{"id":307591,"date":"2023-05-21T09:18:15","date_gmt":"2023-05-21T08:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=307591"},"modified":"2023-05-22T06:15:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T05:15:34","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-21-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-21-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 21, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-307595\" title=\"iranian resistance activism 20052023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-resistance-activism-20052023.jpg\" alt=\"iranian resistance activism 20052023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-resistance-activism-20052023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-resistance-activism-20052023-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-resistance-activism-20052023-768x465.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-resistance-activism-20052023-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-resistance-activism-20052023-696x422.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: 9:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Protests at a Glance<\/p>\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 21, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The mullahs\u2019 regime in Iran has sent at least 122 inmates to the gallows since April 21, tallying one execution every six hours during this period. The Iranian people have been responding with an escalating wave of anti-regime protests, especially at night rallies in Tehran and other cities.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 20 &#8211; Isfahan, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Brave youth attacked a base of the regime&#39;s IRGC paramilitary Basij early Saturday morning in response to the mullahs&#39; execution of three protesters on Friday.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%82%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0642\u06cc\u0627\u0645_\u062c\u0648\u0627\u0628_\u0627\u0639\u062f\u0627\u0645<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zhqbAGZ48O\">pic.twitter.com\/zhqbAGZ48O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1659963911846912000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Brave youth <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1659963911846912000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1659963911846912000%7Ctwgr%5E651fe1b90a3ce2447a176ce7414124faf5bf1595%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Firan-sees-night-rallies-in-many-cities-as-protests-over-recent-executions-expand%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">in Isfahan, central Iran<\/a>, attacked a base of the regime\u2019s IRGC paramilitary Basij early Saturday morning in response to the mullahs\u2019 execution of three protesters on Friday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Members of the Resistance Units, affiliated with Iranian opposition Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1660284792158720001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1660284792158720001%7Ctwgr%5E651fe1b90a3ce2447a176ce7414124faf5bf1595%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Firan-sees-night-rallies-in-many-cities-as-protests-over-recent-executions-expand%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">portrayed<\/a> a large image of Iranian Resistance Leader Massoud Rajavi and Iranian opposition coalition NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi on Municipality Avenue of Rezvanshahr in Gilan Province, northern Iran, at 10:30 pm local time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 20 &#8211; Rezvanshahr, Gilan Province, northern <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> on the city&#39;s Municipality Avenue at 10:30 pm local time.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KTjTBbRHoE\">pic.twitter.com\/KTjTBbRHoE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1660284792158720001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 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;\">People in various districts of Tehran, including\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1659977284839952385?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Sattarkhan<\/a>,\u202fand <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1659979801191411715\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehranpars<\/a>, took to the streets on Saturday evening local time in anti-regime protests responding to the mullahs\u2019 execution of three protesters on Friday. They chanted various slogans, including:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cDown with Khamenei!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 20 &#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 Sattarkhan district are chanting anti-regime slogans, including:<br \/>&quot;For each person killed a thousand others will rise!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%82%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0642\u06cc\u0627\u0645_\u062c\u0648\u0627\u0628_\u0627\u0639\u062f\u0627\u0645<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CW7Mqlx9TW\">pic.twitter.com\/CW7Mqlx9TW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1659977284839952385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 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;\">Retirees and pensioners of the regime\u2019s Social Security Organization in\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1660211750753681409?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Shush<\/a>\u202fof Khuzestan Province, southwest Iran,\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1660212606458814466\" rel=\"noopener\">Kermanshah<\/a>\u202fin western Iran, and\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1660214518688149505?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Rasht<\/a>\u202fin northern Iran held a gathering on Sunday demanding their rights while protesting their low pensions. Retirees and pensioners were also protesting in the cities of Ahvaz,\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1660255367450836998\" rel=\"noopener\">Isfahan<\/a>,\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1660260400196370434\" rel=\"noopener\">Arak<\/a>, and\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1660257883760590849\" rel=\"noopener\">Shushtar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 21 &#8211; Shushtar, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Retirees and pensioners of the regime&#39;s Social Security Organization 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\/5fRA7mHWql\">pic.twitter.com\/5fRA7mHWql<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1660257883760590849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 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 21 &#8211; Arak, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Retirees and pensioners of the regime&#39;s Social Security Organization 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\/nKAAygWaUq\">pic.twitter.com\/nKAAygWaUq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1660260400196370434?