{"id":307680,"date":"2023-05-23T03:48:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T02:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=307680"},"modified":"2023-05-23T21:15:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T20:15:12","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-23-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-23-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 23, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-307683\" title=\"iran pensioners protest 22052023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-pensioners-protest-22052023.jpg\" alt=\"iran pensioners protest 22052023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-pensioners-protest-22052023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-pensioners-protest-22052023-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-pensioners-protest-22052023-768x444.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-pensioners-protest-22052023-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-pensioners-protest-22052023-696x402.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>UPDATE: 10:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Further Information: Grave Risk of Executions in Relation to Protests<\/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;\">At least seven individuals in Iran are under sentence of death in connection with nationwide protests, while dozens of others are at risk of being sentenced to death. The authorities have violated their fair trial rights and subjected many to torture and other ill-treatment, including floggings, electric shocks, death threats and sexual violence. Amid a spike in executions since late April, on 19 May, authorities arbitrarily executed tortured protesters Majid Kazemi, Saeed Yaghoubi and Saleh Mirhashemi in Esfahan, who were unjustly convicted and sentenced to death.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/documents\/mde13\/6817\/2023\/en\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At least seven individuals in Iran are under sentence of death in connection w\/protests while dozens of others are at risk of being sentenced to death. Authorities have violated their fair trial rights and subjected many to torture and other ill-treatment. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gpuKczTdPt\">https:\/\/t.co\/gpuKczTdPt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iYqOcgE0en\">pic.twitter.com\/iYqOcgE0en<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Amnesty Iran (@AmnestyIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmnestyIran\/status\/1661025200073510913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 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;\">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;\">Tuesday, May 23, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tuesday marked another day of anti-regime rallies in Iran as people in different parts of the country came to the streets to protest the regime\u2019s corruption and human rights abuses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1661001536015835139?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">investors of the state-run Cryptoland<\/a> online exchange held a rally in Tehran demanding the IRGC return their stolen money returned. Over 25,000 families have been wronged and robbed by the IRGC, which is running the exchange.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 23 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Investors of the Cryptoland online exchange held a rally outside a regime judiciary building demanding the IRGC to return their stolen money.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0636\u0627\u062a_\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aGa4BaO3jU\">pic.twitter.com\/aGa4BaO3jU<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pu5Wkb5nRA\">pic.twitter.com\/pu5Wkb5nRA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1660982817873088512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1660982817873088512?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">users of Cryptoland<\/a> have been holding protests for two years, but authorities are refraining from acting on their demands. Cryptoland had around 289,000 users, who have lost\u00a0their savings in the online marketplace. The regime\u2019s Judiciary\u00a0has failed to address the demands of thousands of scammed people for many years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Locals in the city of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1660985176241889286\" rel=\"noopener\">Abadan<\/a>\u00a0in southwest Iran gathered on Tuesday to mark the one-year anniversary of the Metropol building\u2019s collapse due to the regime\u2019s corruption. Authorities sought to prevent the gathering by blocking the roads.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 23 &#8211; Abadan, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals gathered to mark the one-year anniversary of the Metropol building&#39;s collapse due to the regime&#39;s corruption. Authorities sought to prevent the gathering by blocking the roads.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/426bJhOCRG\">pic.twitter.com\/426bJhOCRG<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SAuaIKxQpS\">pic.twitter.com\/SAuaIKxQpS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lvv05w3ea7\">pic.twitter.com\/Lvv05w3ea7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1660985176241889286?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 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\/1660986435477069825?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehran University students<\/a> held a gathering on Tuesday to protest the regime\u2019s strict on-campus rules and regulations, especially female students. \u201cI will attack those who attacked our sisters!\u201d they chanted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1660983918093271041?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Sharif University<\/a> students in Tehran held a gathering on Tuesday protesting the regime\u2019s execution of three protesters last Friday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 23 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Sharif University students held a gathering protesting the regime&#39;s execution of three protesters last Friday.