816305671%7Ctwgr%5Eaec54d58d9d09434e964470c1901a51fa7eea71e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-protests-mullahs-regime-executions-retirees-pensioners%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">MEK Resistance Units<\/a> in Tehran portrayed a large image of Iranian Resistance Leader Massoud Rajavi and Iranian opposition coalition President-elect Maryam Rajavi near the capital\u2019s Imam Ali Expressway at 10 pm local time on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Retirees and pensioners of the regime\u2019s Social Security Organization in the cities of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657658599177621508?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1657680463723626496%7Ctwgr%5Eaec54d58d9d09434e964470c1901a51fa7eea71e%7Ctwcon%5Es2_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-protests-mullahs-regime-executions-retirees-pensioners%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Shush, Haft Tappeh<\/a>, and Karkheh in Khuzestan Province, southwest Iran, held a gathering on Sunday demanding their rights while protesting their low pensions. Similar rallies were reported in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657685936426332161?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Kermanshah<\/a><u>, <\/u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657701161959571457\" rel=\"noopener\">Kerman<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657702295185022978\" rel=\"noopener\">Ahvaz<\/a><u>, <\/u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657703858477625344?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Shiraz<\/a><u>, <\/u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657706069097869316?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Karaj<\/a>,\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657782825003761664?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Shushtar<\/a>, and\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657684763594076161?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Isfahan<\/a><u>.<\/u><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 14 &#8211; Shush, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#iran<\/a> <br \/>Retirees and pensioners of Shush and Haft Tappeh are holding a gathering demanding their rights while protesting their low pensions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gkmAGoHGoA\">pic.twitter.com\/gkmAGoHGoA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657658599177621508?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Sunday, regime operatives launched a chemical gas attack targeting the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657687198660190208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1657694746469621760%7Ctwgr%5Eaec54d58d9d09434e964470c1901a51fa7eea71e%7Ctwcon%5Es2_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-protests-mullahs-regime-executions-retirees-pensioners%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">all-girls Alizadeh High<\/a> School in the Nayser district of Sanandaj, the provincial capital of Kurdistan in western Iran.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 14 &#8211; Sanandaj, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Regime operatives launched a chemical gas attack targeting the all-girls Alizadeh High School in the Nayser district. A number of the students were poisoned and transferred to medical centers to receive urgent treatment.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranChemicalAttacks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranChemicalAttacks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mamFHLm7EL\">pic.twitter.com\/mamFHLm7EL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657687198660190208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 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;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 1:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Factional Infighting Eyes to Eliminate Current Parliament Speaker, State-affiliated Source Reveals<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-307346 alignleft\" title=\"iran eqtesad news qalibaf (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-eqtesad-news-qalibaf-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran eqtesad news qalibaf (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-eqtesad-news-qalibaf-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-eqtesad-news-qalibaf-1-150x117.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In an article entitled &#8220;The Qalibaf-elimination Project Kickstarted&#8221;, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eghtesadnews.com\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%A7-61\/573556-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%DA%98%D9%87-%D8%AD%D8%B0%D9%81-%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%81-%DA%A9%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF\" rel=\"noopener\">state-run Eqtesad News wrote<\/a> today: &#8220;The horns of infighting among the principalists are blowing. Every time there is a parliamentary election, a presidential election, or even an election on deciding about the parliament&#8217;s leadership, the war rises from the bottom of the endless ocean of differences and appears at the surface. This time, the reason for their differences, which is more evident than in the past, is the two upcoming elections, including the election of the Speaker of the Majlis on May 23 and the election of the 12th parliament, which is scheduled to be held on March 1, 2024.