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 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 21 &#8211; Isfahan, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Retirees and pensioners of the regime&#39;s Social Security Organization 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\/wx9MLseZFA\">pic.twitter.com\/wx9MLseZFA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1660255367450836998?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 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;\">Special educators and employees of the Municipality University in\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1660256625515540481\" rel=\"noopener\">Ahvaz<\/a> also rallied outside the governor\u2019s office on Sunday demanding their rights be respected and paychecks increased.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 9:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam Rajavi Addresses a Hearing at the U.S. Congress Sponsored by the Iranian Women Congressional Caucus and the Human Rights and Democracy in Iran Caucus<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307593 size-medium\" title=\"Hearing at the US Congress 1 1024x584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Hearing-at-the-US-Congress-1-1024x584-1-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"Hearing at the US Congress 1 1024x584\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Hearing-at-the-US-Congress-1-1024x584-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Hearing-at-the-US-Congress-1-1024x584-1-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Hearing-at-the-US-Congress-1-1024x584-1-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Hearing-at-the-US-Congress-1-1024x584-1-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Hearing-at-the-US-Congress-1-1024x584-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thursday, May 18, 2023 \u2013 At the invitation of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/women-rights-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iranian Women<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Congressional Caucus and the Human Rights and Democracy in Iran Caucus, a hearing was held at the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.house.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. House of Representatives<\/a>. Congresswomen Sheila Jackson Lee and Nancy Mace, the co-chairs of the Iranian Women Congressional Caucus, and House Representatives Tom McClintock, the co-chair of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/violations-of-human-rights-of-the-people-of-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Human Rights<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and Democracy in Iran Caucus, Steve Cohen, Danny Davis, Lance Gooden, Randy Weber, and Ruben Gallego attended the hearing. The U.S. House Representatives expressed their support for the Iranian people\u2019s uprising and Resistance in remarks made at the hearing.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Maryam Rajavi<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0participated in the hearing via a video link and delivered a speech. Following are excerpts of her remarks:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/hearing-u-s-congress-sponsored-iranian-women-human-rights-democracy-iran-caucus\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Cities Erupt in New Protests as Regime Continues Its Horrific Executions Surge<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307597 size-medium\" title=\"ropes gallows\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ropes-gallows-300x151.jpg\" alt=\"ropes gallows\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ropes-gallows-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ropes-gallows-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ropes-gallows.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is witnessing its 247<sup>th<\/sup> day on Saturday as the regime is accelerating its brutal surge in executions across the country. Several cities were scenes of massive anti-regime protests on Friday following the early morning hangings of three protesters in Isfahan, followed by the execution of at least four other inmates in the city\u2019s Dastgerd Prison on the same day.\u00a0The mullahs\u2019 regime has sent at least 122 inmates to the gallows since April 21, tallying one execution every six hours during this period while the international community remains silent in the face of the brutalities of Iran\u2019s ruling dictatorship. The West\u2019s appeasement continues to further embolden Tehran in its bellicosities and the Iranian people are the main victims. Despite all these obstacles, the Iranian people are continuing their anti-regime protests and nationwide uprising against the mullahs\u2019 regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/irans-cities-erupt-in-new-protests-as-regime-continues-its-horrific-executions-surge\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Regime\u2019s Uses \u201cFormer Members\u201d to Smear MEK, Leaked Docs Show<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307594 size-medium\" title=\"iranian embassy tirana albania\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-embassy-tirana-albania-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"iranian embassy tirana albania\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-embassy-tirana-albania-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-embassy-tirana-albania-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-embassy-tirana-albania.