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9QlrHtMPLf\">pic.twitter.com\/9QlrHtMPLf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4z8sd892li\">pic.twitter.com\/4z8sd892li<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1660983918093271041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 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 locals took to the streets in Rasht, a major city in northern Iran, and were chanting anti-regime slogans on Monday afternoon, including:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1660708352228225025?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cDown with<\/a> the state of executions!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe swear on the blood of our compatriots that we will stand to the very end!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDown <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1660707217279188992?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">with the<\/a> dictator!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cOur silence is treason and collaboration in crimes!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThe state of executions is breathing its last breaths!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1660709610561454080?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Executions<\/a>, imprisonment, and torture are no longer effective!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cPoverty-<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1660710869200674826?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Corruption-High<\/a> prices! We\u2019re going to overthrow the regime!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 22 &#8211; Rasht, northern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals are in the streets chanting anti-regime slogans, including:<br \/>&quot;Down with the dictator!&quot;<br \/>&quot;Down with the state of executions!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevoIution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevoIution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vNAURQ9w7O\">pic.twitter.com\/vNAURQ9w7O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1660708352228225025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 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>UPDATE: 8:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian Hackers Using New Windows Kernel Driver in Attacks<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307702 size-medium\" title=\"security week logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/security-week-logo-300x85.jpg\" alt=\"security week logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/security-week-logo-300x85.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/security-week-logo-150x42.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/security-week-logo.jpg 426w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian threat actors have been using a newly identified Windows kernel driver in attacks against Middle East targets since 2020, cybersecurity firm Fortinet reports.\u00a0Dubbed \u2018<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fortinet.com\/blog\/threat-research\/wintapix-kernal-driver-middle-east-countries\" rel=\"noopener\">Wintapix<\/a>\u2019, the driver uses the Donut, a position-independent code that enables in-memory loading of payloads through shellcode, using process hollowing or thread hijacking.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wintapix appears to have been active since at least mid-2020, likely developed by an Iranian threat actor and primarily used in attacks against entities in Saudi Arabia, but also against targets in Jordan, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.\u00a0According to Fortinet, the driver was likely used in some major campaigns in August and September 2022 and in February and March 2023, albeit it remained under the radar to date. Observed samples have compilation dates of May 2020 and June 2021, but were seen in the wild much later.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.securityweek.com\/iranian-hackers-target-middle-east-entities-with-new-windows-kernel-driver\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 3:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">107 Former Presidents and Prime Ministers Condemn Iran and Want Iranian Guard To Be \u201cBlacklisted\u201d<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307150 size-medium\" title=\"Logo VRT NWS (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Logo-VRT-NWS-1-300x107.png\" alt=\"Logo VRT NWS (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"107\" \/>More than 100 former presidents and prime ministers are asking the US, Europe, and the UK to consider and sanction the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization. For our country, former prime ministers Verhofstadt and Leterme have signed the list. The signatories also condemned Iran&#8217;s supply of drones to Russia to wage war against Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The letter was drafted by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and is addressed to U.S. President Joe Biden, Europe, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The former presidents and former prime ministers are calling for a tougher approach from the Iranian regime. According to them, the Iranian regime that oppresses its own people has been treated too laxly for years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vrt.be\/vrtnws\/nl\/2023\/05\/23\/107-oud-presidenten-en-premiers-veroordelen-iran-en-willen-dat-i\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 11:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">State Officials and Experts Warn Against Unprecedented Poverty Rates in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307697 size-medium\" title=\"iran poverty (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-poverty-1-300x179.jpg\" alt=\"iran poverty (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-poverty-1-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-poverty-1-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-poverty-1-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-poverty-1-696x416.