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;In the meantime, it seems that in both their short-term and long-term goals, the <em>Paydari bloc <\/em>[the faction close to former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad] is pursuing to remove Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf from politics and power. So far, their great rivals among the principalists, such as Nateq Nouri, and Ali Larijani, have been eliminated with different tactics and excuses,&#8221; the source added.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 11:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Belgian Aid Worker Olivier Vandecasteele Is a Bargaining Chip Between Iran and Belgium<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-230380 size-medium\" title=\"Le-Monde-30112020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Le-Monde-30112020-300x81.jpg\" alt=\"Le-Monde-30112020\" width=\"300\" height=\"81\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Le-Monde-30112020-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Le-Monde-30112020-150x40.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Le-Monde-30112020.jpg 379w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele was arrested on February 24, 2022, in Iran. But was Vandecasteele taken hostage as a token of the implementation of an agreement that Tehran and Brussels had been negotiating for months? In January 2023, he was sentenced to 40 years in prison, a $1 million fine (\u20ac910,000) and 74 lashes for espionage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The hacking of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs&#8217; computer system on Sunday, May 7, by a group of hackers called Ghyam Sarnegouni (&#8220;From Uprising to Overthrow&#8221;), close to the People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (an exiled movement that&#8217;s banned in Iran), is of great interest to Vandecasteele&#8217;s family.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/en\/international\/article\/2023\/05\/13\/belgian-aid-worker-olivier-vandecasteele-is-a-bargaining-chip-between-iran-and-belgium_6026576_4.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 9:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Anti-Regime Protests Continue as Iran\u2019s Regime Escalates Crackdown<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307278 size-medium\" title=\"iran zahedan protests 12052023 5 (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-zahedan-protests-12052023-5-1-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"iran zahedan protests 12052023 5 (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-zahedan-protests-12052023-5-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-zahedan-protests-12052023-5-1-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-zahedan-protests-12052023-5-1.jpg 583w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The brave people of Zahedan, the provincial capital of Sistan &amp; Baluchestan in southeast Iran, took to the streets on Friday to remind the mullahs\u2019 regime of the Iranian people\u2019s utter hatred of their dictatorship. They chanted slogans against the regime in its entirety and voiced their wishes to live in a democracy while rejecting any and all forms of dictatorships, be it the already eliminated monarchy and the current theocratic despotism. People throughout Iran continue to specifically hold the mullahs\u2019 Supreme Leader\u00a0Ali Khamenei responsible for their miseries, while also condemning the oppressive Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) 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-regime-iran-protests-continue-as-mullahs-escalates-crackdown\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Inside the Hostage-Taking Tactics of Iran\u2019s Regime to Release It Terrorist-Diplomat<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-307334 size-medium alignleft\" title=\"belgium court asadollah assadi (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/belgium-court-asadollah-assadi-1-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"belgium court asadollah assadi (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/belgium-court-asadollah-assadi-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/belgium-court-asadollah-assadi-1-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/belgium-court-asadollah-assadi-1.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWhile Olivier Vandecasteele is still detained in Iran, new information about the case has leaked,\u201d wrote the Belgian\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dhnet.be\/actu\/faits\/2023\/05\/08\/un-document-iranien-pirate-revele-les-dessous-de-laffaire-assadi-olivier-vandecasteele-comme-monnaie-dechange-MUSNRYPXRRBITDACBMGX6ON4OM\/\" rel=\"noopener\">DH newspaper on May 8<\/a>, referring to a Belgian aid worker held hostage by Iran\u2019s regime since 2022.\u00a0The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iranian-dissidents-disrupt-over-210-regime-foreign-ministry-websites-and-servers\/\" rel=\"noopener\">obtained documents<\/a> reveal the backdrop of the Assadi affair; Olivier Vandcastel has been used as a \u201cbargaining chip.\u201d The documents confirm the role played by the Iranian regime\u2019s Ministry of Intelligence and describe how Brussels and Tehran negotiated their prisoner swap treaty before Olivier Vandesteel was taken hostage in Iran.\u00a0The career diplomat\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/resistance\/court-sentences-iranian-diplomat-accomplices-to-prison-terms-on-terrorism-charges\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Asadollah Asadi<\/a>, the third-highest-ranking official at the regime\u2019s embassy in Vienna, was convicted of a state terrorist act as he tried to bomb a gathering of the Iranian Resistance in France in 2018.