{"id":307470,"date":"2023-05-18T08:10:17","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T07:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=307470"},"modified":"2023-05-18T21:38:21","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T20:38:21","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-18-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-18-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 18, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-307471\" title=\"iranian women protest 07052023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-women-protest-07052023.jpg\" alt=\"iranian women protest 07052023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-women-protest-07052023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-women-protest-07052023-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-women-protest-07052023-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-women-protest-07052023-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-women-protest-07052023-696x403.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><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 10:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">19,7 Million People Across Iran Are Deprived of Basic Life Facilities, Official Admits<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Thursday morning, May 18, at a meeting in Isfahan, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mehrnews.com\/news\/5782832\" rel=\"noopener\">Ali Agha Mohammadi<\/a>, a member of the regime&#8217;s Expediency Council said: &#8220;There are 2,200 neighborhoods and 19,7 million people across Iran who are deprived of basic life facilities such as housing, employment, education up to 12 years, health, food and clothing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to this official, 874,000 children between the ages of 6 and 17 were identified in the country as school dropouts while one million and 800 thousand people do not have the ability to be rehabilitated.<\/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;\">Thursday, May 18, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Protests continued across Iran on Thursday, following a busy day of protests by people in Isfahan and other cities as they sought to prevent authorities from executing three inmates in Isfahan.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 17 &#8211; Isfahan, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Activists are reporting that members of the regime&#39;s IRGC paramilitary Basij units are opening fire on people gathering near Dastgerd Prison.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4jk7eYj1S6\">pic.twitter.com\/4jk7eYj1S6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1658931644747882510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Authorities <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1658931644747882510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1658931644747882510%7Ctwgr%5E91341bd4f09b4c3b2edf6e4e5311ac02b5e3a36f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-isfahan-executions-protests%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">in Isfahan<\/a> had closed off roads leading to the city\u2019s Dastgerd Prison on Wednesday night to prevent people from rallying outside the facility. Heavy traffic was reported in the area, and some people were gathering near the prison after being able to reach the prison\u2019s vicinity on foot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Locals in the city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1659209841557262336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1659209841557262336%7Ctwgr%5E91341bd4f09b4c3b2edf6e4e5311ac02b5e3a36f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-isfahan-executions-protests%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Junaqan in Chaharmahal<\/a> and\u00a0 Bakhtiari Province of southwest Iran held a ceremony on Thursday to mark the memory of Jamshid Mokhtari, killed by the mullahs\u2019 regime during nationwide protests.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 18 &#8211; Junaqan, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals are holding a ceremony marking the memory of Jamshid Mokhtari, killed by the mullahs&#39; regime during <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> protests one year ago today. They&#39;re chanting:<br \/>&quot;Down with the dictator!&quot;<br \/>&quot;Down with Khamenei!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UKr89x3Qlk\">pic.twitter.com\/UKr89x3Qlk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1659209841557262336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 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 similar ceremony was held in the city of\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1659228601923895296?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandar Anzali<\/a>\u202fin northern Iran as locals are marking the memory and birthday of Mehran Sammak, a young man killed by the mullahs\u2019 regime.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 18 &#8211; Bandar Anzali, northern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals are holding a ceremony marking the birthday of Mehran Sammak, a young man killed by the mullahs&#39; regime.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%85%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%DA%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0645\u0647\u0631\u0627\u0646_\u0633\u0645\u0627\u06a9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bgzQht4ISB\">pic.twitter.com\/bgzQht4ISB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1659228601923895296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 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;\">Locals in Isfahan and different districts of Tehran, including\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1658902706768031744\" rel=\"noopener\">Ekbatan<\/a>,\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1658934161485307909\" rel=\"noopener\">Chitgar<\/a>,\u202fand\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1658903962488307712\" rel=\"noopener\">Shahrak-e Bagheri<\/a>, were chanting anti-regime slogans on Wednesday night, including:<br \/>\n\u201cDown with Khamenei, the murderer!