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s regime is employing former members of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) to demonize the Iranian resistance, according to documents revealed by the dissident group\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iranian-dissidents-disrupt-over-210-regime-foreign-ministry-websites-and-servers\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Ghiam ta Sarnegouni<\/a>. These documents were among a vast trove obtained by Ghiam ta Sarnegouni after it seized control of 210 websites, apps, servers, and databases owned by Iran\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Confidential documents leaked from Iran\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs have exposed a startling revelation regarding a self-proclaimed \u201cex-MEK member\u201d interviewed by Lusia Hommerich, a reporter working for the German publication Spiegel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/iran-regimes-uses-former-members-to-smear-mek-leaked-docs-show\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Protest Gathering by Families of Death Row Prisoners Violently Suppressed<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307592 size-medium\" title=\"Families of death row prisoners in Qezel Hesar Prison min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Families-of-death-row-prisoners-in-Qezel-Hesar-Prison-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Families of death row prisoners in Qezel Hesar Prison min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Families-of-death-row-prisoners-in-Qezel-Hesar-Prison-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Families-of-death-row-prisoners-in-Qezel-Hesar-Prison-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Families-of-death-row-prisoners-in-Qezel-Hesar-Prison-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Families-of-death-row-prisoners-in-Qezel-Hesar-Prison-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The protest gathering of the families of death row prisoners in\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/12\/09\/the-conditions-of-women-iran-prisons\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Qezel Hesar Prison<\/a>\u00a0turned into violence with the intervention of plainclothes agents and special police guards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The families of death row prisoners in Qezel Hesar Prison\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1659642913486172162\" rel=\"noopener\">gathered on Friday<\/a>, May 18, 2023, outside this prison in Karaj. With\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1659594764692385795\" rel=\"noopener\">chants of \u201cDo not execute<\/a>,\u201d they urged the authorities to refrain from executing their loved ones.\u00a0Several women in this protest were brutalized. The security forces used tear gas to disperse the crowd. They also used pellet guns and fired at the protesters, a few of whom were wounded.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/05\/20\/families-of-death-row-prisoners-2\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">How Inflation Makes Lives Harder for Iranians \u2013 Part 1<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307596 size-medium\" title=\"Iran Inflation 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Inflation-2-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Inflation 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Inflation-2-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Inflation-2-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Inflation-2-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Inflation-2-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Inflation-2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Due to the surging prices of food items, 70% of the Iranian household\u2019s food basket has been depleted, making it a luxury to purchase clothes or even have a basic shelter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Inflation is one of Iran\u2019s major economic crises, plunging tens of millions of people below the poverty line and wreaking havoc on their lives.\u00a0The primary factors contributing to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/economy\/discrepancy-and-systematic-discrimination-wages-of-workers-versus-managers-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">inflation in Iran<\/a> include the government\u2019s budget deficit and the printing of banknotes. In contrast, regime President Ebrahim Raisi claims to have neither borrowed nor printed any banknotes since assuming office, although state media contradict this assertion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/economy\/how-inflation-makes-lives-harder-for-iranians-part-1\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">May 19, 2023: MEK Supporters Rallied in European Countries and Condemned the Execution of Three Protesters in Iran<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"May 19, 2023: MEK Supporters Rallied in London, Cologne, The Hague, Aarhus, Vienna, Stockholm&amp;amp;Geneva\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_4BB8XA5ORe8\" 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%2F4BB8XA5ORe8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4BB8XA5ORe8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M10S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-05-19T18:45:39Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_4BB8XA5ORe8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F4BB8XA5ORe8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">May 19, 2023: MEK Supporters Rallied in London, Cologne, The Hague, Aarhus, Vienna, Stockholm&amp;Geneva<\/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\/4BB8XA5ORe8\" 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%2F4BB8XA5ORe8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"May 19, 2023: MEK Supporters Rallied in London, Cologne, The Hague, Aarhus, Vienna, Stockholm&amp;amp;Geneva\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"May 19, 2023: MEK Supporters Rallied in London, Cologne, The Hague, Aarhus, Vienna, Stockholm, and Geneva and Condemned the Execution of Three Protesters in Iran.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>May 19, 2023:\u00a0<\/strong>Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) and freedom-loving Iranians held protest rallies in London, Cologne, The Hague, Aarhus, Vienna, Stockholm, Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, and Geneva. They condemned the Execution of three protesters (Saleh Mirhashemi, Saeed Yaghoubi, and Majid Kazemi) in Isfahan by the mullahs\u2019 regime. They also express their solidarity with the ongoing\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Iranian Revolution.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/05\/may-19-2023-mek-supporters-rallied-in-european-countries-and-condemned-the-execution-of-three-protesters-in-iran\/45729\/\" 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-20-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 20,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 9:30 PM CET Iran Protests at a Glance Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran Sunday, May [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":307595,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-307591","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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