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/inside-the-hostage-taking-tactics-of-irans-regime-to-release-it-terrorist-diplomat\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">the Presidency of Iran Over the Social Council of Human Rights Is a Mockery of Humanity in 2023!<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-256214 size-medium\" title=\"UN-Human-Rights-Council\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/UN-Human-Rights-Council-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"UN-Human-Rights-Council\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/UN-Human-Rights-Council-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/UN-Human-Rights-Council-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/UN-Human-Rights-Council.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The appointment of Ali Bahreini, Iran\u2019s ambassador to the United Nations Office in Geneva, as the president of the Social Council of the Human Rights, is a blatant mockery of humanity. On Thursday, May 11, 2023, Ali Bahreini, Iran\u2019s ambassador to the United Nations Office in Geneva, was appointed as the president of the Social Council of the Human Rights of this organization. The publication of this news has sparked widespread negative reactions both in the international community and among Iranian citizens. While the Iranian government is considered one of the major violators of human rights in the world and has the highest number of resolutions against violations of the people in the Third Committee and the General Assembly of the United Nations, this appointment is seen as a mockery of modern human values.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/presidency-of-iran-over-the-human-rights-in-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Unjust Expulsions and Arrests: Teachers\u2019 Struggle Amidst Clerical Regime\u2019s Crackdown<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307331 size-medium\" title=\"Fariba Anami Farzaneh Nazeranpour min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fariba-Anami-Farzaneh-Nazeranpour-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Fariba Anami Farzaneh Nazeranpour min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fariba-Anami-Farzaneh-Nazeranpour-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fariba-Anami-Farzaneh-Nazeranpour-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fariba-Anami-Farzaneh-Nazeranpour-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fariba-Anami-Farzaneh-Nazeranpour-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The clerical regime puts more pressure on teachers through arrests, summonses, and expulsions. The Security Department and the Administrative Violations Board of the Ministry of Education have practically turned into the arms of security forces over the past year. They have concentrated all their efforts on baseless file-making for activist teachers to suppress their protests.\u00a0The Coordinating Council of Teachers\u2019 Associations announced that the Violations Board of the Department of Education of Gilan Province had expelled Ms.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1656629259287371777\" rel=\"noopener\">Fariba Anami<\/a>, a brave and well-respected teacher in Anzali, upon an unjust and oppressive order.\u00a0Fariba Anami has been teaching in high schools in Gilan and Anzali for over 25 years. She is one of the hundreds of activist teachers who have solely pursued the realization of their professional rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/05\/14\/unjust-expulsions-and-arrests\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Beyond the Veil: Iranian Women\u2019s Uprising Against a Religious Dictatorship<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307332 size-medium\" title=\"Beyond the Veil Iranian Womens Uprising against a Religious Dictatorship min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Beyond-the-Veil-Iranian-Womens-Uprising-against-a-Religious-Dictatorship-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Beyond the Veil Iranian Womens Uprising against a Religious Dictatorship min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Beyond-the-Veil-Iranian-Womens-Uprising-against-a-Religious-Dictatorship-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Beyond-the-Veil-Iranian-Womens-Uprising-against-a-Religious-Dictatorship-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Beyond-the-Veil-Iranian-Womens-Uprising-against-a-Religious-Dictatorship-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Beyond-the-Veil-Iranian-Womens-Uprising-against-a-Religious-Dictatorship-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In an interview with Elaheh Azimfar, the representative of the Iranian Resistance in international organizations,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grandlb.com\/politics\/49983\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Grand-Lebanon<\/a>\u00a0examined the ongoing popular uprising in Iran sparked by the brutal killing of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/03\/31\/mahsa-amini-cover-up\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Mahsa Amini<\/a>.\u00a0The interview highlights the uprising\u2019s underlying causes, extending beyond the mandatory hijab, and emphasizes the Iranian people\u2019s discontent with the religious dictatorship ruling Iran.