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-poverty-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the Iranian regime&#8217;s President Ebrahim Raisi continues to claim the country&#8217;s state of the economy is improving by presenting a so-called long-term plan entitled &#8220;the Seventh Development Plan&#8221;, statements from other officials sound otherwise. Fearing social unrest and the judgment of public opinion, many are trying to distance themselves from the status quo by becoming vocal critics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Behrouz Mohebi Najmabadi, a member of the Budget Consolidation Commission of the regime&#8217;s parliament, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eghtesaad24.ir\/fa\/news\/195252\" rel=\"noopener\">stated that<\/a> &#8220;nearly 20 million people in the country are not in favorable conditions, of which there are about 3 million households living in absolute poverty which means that a quarter of Iranians live in absolute poverty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hassan Sadeghi, the head of the state-affiliated Union of Veterans of the Labor Society, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/37651826.khabarban.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">admitted<\/a>: &#8220;The blame for this unbearable situation is 100% on the government. The government makes the dollar more expensive to compensate for its budget deficit, and obviously, everything becomes more expensive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;A person, who owns a bank, borrowed 450 million dollars from his own bank. With that money, he bought a property and now because of these high prices, his initial 450 million dollars has become 4 billion dollars. These things happen in a government that considers itself the godfather of the Islamic world,&#8221; Sadeghi said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, Siyamak Ghasemi, a state-affiliated economist tweeted: &#8220;The reported and official inflation has reached 70%! This is the highest inflation figure since 1942 and since our country was invaded by the Allies in World War II. It seems that things have gotten out of control and they neither can nor want to control this rapid round of poverty expansion and are throwing people to the lower classes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fa\" dir=\"rtl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%85?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u062a\u0648\u0631\u0645<\/a> \u0627\u0639\u0644\u0627\u0645\u06cc \u0648 \u0631\u0633\u0645\u06cc \u0628\u0647 \u06f7\u06f0 \u062f\u0631\u0635\u062f \u0631\u0633\u06cc\u062f!<\/p>\n<p>\u0627\u06cc\u0646 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0627\u062a\u0631\u06cc\u0646 \u0639\u062f\u062f \u062a\u0648\u0631\u0645 \u0627\u0632 \u0633\u0627\u0644 \u06f1\u06f3\u06f2\u06f1 \u0648 \u0632\u0645\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0634\u063a\u0627\u0644 \u06a9\u0634\u0648\u0631 \u062a\u0648\u0633\u0637 \u0645\u062a\u0641\u0642\u06cc\u0646 \u062f\u0631 \u062c\u0646\u06af \u062c\u0647\u0627\u0646\u06cc \u062f\u0648\u0645 \u062a\u0627 \u06a9\u0646\u0648\u0646 \u0627\u0633\u062a. <\/p>\n<p>\u0628\u0647 \u0646\u0638\u0631 \u06a9\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0632 \u062f\u0633\u062a \u062f\u0631 \u0631\u0641\u062a\u0647 \u0627\u0633\u062a \u0648 \u0646\u0647 \u0645\u06cc\u200c\u062a\u0648\u0627\u0646\u0646\u062f \u0648 \u0646\u0647 \u0645\u06cc\u200c\u062e\u0648\u0627\u0647\u0646\u062f \u06a9\u0647 \u0627\u06cc\u0646 \u062f\u0648\u0631 \u062a\u0646\u062f \u06af\u0633\u062a\u0631\u0634 \u0641\u0642\u0631 \u0648 \u067e\u0631\u062a \u0634\u062f\u0646 \u0622\u062f\u0645\u200c\u0647\u0627 \u0628\u0647 \u0637\u0628\u0642\u0627\u062a \u067e\u0627\u06cc\u06cc\u0646\u200c\u062a\u0631 \u0631\u0627 \u06a9\u0646\u062a\u0631\u0644 \u06a9\u0646\u0646\u062f.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u0633\u06cc\u0627\u0645\u06a9 \u0642\u0627\u0633\u0645\u06cc (@SiamakGhassemi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SiamakGhassemi\/status\/1660872793716604929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 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>UPDATE: 7:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Protests Continue as Truckers Begin Nationwide Strike<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307681 size-medium\" title=\"Truckers on strike in Bandar Abbas southern Iran May 21 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Truckers-on-strike-in-Bandar-Abbas-southern-Iran-May-21-2023-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"Truckers on strike in Bandar Abbas southern Iran May 21 2023\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Truckers-on-strike-in-Bandar-Abbas-southern-Iran-May-21-2023-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Truckers-on-strike-in-Bandar-Abbas-southern-Iran-May-21-2023-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Truckers-on-strike-in-Bandar-Abbas-southern-Iran-May-21-2023-696x413.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Truckers-on-strike-in-Bandar-Abbas-southern-Iran-May-21-2023.jpg 699w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Anti-regime protests in Iran continued by people from all walks of life, including a new round of rallies by retirees, coupled with the country\u2019s truckers launching their nationwide strike. Pensioners of the regime\u2019s Social Security Organization were in the streets of different cities on Sunday demanding their rights and protesting their low paychecks as inflation continues to rise with prices of basic goods skyrocketing.\u00a0People 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\/iran-protests-continue-as-truckers-begin-nationwide-strike\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Finding Solutions in the Face of the Inhumane Rule of Iran\u2019s Mullahs<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307682 size-medium\" title=\"Iran protests fire victory sign\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-protests-fire-victory-sign-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Iran protests fire victory sign\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-protests-fire-victory-sign-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-protests-fire-victory-sign-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-protests-fire-victory-sign-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-protests-fire-victory-sign-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-protests-fire-victory-sign.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran has endured a brutal dictatorship devoid of compassion for human rights and dignity for the past 42 years, plunging much of the population into absolute poverty. To quell any potential uprisings and opposition, the regime employs aggressive tactics to suppress protests.