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDown with the republic of executions!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDown with the dictator!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDown with the IRGC and Basij!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDown with the murderous regime!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 17 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals in the capital&#39;s Ekbatan district are chanting anti-regime slogans, including:<br \/>&quot;Down with the republic of executions!&quot;<br \/>&quot;Down with the dictator!&quot;<br \/>&quot;Down with Khamenei, the murderer!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uBphesAzT8\">pic.twitter.com\/uBphesAzT8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1658902706768031744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Protesters in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1659074060436004865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1659074060436004865%7Ctwgr%5E91341bd4f09b4c3b2edf6e4e5311ac02b5e3a36f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-isfahan-executions-protests%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanandaj<\/a> established roadblocks and attacked a branch of the regime\u2019s Bank Tejarat late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning to voice their protests against the regime\u2019s intention to execute the three inmates in Isfahan.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 17 &#8211; Sanandaj, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Activists say protesters established roadblocks and attacked a branch of the regime&#39;s Bank Tejarat to voice their protests to the regime&#39;s intention to execute three inmates in Isfahan.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wca85g7hMu\">pic.twitter.com\/Wca85g7hMu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1659074060436004865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 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;\">Bakery owners in\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1659088931030179841\" rel=\"noopener\">Ardabil<\/a>, northwest Iran, held a rally on Thursday, protesting the officials\u2019 decision to decrease their flour rations.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 18 &#8211; Ardabil, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Bakery owners are holding a gathering to protest the decrease in their flour rations that is hurting their business.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f65PVlQD5n\">pic.twitter.com\/f65PVlQD5n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1659088931030179841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 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: 5:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">School Fees Hit New Record in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-307485 alignleft\" title=\"iran tasnim school fees small (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-tasnim-school-fees-small-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran tasnim school fees small (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-tasnim-school-fees-small-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-tasnim-school-fees-small-1-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">School fees for elementary schools reached 60 million Tomans, the state-run<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tasnimnews.com\/fa\/news\/1402\/02\/27\/2895918\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> Tasnim news agency reported<\/a> on Wednesday, May 17. Acknowledging the &#8220;low quality of public schools&#8221; and turning people to non-profit schools, the source wrote: &#8220;The tuition fees requested by some non-profit schools for the next school year, starting in October 2023, have been accompanied by a significant increase. This has caused surprise and confusion for families as some schools are demanding tuition fees of 60, 53, and 50 million tomans to register in elementary schools.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the parents, who is looking for a non-profit school, complained: &#8220;Last year, I registered my child in the first grade of an elementary school with a tuition fee of 22 million tomans, but the school later demanded a fee of 36 million tomans for the next school year, and they even said that this might be subject to change. Due to the high tuition fees, I decided to change the school, but the prices of other schools were more surprising. I visited most of the elementary schools in District 7 and some schools had tuition fees of 60, 53, and 50 million tomans for registration in the second grade. This fee has to be paid for one year and considering 12 years of schooling, can families really afford these costs?&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 3:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2018War\u2019 Over Iran\u2019s Ban Suella Braverman &amp; Tom Tugendhat at War Over Foreign Secretary James Cleverly \u2018Going Soft\u2019 on Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307483 size-medium\" title=\"The Sun\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/The-Sun-300x130.png\" alt=\"The Sun\" width=\"300\" height=\"130\" \/>Security Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/tom-tugendhat\/\">Tom Tugendhat<\/a>\u00a0and Home Secretary\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/suella-braverman\/\">Suella Braverman<\/a>\u00a0both want to declare the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/terrorism\/\">terror<\/a> organisation. But they have been blocked by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/james-cleverly\/\">James Cleverly<\/a>\u00a0despite mounting pressure from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/politics\/\">MPs<\/a>\u00a0to proscribe the group, which they say presents \u201cclear and present danger\u201d to the UK.