\u00a0Azimfar advocates for women\u2019s freedom to choose their attire, arguing against the mandatory hijab, and discusses the broader aspirations of the revolution, including women\u2019s equality, freedom of speech, and the establishment of a democratic republic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/05\/13\/womens-uprising\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Aarhus, Denmark\u2014May 11, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Aarhus, Denmark&mdash;May 11, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_l36RUwfSIoY\" 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%2Fl36RUwfSIoY%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l36RUwfSIoY\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT17S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-05-13T07:13:50Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_l36RUwfSIoY\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fl36RUwfSIoY%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Aarhus, Denmark\u2014May 11, 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\/l36RUwfSIoY\" 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%2Fl36RUwfSIoY%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Aarhus, Denmark&mdash;May 11, 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=\"Aarhus, Denmark\u2014May 11, 2023: Supporters of the People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) and freedom-loving Iranians gathered to show their solidarity with the ongoing Iranian Revolution. Supporters of the Iranian Resistance strongly condemned the recent executions by the religious dictatorship regime of the mullahs in Iran, especially the execution of Baloch compatriots. They called for urgent action by the international community to stop the executions in Iran.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Aarhus, Denmark\u2014May 11, 2023:<\/strong>\u00a0Supporters 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>) and freedom-loving Iranians gathered to show their solidarity with the ongoing\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Iranian Revolution.\u00a0<\/a>Supporters of the Iranian Resistance strongly condemned the recent executions by the religious dictatorship regime of the mullahs in Iran, especially the execution of Baloch compatriots. They called for urgent action by the international community to stop the executions in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/05\/aarhus-denmark-may-11-2023-mek-supporters-rally-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/45389\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Italy, Cuneo: The Support of the Governor and 22 Mayors of Piedmont Province to Mrs. Maryam Rajavi and Her Ten-Point Plan for Future Iran<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"The Support of the Governor and 22 Mayors of Italy&amp;#039;s Piedmont Province to Mrs Maryam Rajavi\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_ID3STLXscWw\" 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%2FID3STLXscWw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ID3STLXscWw\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT13M16S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-05-12T20:35:45Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_ID3STLXscWw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FID3STLXscWw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">The Support of the Governor and 22 Mayors of Italy&#039;s Piedmont Province to Mrs Maryam Rajavi<\/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\/ID3STLXscWw\" 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%2FID3STLXscWw%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"The Support of the Governor and 22 Mayors of Italy&amp;#039;s Piedmont Province to Mrs Maryam Rajavi\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"The Support of the Governor and 22 Mayors of Italy&#039;s Piedmont Province to Mrs. Maryam Rajavi and Her Ten-Point Plan for Future Iran.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Italy, Piedmont, Cuneo \u2013 May 6, 2023:<\/strong>\u00a0The governor and 22 mayors of Italy\u2019s Piedmont region gathered in Cuneo,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/camp-ashraf-liberty\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Ashraf<\/a>\u2018s sister city, supporting the Iranian people\u2019s uprising and the National Council of Resistance of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/ncri\/alternative\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">NCRI<\/a>). They declared their full support of the NCRI\u2019s President-elect, Mrs.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/biography\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, and her\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/tomorrow-s-iran\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">ten-point plan<\/a>\u00a0for the future of Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/05\/italy-cuneo-the-support-of-the-governor-and-22-mayors-of-piedmont-province-to-mrs-maryam-rajavi-and-her-ten-point-plan-for-future-iran\/45360\/\" 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-may-13-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 13,<\/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 Former Official Acknowledges Public Outrage Against Ruling Clergy In an article that was later taken down, on [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":307333,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-307330","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 - 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