\u00a0A recent report from the United Nations Human Rights Council has raised concerns about the alarming increase in\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/human-rights\/khameneis-atrocities-irans-abysmal-human-rights-record-in-1401\/\" rel=\"noopener\">executions<\/a> witnessed in Iran over the past months. Shockingly, the regime has carried out more than 10 executions daily, predominantly on questionable charges such as drug trafficking and blasphemy.\u00a0While these executions serve as a means for the regime to address security concerns, particularly following the nationwide protests in 2022.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/finding-solutions-in-the-face-of-the-inhumane-rule-of-irans-mullahs\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Empowering Iranian Women: Battling Mounting Pressure From Lawmakers in 2023<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307684 size-medium\" title=\"iran hijab rally\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-hijab-rally-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"iran hijab rally\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-hijab-rally-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-hijab-rally-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-hijab-rally-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-hijab-rally.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 1979 anti-monarchy revolution in Iran created a sense of participation among Iranian women from all classes. In the marches that led to the revolution, there were professional women with no hijab or scarves and women from traditional backgrounds wearing the traditional black veil; there were women from lower and middle-class families, accompanied by their spouses and children.\u00a0All these women walked shoulder to shoulder together, hoping that the revolution would bring them an improvement in their economic and social status and above of all freedom and an improvement in their legal status.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/empowering-iranian-women-battling-pressure-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Housing Poverty for the People of Iran in 2023<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307685 size-medium\" title=\"Housing Poverty in Iran in 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Housing-Poverty-in-Iran-in-2023-300x150.webp\" alt=\"Housing Poverty in Iran in 2023\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Housing-Poverty-in-Iran-in-2023-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Housing-Poverty-in-Iran-in-2023-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Housing-Poverty-in-Iran-in-2023-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Housing-Poverty-in-Iran-in-2023.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The chaotic housing situation, shocking purchase, mortgage, and rental prices have given rise to a new issue called housing poverty, in addition to poverty in other aspects of Iranian citizens\u2019 lives. Undoubtedly, the statistics are manipulated and under the engineering of figures and numbers by the government\u2019s censorship organs; however, they are still shocking. The source for this information is an official report on the housing situation in Iran, presented by the government\u2019s parliamentary research center. According to this report, in 2011 (1390 Persian calendar), 33% of households had inadequate and unaffordable housing. However, the official report shows that by the end of this decade, in 2022 (1400 Persian calendar), with a 22% increase, this number has reached 55%.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/housing-poverty-for-the-people-of-iran-in-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Toronto and Vancouver: MEK Supporters Held Rallies to Condemn the Execution of Three Protesters in Iran<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Toronto&mdash;May 20, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Held a Rally to Condemn Executions\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_MBx8l6nke0g\" 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%2FMBx8l6nke0g%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MBx8l6nke0g\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT5M14S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-05-21T18:23:22Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_MBx8l6nke0g\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FMBx8l6nke0g%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Toronto\u2014May 20, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Held a Rally to Condemn Executions<\/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\/MBx8l6nke0g\" 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%2FMBx8l6nke0g%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Toronto&mdash;May 20, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Held a Rally to Condemn Executions\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Toronto, Canada\u2014May 20, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Held a Rally to Condemn Execution of Three Protesters by the Mullahs&#039; Regime.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Canada, Toronto, and Vancouver\u2014May 20, 2023:\u00a0<\/strong>Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) held rallies against the mullahs\u2019 regime. Iranian communities in Toronto and Vancouver condemned the<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iran-protests\/2023\/05\/iran-the-mullahsregime-hanged-three-protesters-amid-surge-in-executions\/45734\/\">\u00a0Execution of three protesters<\/a>\u00a0(Saleh Mirhashemi, Saeed Yaghoubi, and Majid Kazemi). 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\/media-gallery\/videos\/2023\/05\/toronto-and-vancouver-mek-supporters-held-rallies-to-condemn-the-execution-of-three-protesters-in-iran\/45808\/\" 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-22-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 22,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:00 PM CET Iran: Further Information: Grave Risk of Executions in Relation to Protests At least seven individuals in Iran [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":307683,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-307680","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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