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now senior\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/conservative-party\/\">Tories<\/a> have accused the Foreign Secretary of being &#8220;in hock to the blob&#8221; after repeatedly vetoing attempts to outlaw the group.\u00a0They say he is \u201ctoo closely led by officials\u201d and should overrule anyone advising him against the move.\u00a0But defenders of Mr Cleverly say intelligence gathering is more important than the gesture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/22381740\/suella-braverman-tom-tugendhat-war-james-cleverly-soft-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 12:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Central Bank Fails to Report Record High Inflation Stats, State-affiliated Source Says<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-307481 alignleft\" title=\"eco iran inflation 70% small (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/eco-iran-inflation-70-small-1.jpg\" alt=\"eco iran inflation 70% small (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/eco-iran-inflation-70-small-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/eco-iran-inflation-70-small-1-150x97.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On May 17, in a report citing an informed source in the regime&#8217;s central bank, the state-run <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ecoiran.com\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%A9-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%85%D9%87-151\/35630-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%85-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%A9-%D9%85%D8%B1%DA%A9%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A2%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B2-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B5%D8%AF\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Eco Iran&#8217; website announced<\/a> a 70% increase in the price of goods and services in March this year compared to March 2022.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to this report, the inflation rate in March 2023 reached 68.7%, which is only one step away from 70% inflation and shows the highest inflation rate in the last 30 years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Echo Iran has pointed out that inflation has increased by the end of the year 1401 [on the Persian calendar] and the Central Bank has not yet published statistics on inflation about four weeks after the end of March. Also, considering the soaring prices in March 2023, an unprecedented growth point has been established in the country. This growth was mostly caused by the increase in food prices and it seems to have a significant impact this month as well.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Sees More Anti-Regime Attacks as Protests Over Executions Continue<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307400 size-medium\" title=\"iran pensioners protest 15052023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-pensioners-protest-15052023-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"iran pensioners protest 15052023\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-pensioners-protest-15052023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-pensioners-protest-15052023-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-pensioners-protest-15052023-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-pensioners-protest-15052023-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-pensioners-protest-15052023.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As the mullahs\u2019 regime ruling Iran has been escalating the number of executions across the country, reaching at least 90 counts since April 21, the Iranian people are continuing their protests against these brutalities. Brave youths and members of the network of Resistance Units affiliated with the Iranian opposition People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran have been launching new campaigns against the ruling dictatorship and its entire crackdown apparatus in response to the recent surge of brutal executions. As the country is witnessing its 244<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day of the nationwide uprising, 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-report-iran-anti-regime-attacks-protests-executions-continue-mek-pmoi-resistance-units\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: International Community Must Take Bold Action To Prevent the Execution of Three Tortured Protesters<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-260931 size-medium\" title=\"amnesty-international-logo-vector\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/amnesty-international-logo-vector-e1657094606998-300x135.png\" alt=\"amnesty-international-logo-vector-e1657094606998\" width=\"300\" height=\"135\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Responding to fears over the imminent execution in Iran of three protesters \u2013 Majid Kazemi, Saleh Mirhashemi, and Saeed Yaghoubi \u2013 from Esfahan after state media broadcast their forced \u201cconfessions\u201d and the Supreme Court upheld their unjust conviction and death sentence despite torture and fair trial concerns, Diana Eltahawy, Amnesty International\u2019s Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa, said: \u201cThe shocking manner in which the trial and sentencing of these protesters was fast-tracked through Iran\u2019s judicial system amid the use of torture-tainted \u2018confessions\u2019, serious procedural flaws and a lack of evidence is another example of the Iranian authorities\u2019 brazen disregard for the rights to life and fair trial. Majid Kazemi said in an audio recording from prison that he was forced to make false self-incriminating statements after interrogators beat him, gave him electric shocks, subjected him to mock executions, and threatened to rape him, execute his brothers and harass his parents.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2023\/05\/iran-international-community-must-take-bold-action-to-prevent-the-execution-of-three-tortured-protesters\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Labor Activist Anisha Assadollahi, Maryam Derisi Receive Over 7 Years of Jail Time<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307474 size-medium\" title=\"Labor activist Anisha Assodollah min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Labor-activist-Anisha-Assodollah-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Labor activist Anisha Assodollah min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Labor-activist-Anisha-Assodollah-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Labor-activist-Anisha-Assodollah-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Labor-activist-Anisha-Assodollah-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Labor-activist-Anisha-Assodollah-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a recent development, labor activists Anisha Assadollahi and Maryam Derisi have been handed severe prison sentences by Iranian courts. Labor activist Anisha Assadollahi was sentenced to five years and eight months of imprisonment by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court.\u00a0Maryam Derisi, a graduate student and activist, received a sentence of 22 months and 17 days from the Fars Province Appeals Court. These rulings highlight the ongoing crackdown on activists in Iran. Anisha Assadollahi\u2019s verdict, issued by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, states that she has been found guilty of \u201cassembly and collusion\u201d and \u201cpropaganda against the state.\u201d She has been sentenced to five years of imprisonment for the former charge and eight months for the latter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/05\/17\/labor-activist-anisha-assadollahi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Struan Stevenson: Iranian Women\u2019s Quest for a Free and Democratic Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307473 size-medium\" title=\"Struan Stevenson min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Struan-Stevenson-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Struan Stevenson min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Struan-Stevenson-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Struan-Stevenson-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Struan-Stevenson-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Struan-Stevenson-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Issues and Insights published an\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/issuesinsights.com\/2023\/05\/15\/iranian-women-fight-to-the-end\/\" rel=\"noopener\">article\u00a0<\/a>by Struan Stevenson on May 15 about the continuing struggles of Iranian women.\u00a0Struan Stevenson is the coordinator of the Campaign for Iran Change. He was a member of the European Parliament representing Scotland (1999-2014), president of the Parliament\u2019s Delegation for Relations with Iraq (2009-14), and chairman of the Friends of a Free Iran Intergroup (2004-14). Struan Stevenson is also Chair of the \u2018In Search of Justice\u2019 committee on protecting political freedoms in Iran. He is an international lecturer on the Middle East and the European Iraqi Freedom Association president. His latest book is titled \u2018Dictatorship and Revolution. Iran \u2013 A Contemporary History.\u2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/05\/17\/struan-stevenson-iranian-women\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Inside Tehran\u2019s Agenda To Derail Congressional Support for Iran\u2019s Revolution<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307472 size-medium\" title=\"Iran Opposition MEK\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Opposition-MEK-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Opposition MEK\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Opposition-MEK-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Opposition-MEK-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Opposition-MEK-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Opposition-MEK-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Opposition-MEK.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IACNorCal\/status\/1658037688447168513?s=20\">Twitter<\/a> thread, the Iranian American Community of North Carolina unveiled the Iranian regime\u2019s intricate campaign within the U.S. Congress to undermine the Iran uprising and those advocating for change in Iran. To conceal its agenda, the campaign uses the death of Mahsa Amini, a youth killed by the regime\u2019s morality police in September 2022.\u00a0The regime\u2019s objective in Iran is to disrupt the revolution and target individuals seeking regime change, particularly the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/iranian-opposition\/what-is-the-alternative-to-the-mullahs-regime-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>), the primary Iranian opposition group. Tehran employs various individuals and questionable organizations to discredit the MEK and tarnish the reputation of Maryam Rajavi, the President-Elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/iranian-opposition-2\/inside-tehrans-agenda-to-derail-congressional-support-for-irans-revolution\/\" 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-17-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 17,<\/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 19,7 Million People Across Iran Are Deprived of Basic Life Facilities, Official Admits On Thursday morning, May [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":307471,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-307470","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","9":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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